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Dive Review of Top Dive in
French Polynesia/Moorea

Top Dive, Aug, 2009,

by Michael Benenson, NY, USA (Reviewer Reviewer 4 reports). Report 5059.

No photos available at this time

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations N/A Food N/A
Service and Attitude 4 stars Environmental Sensitivity 3 stars
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 5 stars
Beginners 5 stars
Advanced 5 stars
Comments We had a great dive experience with Top Dive in Moorea. We were met at the scheduled pickup location on time; the dive operation is clearly well-managed and organized. All three of the dive masters were very professional and knowledgable, not to mention very friendly. They were additionally very accomodating with our schedule in terms of arranging dives at different times for different members of our party.

My four daughters were additionally able to get their Nitrox certification through Top Dive Moorea. Again, the dive masters were very accomodating and knowledgable with this.

On all of the dives, we saw many lemon and black tip reef sharks - in part because the dive masters brought a chunk of tuna with them on each dive. I do not necessarily support 'feeding the sharks,' but it did allow for a unique shark diving experience. There were also of course an abundance of tropical fish, and mutliple sea turtles as well.

We were broken into groups among the three dive masters, and our bottom times ranged from 40-55 minutes.

Overall, a very enjoyable experience, we would all return!

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 501-1000 dives
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Dive Conditions

Weather sunny Seas calm
Water Temp 80-°F / 27-°C Wetsuit Thickness 2
Water Visibility 70- Ft/ 21- M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile ?
Enforced diving restrictions Depth Limits
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks Lots Mantas None
Dolphins Schools Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 4 stars Tropical Fish 5 stars
Small Critters 3 stars Large Fish 3 stars
Large Pelagics 5 stars

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter 5 stars Boat Facilities 4 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 4 stars Shore Facilities 4 stars
UW Photo Comments [None]
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