Service· Fakarava· French Polynesia: Tuamotus, Marquesas, Gambier & Australs

Kaina Plongee (Fakarava North)

16° 3.3′ S · 145° 37.3′ W

A friendly Rotoava dive shop just north of the quay. Cruisers favour it for north-pass drifts, and it fills cruiser tanks for less than the big operators.

Practical

Ph +689 87 22 82 04, kainaplongee@hotmail.fr. Open 7 days a week, all year. North pass, south pass and Toau dives; beginner, group and rebreather programmes; nitrox from 2,000 XPF (website). Tahiti Tourisme lists a manta-ray dive. Nov 2023: Vincent at Kaina fills tanks for far less than Top Dive. Kokopeli (2018) praised their north-pass drift dives.

Best for

Tank fills and north-pass drifts

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