Garuae Pass

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Fakarava, French Polynesia

Best timeYear-round

Water temp26-29°C / 79-84°F

Visibility15-40m / 50-130ft

AccessBoat Dive

Dive typesScuba

DifficultyAdvanced

Max depth40 m

Avg depth25 m

Nearest airportFAV

Wall of sharksHigh-speed driftWide channel

Scuba

Garuae Pass, in the north of Fakarava, is the widest pass in French Polynesia. An incoming tide creates a high-speed drift dive that carries divers past a massive 'wall of sharks', with hundreds of grey reef sharks schooling in the current.

Features

A very wide and deep channel that offers an adrenaline-pumping drift dive. The main attraction is the 'wall of sharks', a huge aggregation of grey reef sharks that patrol the incoming current. Eagle rays and Napoleon wrasse are also common.

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