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Avaavaroa Passage
★★★★★
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Follow the reef passage from the outer reef through the surfzone into the lagoon. During the dive you will swim through tunnels and steep canyons that make you believe to be in an Indiana Jones movie. This dive can have very strong currents and is not for heavy breathers. Depth 24m - 26m
This is one of the best sites in Rarotonga for reef sharks. Turtles and eagle rays are common here. Fish life is often improved by strong currents.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
10 Sightings
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Total number of species: 25
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Eagle Ray
8 Sightings
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Shutterstock-Ed Jenkins
Hawksbill Turtle
6 Sightings
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Total number of species: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
2 Sightings
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iStock-June Jacobsen
Whitetip Reef Shark
8 Sightings
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Total number of species: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
5 Sightings
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Total number of species: 40
iStock-wrangel
Triggerfish
3 Sightings
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Total number of species: 130
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
3 Sightings
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iStock-Lindsey Dougherty
Silvertip Shark
2 Sightings
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AdobeStock-Marc Henauer
Grey Reef Shark
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