Tahiti and her islands are definitely the underwater destination for observing anything ‘big’ and in large numbers. If the watery depths are calling, join Dive Worldwide on a 10-night dive holiday, based at Kia Ora Village Resort on the Rangiroa atoll, for exceptional year-round diving. From now till mid-October Rangiroa offers peak viewing of Manta Ray, then throughout January and February, large numbers of Hammerhead Sharks congregate to breed. Holidays depart London daily – best time to see Manta Ray – NOW!The Rangiroa is the largest atoll in the South Pacific, offering a gigantic lagoon up to 28 metres deep, measuring 75km across and 25km wide - so large that it's impossible to see from one side to the other. Rangiroa's most famous diving spots, Avatoru - the best place to see Manta Ray, and Tiputa - also known as the ‘Shark Caves’ for obvious reasons, open on to the Pacific Ocean. Here, twice-daily tide surges allow for exceptional drift diving in crystal-clear waters, known as ‘shooting the pass’. A short distance out into the lagoon, the reef drops to 1,200 metres where sharks and other pelagics congregate, including Eagle Ray, Jackfish, Barracuda, Turtle and Dolphin. Divers are based at Kia Ora Village resort, consisting of Polynesian-style bungalows set amongst a large coconut plantation on the lagoon's edge. Although scuba diving is the major attraction, there are also great sites for snorkelling, swimming and relaxing around the vast lagoon and for time out of the water, choose from tennis, bike rides and glass bottom boat tours.
The tour costs from £4,135 p/p including scheduled flights, taxes, transfers, hotel accommodation with breakfast, plus 16 dives with equipment.
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