Kaina Plongée - Fakarava
Kaina Plongée is a no-frills local operation on Fakarava's south pass. They run small boat trips, typically to Tumakohua Pass, focusing on drift dives with the current. If you're looking for an intimate experience away from the busier north pass operators, and don't mind a lack of online presence, this could be your pick. Expect direct, knowledgeable guiding and a focus on the diving itself.
- Location
- Fakarava, French Polynesia, Central & South Pacific
- Coordinates
- -16.054350, -145.620990
Dive Sites Near Kaina Plongée
Kaina Plongée provides access to 7 dive sites in Fakarava.
- Alibaba - 28m
- Garuae Pass (drift)
- Garuae Pass (wall)
- Pufana - 15m
- The channel - 15-30m (drift)
- Tombant d Ohotu - 23m (wall)
- Tumakohua Pass (drift)
Other Dive Centres in Fakarava
Marine Life in Fakarava
Home to 206 recorded species including 178 reef fish, 8 sea cucumbers, 6 whales & dolphins, 5 sharks & rays, 4 sea snails & nudibranchs, 1 clams & mussels.
Notable Marine Life
- Small giant clam (Tridacna maxima) - Clams & Mussels
- Bullethead Parrotfish (Chlorurus sordidus) - Reef Fish
- Banded Goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus) - Reef Fish
- Bristle-toothed Surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus striatus) - Reef Fish
- Arc-eye Hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus) - Reef Fish
- Dot and dash Butterflyfish (Chaetodon pelewensis) - Reef Fish
- Argus Grouper (Cephalopholis argus) - Reef Fish
- Blunt-head Parrotfish (Chlorurus microrhinos) - Reef Fish
- Lemon Peel (Centropyge flavissima) - Reef Fish
- Redfin Butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunulatus) - Reef Fish