Passe de Tikehau - Tuheiava

★★★★★ (698)

Small tikehau pass, max depth 30 meters, easy dive in incoming current drift dive, all the drift is done in less than 10 m of bottom very nice dive for beginners and experts.

Frequent sighting of great hammerhead shark, tiger, manta ray, eagle ray, large school of yellowmouth barracudas. Very nice pass of small size but so rich in marine life.

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 200

Alamy-WaterFrame

Moray Eel
152 Sightings
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8
F
15
M
21
A
11
M
9
J
7
J
15
A
14
S
14
O
20
N
13
D
5

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 27

iStock-Global_Pics

Barracuda
151 Sightings
J
11
F
17
M
23
A
6
M
9
J
5
J
13
A
13
S
18
O
21
N
10
D
5

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Total number of species approx.: 600

iStock/ultramarinfoto

Wrasse
84 Sightings
J
6
F
9
M
14
A
0
M
8
J
3
J
6
A
8
S
9
O
9
N
12
D
0
Alamy/Fiona Ayerst

Tiger Shark
82 Sightings
J
4
F
10
M
13
A
0
M
6
J
6
J
9
A
6
S
8
O
9
N
6
D
5
AdobeStock/G Russel Childress

Great Hammerhead Shark
69 Sightings
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6
F
10
M
11
A
5
M
7
J
3
J
5
A
3
S
6
O
6
N
7
D
0

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Total number of species approx.: 25

iStock/Juliosanjuan

Eagle Ray
18 Sightings
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4
F
0
M
5
A
0
M
0
J
2
J
0
A
0
S
4
O
0
N
3
D
0
Alamy/National Geographic Image Collection

Oceanic Whitetip Shark
15 Sightings
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0
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0
M
0
A
2
M
0
J
2
J
2
A
0
S
6
O
0
N
3
D
0
iStock-crisod

Reef Manta Ray
14 Sightings
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0
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0
M
5
A
0
M
0
J
2
J
0
A
3
S
4
O
0
N
0
D
0
iStock-June Jacobsen

Whitetip Reef Shark
187 Sightings
J
10
F
20
M
30
A
7
M
8
J
16
J
19
A
25
S
15
O
22
N
8
D
7

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Total number of species approx.: 40

iStock-wrangel

Triggerfish
122 Sightings
J
7
F
14
M
17
A
11
M
5
J
6
J
13
A
9
S
12
O
24
N
4
D
0
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 100

iStock-burnsboxco

Parrotfish
108 Sightings
J
5
F
16
M
16
A
8
M
6
J
6
J
8
A
8
S
12
O
16
N
7
D
0

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Total number of species approx.: 40

iStock-Hoatzinexp

Jackfish
98 Sightings
J
4
F
14
M
13
A
4
M
9
J
5
J
7
A
9
S
12
O
11
N
6
D
4

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Total number of species approx.: 130

Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek

Butterfly Fish
75 Sightings
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0
F
8
M
13
A
6
M
7
J
5
J
8
A
5
S
6
O
13
N
0
D
4
iStock-Lindsey Dougherty

Silvertip Shark
71 Sightings
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8
F
6
M
9
A
4
M
5
J
4
J
5
A
8
S
5
O
11
N
6
D
0

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Total number of species approx.: 85

iStock-mirecca

Surgeonfish
71 Sightings
J
5
F
8
M
6
A
8
M
3
J
4
J
5
A
6
S
7
O
15
N
0
D
4

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Total number of species approx.: 60

iStock-Global_Pics

Soldierfish
60 Sightings
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0
F
10
M
10
A
5
M
4
J
4
J
8
A
6
S
0
O
9
N
0
D
4

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 90

Shutterstock-Rich Carey

Angelfish
58 Sightings
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0
F
8
M
12
A
3
M
4
J
4
J
5
A
7
S
6
O
9
N
0
D
0
AdobeStock-Nikolai Sorokin

Blacktip Reef Shark
54 Sightings
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0
F
7
M
6
A
3
M
0
J
4
J
5
A
4
S
9
O
8
N
8
D
0

