The TopDive Dive Centre is located in two places in Fakarava, Polynesia: in the village of Rotoava, North Fakarava and in Motu Penu, Tetamanu, South Fakarava. The headquarters and main meeting point for divers before and after the dive trips is in Rotoava. Open 7 days a week, all year round, the shop on-site allows the purchase of equipment and small emergency supplies. The rental equipment is in very good condition and includes regulators with built-in computers. This TopDive training centre is a PADI 5 ***** however SSI and FFESSM/CMAS courses are also offered for beginners up to Advanced Open Water Diver level.
The trips are carried out on board aluminium diving boats adapted to the comfort and safety of the participants. Instructors and guides speak English, French, Japanese and Spanish. Two trips per day, morning and afternoon, consist of two dives each and are scheduled according to the tide. Garuae Pass, located at the northern end of Fakarava Atoll, is the largest kilometre wide pass in Polynesia with (supposedly) seven different currents running through it.
At the time of the rising tide, you will witness the incredible spectacle of a wall of sharks rising at the mouth of the pass. At the southern end of Fakarava, Tumakohua Pass is designated by UNESCO as a nature reserve of outstanding reef and ecosystem quality. Sharks can be seen during all your dives. Don't miss the marbled loaches at Fakarava, especially during the mating season! For those north of Fakarava, feel free to take a day trip south of Fakarava with 2 dives and a picnic at Motu Penu TopDive, located 5 minutes from the pass.
Schedules
From 01 January At 31 December| Monday | 08:30 | 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:30 | 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:30 | 18:00 |
| Thursday | 08:30 | 18:00 |
| Friday | 08:30 | 18:00 |
| Saturday | 08:30 | 18:00 |
| Sunday | 08:30 | 18:00 |
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