Dive· Fakarava· French Polynesia: Tuamotus, Marquesas, Gambier & Australs
Ali Baba Canyon Dive (Garuae Pass)
16° 4.9′ S · 145° 43.0′ W · approximate
A canyon in the floor of Garuae Pass where reef fish, whitetips and grey reef sharks shelter from the current. It is a natural aquarium that often ends the north-pass drift.
Practical
About 20 m deep (Astra 2008), and described as a shark observatory at about 80 ft by a 2022 cruiser, who said nitrox divers should not miss it. Top Dive describes it as where fish shelter from the current; diveplanit lists thousands of tropical fish, soldierfish, bigeyes, wrasse, whitetips and grey sharks. Experienced divers only, on the incoming tide with a local operator. Coordinate approx: the OSM 'Passe Garuae' node; the canyon's own position is not published.
Best for
Ending a north-pass drift with a fish show
Nearby
- Garuae Pass Drift Dive (Fakarava North)0.5 NM away
- Garuae Pass Mantas, Hammerheads and Humpbacks (Fakarava North)0.5 NM away
- Maraamu Season at Garuae Pass (Fakarava)0.5 NM away
- Ohotu Reef Wall Dive (outside Garuae Pass)1 NM away
- Otohu Bay Moorings (inside Garuae Pass)1.2 NM away
- PK9 Snorkel (Fakarava)1.3 NM away
- Pufana North Pass Anchorage (Fakarava)1.3 NM away
- PK9 Public Beach (Fakarava)3 NM away