Mike Rapu Dive Center - Easter Island (Rapa Nui)
When you’re diving Rapa Nui, Mike Rapu Dive Center is the name you’ll hear. They’re a long-standing PADI 5-Star outfit, a solid choice for anyone looking to get certified or just splash around the island. We like that their local guides know the spots intimately, often leading you to a particular archway or a good overhang where the lobsters hang out. They do the standard island tours too, taking you to the Moai statue underwater and some of the more colourful reefs further out, but it's the personal touch that makes them stand out.
- Location
- Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile, South America
- Coordinates
- -27.146896, -109.430695
- Website
- https://travel.padi.com/dive-center/chile/mike-rapu-dive-center/
- Certification Agencies
- ["PADI"]
- Courses
- PADI 5 Star Dive Center [padi:19410]
- Address
- Isla De Pascua, Chile
Dive Sites Near Mike Rapu Dive Center
Mike Rapu Dive Center provides access to 6 dive sites in Easter Island (Rapa Nui).
- Buceo Orca
- Cathedral - 12-25m (cave)
- Centro de Buceo Mike Rapu
- Motu Nui - 10-30m
- REGENT OAK - 15m (wreck)
- The Needles - 5-20m (pinnacle)
Other Dive Centres in Easter Island (Rapa Nui)
Best Time to Dive in Easter Island (Rapa Nui)
The warmest water temperatures in Easter Island (Rapa Nui) occur in January, averaging 23.4°C. The coolest conditions are in December at 23.4°C.
Monthly Water Temperatures
- January: 23.4°C (air: 22.2°C)
- February: 23.4°C (air: 23.0°C)
- March: 23.4°C (air: 22.7°C)
- April: 23.4°C (air: 21.7°C)
- May: 23.4°C (air: 20.7°C)
- June: 23.4°C (air: 19.4°C)
- July: 23.4°C (air: 18.4°C)
- August: 23.4°C (air: 18.1°C)
- September: 23.4°C (air: 17.9°C)
- October: 23.4°C (air: 18.2°C)
- November: 23.4°C (air: 19.6°C)
- December: 23.4°C (air: 20.9°C)
Marine Life in Easter Island (Rapa Nui)
Home to 36 recorded species including 24 reef fish, 5 hard corals, 3 sea cucumbers, 1 sea urchins, 1 sharks & rays, 1 whales & dolphins.
Notable Marine Life
- Big long-nosed Butterflyfish (Forcipiger flavissimus) - Reef Fish
- Parrotfish (Thalassoma lutescens) - Reef Fish
- Trumpet (Aulostomus chinensis) - Reef Fish
- Glasseye Snapper (Heteropriacanthus cruentatus) - Reef Fish
- Cauliflower coral (Pocillopora verrucosa) - Hard Corals
- Ranger (Pseudocaranx dentex) - Reef Fish
- Stony coral (Porites lobata) - Hard Corals
- Porcupine (Diodon holocanthus) - Reef Fish
- Burrowing urchin (Echinometra mathaei) - Sea Urchins
- Pinkfish (Holothuria edulis) - Sea Cucumbers
Recommended Packing List for Easter Island (Rapa Nui)
Based on average water temperature of 23.4°C.
- Wetsuit (3-5mm) - comfortable for 23°C water
- Mask - essential for every dive
- Fins
- BCD - buoyancy compensator
- Regulator - your most safety-critical piece of gear
- Dive Computer - tracks depth, time, and NDL
- Surface Marker Buoy (SMB) - essential for boat pickups
- Dive Torch - useful for crevices and colour at depth
- Underwater Camera - capture your diving memories