Located
at few minutes from Faaa airport and Papeete's hotels, Aquatica Dive
Center is a place that shouldn't be missed in Tahiti. In front of Moorea
Island, the dive center welcomes you in marvelous traditionals rooms,
built in a majestic coconut tree plantation, close to the lagoon.
Located within The
Intercontinental Tahiti Resort, Aquatica Dive
Center a PADI Resort is a mandatory stop for divers in Tahiti. With our 2
dive bases on the island, we offer by far the widest diving area (60 Km.
or 33 miles) allowing for fast access to the various diving sites. Our
C.M.A.S. and P.A.D.I. certified instructors will take you to explore a
stunning underwater world: wether on your first dive or on more
challenging explorations. You will enjoy immaculate facilities in
luxurious surroundings.
The Tahiti Beachcomber Parkroyal Resort &
Aquatica Dive Center are located at the edge of the lagoon just one mile
from the airport and features a choice of garden rooms, ocean view rooms
or overwater bungalows. All rooms and bungalows are airconditioned and
have satellite TV, in-room safes, hair dryers, mini bar and tea/coffee
making facilities. The hotel has two fresh water swimming pools including
one with a white sand beach, jacuzzi and swim up bar that from virtually
any view appears to be part of the lagoon, two tennis courts, a jogging
trail, pitching and putting greens, four bars and three restaurants, a
sports pavilion plus lunch service aroud the pool.
Aquatica
Dive Center welcomes you in its superb and authentic polynesian
surroundings, we are located within The Tahiti Beachcomber Parkroyal
Resort between a coconut grove and a white sand beach, facing the sister
island of Moorea. Aquatica Dive Center offer a full range of watersports
activites as well as a golf & tennis courts.
Though Aquatica Dive Center's first activity is Scuba Diving, the center
is also a water sports center. Among those Activities, you will be able
to:
- Paticipate
in Shark feeding,
- Try
new & amazing revolutionary submarine scooter (Tiki Bob),
- Discover
without getting wet, the wonders of underwater nature (Glass bottom
boat, fish feeding),
- Water
skiing
- Marvel
at the Dolphins at the sunset
The Center Except
the heaven's look like of the center, with its traditionnal constructions,
its beach and its location on the lagoon side, the Aquatica Dive Center
puts you everything needed at your disposal so as to dive in the very best
conditions. Once out of the water, hot showers and towels are put at your
disposal too.
You or your spouse can wait for a second dive at the private beach at
about ten meters from the center. You can also wait in the reception room
and we will give you a cup of coffee. For the training sessions, premises
with video equipment will help you to improve your technique.
We are also qualified to train children, from 8 years old, with the
equipment that fits to their morphology.
The Staff
The training personnel is CMAS and PADI qualified, and come with beginners
for the first dives, and with the most experienced divers to explore our
beautiful undersea world.
Marine Environment
Diving spots has been choosen so as to offer divers on all levels extreme
sensations: lagoon or ocean dives, wrecks exploration, corals garden,
gorgons, reef's splits, breathtaking slopes, pelagic fish, sharks,
turtles, etc. Both sides of Tahiti are accessible quickly, and allow you
to adapt to the weather. Visibility vary from 50 to 15 meters depending on
the weather. Water temperature vary from 22 to 28°C.
Encounters
You will be able to meet humpback whales close to our diving spots,
between July and October, and dolphins in each ocean dive at the spot
called "The spring". Encounter the most exotic wildlife :
turtles, Napoleon fish, etc.
Dives
At your disposal : 3 dives everyday, 7 days a week, even on holidays. In
this activity, let us suggest you :
- Discover
Scuba Diving: every day at 11:00 am or 14:00 pm.
- Lagoon
Dive: for beginners, childrens or for getting your level back.
- Ocean
Dive: for experienced divers.
- Night
Dive: each wednesday night. Reservation only.
- Wrecks
Dives: for all levels; a schooner at 25 meters, a Catalina plane at
15 meters, a Cesna plane at 6 meters.
- Deep
Dives up to 60 m!: on demand, for the most experienced divers.
- Vertiginous
Slopes and Splits Dives.
- Corals
Garden Dives: soft water underwater springs and coral's peaks.
- Pass
Dives with slopes covered with gorgons.
- Two
Tanks Dive: allow you to dive twice an outing, so as to get half a
day to go sightseeing in Tahiti. The prices are even more
interresting !
- Nitrox
Dive: The Aquatica Dive Center is the only one in French Polynesia
to get a NITROX station. This allow you to dive few hours before
your departure
For your comfort:
You take on board on our boats easily from our private hulk. All the
equipment is included in the dives's price list, except the shorty. Diving
equipment is brand new and will fit to anyone.
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