Service· Fakarava· French Polynesia: Tuamotus, Marquesas, Gambier & Australs
Tetamanu Village Dive Center
16° 30.8′ S · 145° 27.7′ W · approximate
The dive shop of Pension Tetamanu Village, right on the south pass. It is the closest operator to the Wall of Sharks, from a dock where sharks rest in the shallows.
Practical
Tetamanu Diving ph +689 87 00 03 21; Tetamanu Village ph +689 87 71 38 34, tetamanuvillage@mail.pf. Open 7 days, all year. Pass dives are accessible to novices; snorkel trips and pink-sand picnics too. Tank fills for cruisers have been inconsistent: they have DIN fittings only (not yoke), cost 1,500 XPF, and were sometimes refused for liability reasons (2010-2019). It also has laundry, internet, a restaurant and bar (2025 brief). Coordinate approx: checked Oct 2026; it is the unnamed OSM restaurant building on the Tetamanu waterfront (way 576033525), which matches the cruiser description of the 'Tetamanu Dive Center' hut on the inner east corner of the south pass. The operator's own site gives no coordinates, only 'installed at the Tumakohua pass'.
Best for
Diving the Wall of Sharks from the doorstep
Nearby
- Pension Teramanu (Fakarava)Right here
- Tetamanu Dive Center Shack Meals (South Pass)Right here
- Tetamanu Shark Shallows (South Pass)Right here
- Tetamanu Village and Church (Fakarava)0.1 NM away
- Tetamanu Coral Garden Snorkel (South Pass)0.2 NM away
- Fakarava Marbled Grouper Spawning (South Pass)0.3 NM away
- Range Marker Bight Snorkel (South Pass)0.3 NM away
- Shark Cave Observatory (Tumakohua Pass)0.3 NM away