FAKARAVA ATOLL FULL
On the way back, before heading north to the Village of Rotoava, enjoy a last diving stop (with a mask and snorkel) at the Garuae Pass.Ī full day with amazing experiences to remember!Ĭhoose one or even several of the activities offered by local professionals.While the geomorphic impacts of extreme climate events, including in particular tropical cyclones and distant-source swells, on atoll islands are widely acknowledged, the influence of moderate climate events, such as tropical lows that do not reach the cyclone stage and low-magnitude distant-source swells, has to date been overlooked. What’s on the program? Visit the coral garden along with the island of birds, and discover the blue lagoon with its turquoise clear waters, and the green lagoon with emerald reflections. Then, settle down on an idyllic pink-sand beach for an enjoyable local lunch before going on a drift dive to discover the Tumakohua Pass, also known as Garuae.ĭiscover the Green Lagoon also called “Motu Tehatea”: A lagoon in the lagoon! A spectacular picture of beauty! This outing is only accessible on a half day trip. You will be charmed by the oldest church of the Tuamotu archipelago – which was built out of corals and has been beautifully restored – the Church of Our Lady of Peace. After an hour and a half of sailing, set foot on the Village of Tetamanu built on a “motu” (islet) at the extreme south of the atoll, where only twenty people live there. Visit the Rotoava Pearl Farm as well as the Village of the same name, along with its church and craft shops.ĭiscover the Southern Pass on a day trip assisted by a local guide. Halt wherever you desire to admire a unique, enchanting setting, paradise beaches on which you can indulge in a swimming stopover with exotic surroundings.ĭiscover the lighthouses of Topaka and Taputavaka at the Garuae Pass. Rent a bike and visit the main “motu” (islet) at your own pace. Get close to manta rays, turtles but also eagle rays, grey rays, dolphins and various tropical fishes.īetween June and July, a unique concentration of more than 18,000 groupers can attract up to 700 grey sharks, an amazing gathering of sharks! What’s on the program? Discover moving walls of sharks among hammer, tiger, grey, sleeper, or white tip sharks. Let yourself be tempted by an exploration or introductory dive for beginners. Whether you are a fan of diving, Fakarava has something fun for everyone such as biking, or going on a lagoon excursion and discovering the South of the atoll on a day trip.īeing a true jewel of the southern seas, Fakarava, the promise of living the exotic dream wide awake! The seabed is of unmatchable beauty.įakarava, meaning “beautiful” or “making things superb” in Tahitian, does bring the best sensations out of you. The atoll is world-renowned its core economy through scuba diving thanks to a profusion of colorful corals, thousands of fishes, the shark “walls” near the passes.
The atoll has such a unique environment that – in order to conserve its natural resources and ensure its evolution in harmony with nature – it was classified as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 2006.ĭivers from all over the world dream of discovering Fakarava.
It is accessible by two passes : Garuae (in the north, the largest pass in Polynesia at 1600 meters wide) and Tumakohua, also called Tetamanu (in the south).įrom a geological point of view, the atoll is the coral outgrowth (150 meters) from the top of an underwater volcanic mountain of the same name, measuring 1,170 meters from the ocean floor.įakarava’s terrestrial and marine fauna include protected endemic species.
Its lagoon, the second largest of French Polynesia after Rangiroa, covers 1,121 km². The atoll is 60 km long and 21 km wide, with an area of land of only 16 km². Fakarava is an atoll situated in the Tuamotu Archipelago, at 450 km away from Tahiti.
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