Diving in moorea and fakarava

[Divinginthedesert]

I will be on a cruise ship and have the opportunity to dive in Moorea. Are there any good dive sites? My choices are: Canyons or the Ledges. This will be preceded by a week in fakarava where I will be diving with Dive Spirit for 3 days. If only mediocre I would gladly skip the diving in Moorea. Second question: Is top Dive operator in Fakarava recommended or avoided? I have one day I may dive with them. Lastly, any advice on diving South Pass Fakarava?

 

[drbill]

I dove Moorea but that was 14 years ago. It was the only island that I dove there so I can't offer any comparison. I enjoyed it due to the large number and diversity of the sharks we encountered as well as the nesting triggerfish that tried to take a bite out of my ample German leg when I swam into the cone of defense above its nest!

 

[Cali_diver]

Moorea is only good for the Lemon Sharks and a few resident turtles. The sharks stay around you and offer great photo ops. The reef is pretty dead. I love the lemons so would dive just for them. Fakarava is fantastic. I dove with Top dive one day and they were ok. The boat was a little crowded and I think because of that they were trying to babysit too much. I have done most of my diving with Serge at Fakarava Dive Center. Very small groups and great service.

 

[Divinginthedesert]

Thanks for the tips! I ended up not diving in Moorea but will enjoy myself fully with Divespirit and perhaps one day with Topdive and Fakarava dive center.

 

[Laurie S.]

We dove Moorea (my second time) last month and had two great dives. Despite the condition of much of the coral, I got some great shots and none were of shark or turtles. Plenty of great macro material.