Tumakohua Pass - Fakarava

Tumakohua Pass, on Fakarava’s south side, offers a drift dive through a wide channel. We’ve seen good numbers of grey reef sharks here, often patrolling the drop-off where the pass meets the outer reef. It’s a classic drift, suitable for divers comfortable with current and negative entries. Look for eagle rays gliding past in the blue.

Location: Fakarava, French Polynesia, Central & South Pacific
Coordinates: -16.516663, -145.461900
Type: drift

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)
Tombant d Ohotu - 23m (wall)

Nearest Dive Centres to Tumakohua 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