Tombant d Ohotu - Fakarava
Tombant d'Ohotu is a gentle introduction to Fakarava's wall diving, perfect for easing into the local scene. Dropping to a comfortable 23 meters, it’s a mellow drift along the reef face, where you can take your time soaking it all in. We often spot reef sharks cruising by and plenty of smaller reef fish darting between the coral heads. It’s a great spot for newer divers to practice their buoyancy and get comfortable with the current, which is usually quite mild here.
- Location
- Fakarava, French Polynesia, Central & South Pacific
- Coordinates
- -16.071000, -145.709600
- Type
- wall
- Maximum Depth
- 23m
- Difficulty
- Beginner
Marine Protected Area: Atoll de Fakarava
Nearby Dive Sites in Fakarava
- Alibaba - 28m
- Garuae Pass (drift)
- Garuae Pass (wall)
- Pufana - 15m
- The channel - 15-30m (drift)
- Tumakohua Pass (drift)
Nearest Dive Centres to Tombant d Ohotu
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