Garuae Pass - Fakarava
Big Wall, true to its name, is a sheer drop, plummeting into the deep off the coast of Kas. We found it a decent spot for a drift dive, letting the current carry us past the vertical face. You'll see a scattering of Mediterranean fish and some soft coral, but it's the topography that’s the main draw here. Suitable for intermediate divers who appreciate a good wall dive.
- Location
- Fakarava, French Polynesia, Central & South Pacific
- Coordinates
- -16.050000, -145.650000
- Type
- wall
Marine Protected Area: Commune de Fakarava
Nearby Dive Sites in Fakarava
- Alibaba - 28m
- Garuae Pass (drift)
- Pufana - 15m
- The channel - 15-30m (drift)
- Tombant d Ohotu - 23m (wall)
- Tumakohua Pass (drift)
Nearest Dive Centres to Garuae Pass
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 Species
- 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
- Orange-lined Triggerfish (Balistapus undulatus) - Reef Fish
- Long-nosed Parrotfish (Hipposcarus longiceps) - Reef Fish
- Australian Squirrel-fish (Myripristis violacea) - Reef Fish
- Sickle Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ulietensis) - Reef Fish
- Six-line wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia) - Reef Fish
- Big-nose Unicorn (Naso vlamingii) - Reef Fish
- Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) - Reef Fish
- Yellowtail Dascyllus (Dascyllus flavicaudus) - Reef Fish
- Kihikihi (Zanclus cornutus) - Reef Fish
- Desjardin's Sailfin Tang (Zebrasoma velifer) - Reef Fish