Dive Review of TOPdive/Maitai Rangiora in
French Polynesia/Rangoria

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TOPdive/Maitai Rangiora: "Great diving / poor rental equipment", Mar, 2024, by Hugh Westermeyer, CA, US ( Reviewer 3 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 12935.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
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Comments	We stayed at the Maitai which was an excellent hotel. The accommodations were very nice – all bungalows, and the restaurant was fantastic. Service was friendly, but slow – they should have more staff, but if you put yourself into an “island mode” it’s fine. The Maitai is a few KM’s from the dive shop and the dive shop arranges free transportation for you. This is good, but can be a bit of a challenge if your dives aren’t back-to-back and you have time to kill. If I did it again, I would consider the Kia Ora resort which is much more grand, but 2x as expensive, but is right next to the dive shop. We dived with ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	TOPdive Maitai Rangiora
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	All along the California coast, throughout the Caribbean and Hawaiian Islands
Closest Airport	RGI - Rangoria	Getting There	Easy from Papeete
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	86-86°F / 30-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	75-125 Ft/ 23-38 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Needed to stay together due to the high current. This made sense and didn't come across as overly restrictive.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Great for large fish; limited macro opportunities ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of TOPdive/Maitai Rangiora in French Polynesia/Rangoria

TOPdive/Maitai Rangiora: "Great diving / poor rental equipment", Mar, 2024,

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Dive Review of TOPdive/Maitai Rangiora in
French Polynesia/Rangoria