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Tahiti: Onboard Aquatiki
In a word….Totally incredible…that was two!
Really, an incredible trip, boat, crew, diving, venue…everything.
Too much to say in an email. Scott ended up doing all the dives except for one day. We both brought our equipment but they did have all extra gear available and Scott ended up using one of their xs BCD’s. We arrived to find we were the only guests. Good and bad as it would have been nice to socialize with others… but a private charter is not all bad either. With just the two of us with the dive master, it was great.
Incredible life in the reefs, yes sharks, graceful manta rays, millions of grouper (spawning once per year during the full moon… after that they were all gone except a few), all live corals with endless communities of fish everywhere. The current was strong in the passes (of course) but quite manageable for both of us and we got quite comfortable with it.
The best thing about it was the great logistics of the entire trip. They had moorings at all locations (appropriately placed for the dives as well as protected areas) which made mooring quite easy. They all worked well as a team. Even though they had only been working on this boat for 2 months, they had it mastered, quite competent and confident, despite their age, captain (Antoine) 25, 1st mate (Julie) 25 and dive instructor (Emilien) 30. The dives were very well briefed which made the navigation easy and expectations of each dive was accurate. Snacks and coffee were always provided upon returning to the boat after each dive.The meals were all served right at the appropriate times and we never felt hungry. The meals were great too. They did quite well accommodating Scott’s diet requirements. We caught a large mahi mahi which fed us for a couple of days. The meals were a highlight of the trip!
All in all, very highly recommended. The price was quite reasonable considering everything that was included.
Thanks for helping to arrange this… an incredible trip to remember forever…
Colin Kuster
