Dive Review of Aqua Tiki III in
French Polynesia/Tuomotus

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Aqua Tiki III: "Great Trip", Jul, 2025, by Gary & Robin Schiendelman, PA, US ( Top Contributor 38 reports with 54 Helpful votes). Report 13443 has 2 Helpful votes.
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Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	We made 3 stops during our visit to French Polynesia. First stop was Tahiti where we caught up on jet lag and did some land tours. Second stop was 4 nights with 2 days of diving in Rangiroa. We did a review of Rangiroa but forgot to add a link to the video so you will find it below. The third and final stop was to Fakarava where we boarded the Aqua Tiki III for a 12 night trip through the Tuomotus culminating in the grouper spawning event. The boat is a fairly new (2019) catamaran with 5 cabins. We were a full charter with 10 guests. We had 4 dive crew for our trip. The captain, Matthieu, who also drove the skiff and did a myriad of other tasks, 2 great dive guides, Lola and Enzo and our favorite person, Nina, French Chef extraordinaire. We had one of the two “VIP” cabins. While not much floor room, there were cabinets and storage areas everywhere. We’ve never seen so much storage in a liveaboard bathroom. There was room on each side of the bed, so crawling over your partner was not necessary. The shower was good sized. There were 2 charging areas with plugs and USB’s in the room but we were cautioned not to use them if we were not there. The common areas were really nice. The main deck was actually one large open area with the bridge, an open kitchen, small lounge, dining table and dive deck. Upstairs was another shaded lounge with plenty of room to relax. It felt homey with a nice vi ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Aqua Tiki III
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Indonesia, PNG, Solomon Isl, Red Sea, Maldives, South Africa, Mozambique, Cocos Isl, Galapagos, Socorro, Palau, Var Caribbean locations, New Jersey, Florida, No Carolina, Philippines, Fiji, French Polynesia
Closest Airport	Fakarava	Getting There	We stopped in Rangiroa first so short flight from there to Fakarava. Otherwise, from Papeete
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, choppy, surge, currents
Water Temp	81-84°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	70-120 Ft/ 21-37 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Stay with guide, depth, time, NDL
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
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Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Note for photographers: there are no facilities for big cameras. One rinse tank for everything, although there is a hose if you don’t want your rig in the tank w ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Aqua Tiki III in French Polynesia/Tuomotus

Aqua Tiki III: "Great Trip", Jul, 2025,

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Dive Review of Aqua Tiki III in
French Polynesia/Tuomotus