Snorkel· Manihi· French Polynesia: Tuamotus, Marquesas, Gambier & Australs
Manihi Pass Snorkel
14° 27.3′ S · 146° 3.5′ W · approximate
A clear-water drift through Tairapa Pass on the incoming tide over healthy coral, with eels, lionfish, flounder, octopus and sharks.
Practical
Placed at Slipaway's mid-pass waypoint (approximate for the snorkel). Drift on the flood only. CAUTION: about three quarters of the way through are old fish pens of rusty rebar and chicken wire, sometimes barely visible; someone was entangled in 2011. Scout them on the way out and keep everyone watching. Fishing is regulated in the pass (ZPR).
Best for
Drift snorkel from the anchorage
Nearby
- Fernando's Bakery (Manihi)0.2 NM away
- Manihi Pass Drift Dive0.2 NM away
- Manihi Pass Grouper Spawning (June)0.2 NM away
- Turipaoa Post Office and ATM (Manihi)0.2 NM away
- Hivaroa Beach (Manihi)0.3 NM away
- Manihi Magasins0.3 NM away
- Manihi Mairie Reporting Point (Turipaoa)0.3 NM away
- Snack Ravahei (Turipaoa, Manihi)0.3 NM away