Snorkel· Agakauitai· French Polynesia: Tuamotus, Marquesas, Gambier & Australs
Agakauitai South Bay Snorkel
23° 9.8′ S · 135° 2.2′ W · approximate
Reefs around Taravai's south bay hold caverns full of big angelfish, Napoleon wrasse and parrotfish, walls to 10-12 m, table and staghorn coral, white-tip sharks and big groupers.
Practical
approx: the pin is the reef on the south side of the bay; no published position. Sugar Shack swam in 0.5 m over the reef top before reaching a 3-5 m cavern and deeper coral walls. They also snorkeled between the reef and Agakauitai (small fish in the shallows, large fish on the wall). Chugach rated the reefs W and N of the island excellent. Go in calm weather, mind the shallow coral and do not take fish.
Best for
Big-fish snorkeling from the south-bay anchorage
Nearby
- Agakauitai Bay Anchorage (Taravai South)0.2 NM away
- Agakauitai Island (permission required)0.4 NM away
- Edouard and Denise's Homestead Produce (Taravai South)0.5 NM away
- Taravai Hikes and Gardens1.1 NM away
- Anganui Bay (Taravai West)1.2 NM away
- St Gabriel Church (Taravai)1.2 NM away
- Taravai Sunday Potluck (Valerie and Herve)1.2 NM away
- Taravai Village Anchorage (Gambier)1.2 NM away