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Total number of species approx.: 130

AdobeStock-JirinaVFR

Pufferfish
48 Sightings
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6
F
8
M
7
A
2
M
0
J
2
J
6
A
0
S
10
O
7
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species approx.: 8

Alamy-Reinhard Dirscherl

Bannerfish
46 Sightings
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0
F
9
M
7
A
0
M
7
J
4
J
7
A
3
S
0
O
9
N
0
D
0
AdobeStock-Marc Henauer

Grey Reef Shark
40 Sightings
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0
F
8
M
12
A
2
M
0
J
0
J
3
A
0
S
8
O
7
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species approx.: 250

Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker

Grouper/Basslets
39 Sightings
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0
F
6
M
0
A
5
M
0
J
0
J
7
A
7
S
6
O
8
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species approx.: 12

iStock/cinoby

Lionfish
36 Sightings
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0
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0
M
8
A
3
M
3
J
5
J
4
A
4
S
0
O
5
N
4
D
0

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Total number of species approx.: 15

Shutterstock-Al McGlashan

Tuna
36 Sightings
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0
F
5
M
6
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
6
A
3
S
4
O
12
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 60

iStock-Global_Pics

Squirrelfish
31 Sightings
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0
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8
M
6
A
3
M
0
J
0
J
5
A
3
S
0
O
6
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species approx.: 28

Udo Kefrig

Clownfish
27 Sightings
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0
F
7
M
0
A
0
M
3
J
0
J
4
A
3
S
0
O
10
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species approx.: 25

AdobeStock_Vladimir Wrangel

Boxfish
27 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
5
M
3
J
2
J
3
A
0
S
5
O
9
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 350

Alamy-Andre Seal

Damselfish
26 Sightings
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0
F
6
M
8
A
0
M
0
J
3
J
4
A
0
S
0
O
5
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species approx.: 3

Shutterstock_Leo Lorenzo

Trumpetfish
20 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
A
3
M
0
J
2
J
0
A
4
S
0
O
5
N
6
D
0

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Total number of species approx.: 3

Shutterstock-Miroslav Halama

Cornetfish
19 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
A
4
M
3
J
2
J
0
A
0
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4
O
6
N
0
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0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 150

Shutterstock-aquapix

Sweetlips and Grunts
17 Sightings
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0
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4
M
5
A
0
M
5
J
0
J
3
A
0
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0
O
0
N
0
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0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 30

SSI-Peter-Schinck

Stonefish
17 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
A
0
M
5
J
2
J
6
A
4
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species approx.: 2

AdobeStock-hakbak

Nurse Shark
14 Sightings
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0
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0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
3
J
4
A
0
S
0
O
7
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 120

AdobeStock-Composer.

Flounder
14 Sightings
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0
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4
M
6
A
0
M
0
J
2
J
2
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 90

Shutterstock-Levent Konuk

Goatfish
12 Sightings
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0
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0
M
5
A
0
M
0
J
3
J
0
A
4
S
0
O
0
N
0
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0

Dive Centers Catering This Dive Site

Coco Dive Tikehau

TUHERAHERA, 98778 TIKEHAU, French Polynesia

Dive Sites Nearby

TIKEHAU PLONGEE, 98778 TIKEHAU

Manta Point (★4.5)

Initially this dive site is for beginners and first-dive from the boat at anchor. On a sandy seabed dotted with coral patates, manta rays come to be deparasitised, much to your delight.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

Poito (★4.7)

Start is from a coral reef plateau in 5 to 15 m depth, leading to a gently sloping oceanic drop off, going along the reef and entering the channel/pass through its angle.
TIKEHAU PLONGEE, 98778 TIKEHAU

Teonai (★4.7)

Start the dive on the reef, descent along the oceanic drop-off, to arrive on a plateau at 20m. Explore the plateau and dive back to the channel to return to the boat.(depth 6 to 50 meters). Very pretty reef, school of fish of all kinds.