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

Top Dive Rangiroa

14° 57.8′ S · 147° 38.4′ W

Big, well-equipped operator with a base at the Kia Ora Resort right off the Tiputa anchorage, running pass drifts, outer-reef dives and dolphin dives.

Practical

Coordinate from OpenStreetMap (Top Dive). Pick-up from the Kia Ora Resort pontoon; free Nitrox and transfers reported by dive-travel listings. Phone +689 40 96 05 60 (compendium). A cruiser in 2020 did 5 dives with Top Dive and saw bottlenose dolphins on 3 of them, with close encounters on 2. Their inter-island pass covers several atolls.

Best for

Full-service diving from the Kia Ora anchorage