Dive Review of Dive Spirit Fakarava/Fafapiti Lodge in
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Dive Spirit Fakarava/Fafapiti Lodge: "Amazing trip", Jan, 2023, by Britt Mills, BC, CA ( 1 report). Report 12704.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Dive Spirit was a good outfit to dive with. In hindsight I would not have chosen to dive in this location because my partner Joe is a recently certified open water diver and the currents and depth were challenging. Marc, our dive master took care to make sure we did multiple dives on the outer wall until Joe was comfortable and that our first few dives in the north pass were when the currents were lower. The large schools of fish and hundreds of sharks were amazing . Lots of big fish like groupers, Napoleon wrasse and barracudas. Visibility was 40 to 100 ft depending on conditions. We dove the South pass one day and it was superlative. They use zodiacs to get to the dive sites. There were 6-8 divers on the boat and one dive master per 4 divers. Because of the currents, it was important to stay at the same depth as the dive master. Marc did a very good job of monitoring all the divers in the current. It is a testament to him that Joe really enjoyed the trip.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	[I have been diving in Vancouver and Vancouver island, Red Sea, Australia, Fiji, Mexico, Hawaii, Costa Rica , Roatan, Grand Turk, Bahamas]
Closest Airport	Fakarava	Getting There	Fly to Papeete in Tahiti, then take a small plane to Fakarava. Not really difficult at all.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	currents
Water Temp	77-82°F / 25-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-100 Ft/ 12-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	Due to the high currents that were stronger when above the bottom, we had to stay at the same depth as the dive master to avoid getting separated
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Dive Spirit Fakarava/Fafapiti Lodge in French Polynesia/Fakarava

Dive Spirit Fakarava/Fafapiti Lodge: "Amazing trip", Jan, 2023,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Dive Spirit Fakarava/Fafapiti Lodge in
French Polynesia/Fakarava