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

Rangiroa Diving Center

14° 58.3′ S · 147° 38.1′ W · approximate

Small-group dive shop right on the Ohotu pier at the west side of Tiputa Pass, five minutes' walk from the dolphin lookout; cruisers praise the personal guiding.

Practical

Approx: set on the Ohotu Pier polygon in OpenStreetMap; the operator's website places the shop on Ohotu Pier. Open year-round, 7 days. Phone +689 40 96 05 55; mobile/WhatsApp +689 87 29 06 18. NX32 Nitrox included on all dives (MOD 33 m); showers, free wifi; FFESSM, ANMP and SDI/TDI training. Cruisers (2018) found groups a half to a quarter the size of the big operators. Dinghy-friendly: land at the Ohotu wharf.

Best for

Small-group Tiputa Pass dives from the dinghy dock