Te Mara Nui Plongée

The most beautiful dives with Te Mara Nui

Te Mara Nui is primarily a diving center, but these are not the only discoveries we can offer you…

Open 7 days a week, all year round.

A few examples of activities:

Scuba Diving:

A rich and preserved lagoon with 9 passes, offering us a wide variety of diverse dive options.

Te Mara Nui

Te Mara Nui is primarily a diving center that has been established for many years on Raiatea.

Le Club

Te Mara Nui Diving is an accredited center by the FFESSM (French Federation of Underwater Studies and Sports) located at the Uturoa marina, 300 meters from the city center. Its geographical location allows quick access to dive sites: between 7 and 25 minutes by motorboat, depending on the spots.

The 2 Boats

1 boat for diving, and 1 boat for snorkeling and excursions.

Floriane

Floriane is your instructor! The manager of the club and holder of a BEES 1 (State Diploma in Sports Education), she knows the lagoon perfectly, having been diving in it since 1994. Service quality, safety, and friendliness are essential for Floriane. That’s why the dive groups do not exceed 5 divers and “shark feeding” is prohibited. Moreover, in order to preserve the environment, all dive sites are equipped with mooring buoys to anchor the boat during dives.

Introductory Dives

If you have never dived before, you will start with an introductory dive. After a briefing on how your dive will proceed, you will descend alone with your instructor to a maximum depth of 6 meters for a duration of 30 to 40 minutes. For this first immersion, you will be surrounded by colorful fish: butterfly fish, parrotfish, anemones, and their clownfish…

Diving Courses

Level 1, 2, 3. PE20, PA20, PE40. All courses are available upon request.

Level 1

4 dives + license + CMAS* card + logbook and theory

Allows you to dive to a depth of 20 meters with an instructor.

PE40

Approximately 4 technical dives

Allows you to dive to 40 meters with an instructor.

PA20 PE40

Approximately 8 to 10 technical dives after Level 1

Allows you to dive to a depth of 20 meters with another Level 2 or Level 3 diver, and dive to a depth of 40 meters with an instructor.

Level 2, 3

Upon request

The main dive sites

No matter the level of the divers, our rich and preserved lagoon offers us a wide variety of dives: drift dives, dives on coral drop-offs, wreck dives, or ocean dives… Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced diver, each dive leaves a wonderful memory…

Raiatea

The Nordby Wreck
(Accessible from Level 1)

3-masted steel ship, sunk in 1900. This wreck, very well preserved, is located in the lagoon in front of the Teavapiti pass. The Nordby is 60 meters long. The exploration of this wreck takes place between 18 and 29 meters. Surgeonfish, shrimp, spondylus, loaches, and nudibranchs have made the wreck their home.

Raiatea

Teavapiti Pass: The Drift
(Accessible from Level 1)

Certainly the richest for its fauna, gray sharks, blacktip and whitetip sharks, schools of jacks, barracudas, triggerfish, platax, and Napoleon wrasse are often present during this dive.

Raiatea

Teavapiti Pass: The Napoleon Drop-off
(Accessible for introductory dives)

This time, no large schools of fish, but a great variety of coral fish: parrotfish, wrasse, surgeonfish, anemone fish with their clownfish, porcupinefish, beautiful yellow and purple coral drop-off, cavities with soldierfish, squirrelfish, angelfish… It is not uncommon to see turtles and Napoleon wrasse.

Raiatea

Miri Pass: The Three Rocks
(Accessible from PE40 level)

Whitetip sharks swim around these 3 large rocks covered in coral, followed by the exploration of a beautiful purple coral drop-off (distillopora), with emperor and royal angelfish. We dive at this site for the coral, but sometimes we are treated to some great surprises.

Raiatea

Miri Pass: The Drift
(Accessible from Level 1)

No sharks on this dive, but barracudas, jacks, platax, leopard rays…

Raiatea

Miri Miri Ocean
(Accessible for introductory dives)

A very calm dive with no current, very clear and shallow water, a beautiful coral garden where blacktip sharks are always present, schools of paddlefish, parrotfish… you will love it!

Tahaa

Céran Pass
(Accessible from PE40 level)

Drift dive on a pinnacle covered with yellow coral, with big-eyed jacks, surgeonfish, whitetip sharks… and sometimes a huge school of barracudas circling around this pinnacle.

Tahaa

Tiva Pass
(Accessible from Level 1)

We start this dive by exploring a beautiful yellow coral drop-off, then we ascend about ten meters and finish the dive in several canyons, each very different from the others. A very pleasant dive with often crystal-clear water.

Prices including tax 2025

Exploration Dives

• 1 Dive: 8,500 XPF (71€)
• 2 Successive Dives: 16,000 XPF (134€)
• 4 Dive Package: 31,000 XPF (260€). The 4-dive package is personal and cannot be used for 2 divers.
• 1 Night Dive: 9,500 XPF (80€)

• 2 Dives – Full-day Excursion 24,000 XPF (201€) 2 exploration dives and a picnic on the Ofetaro motu.

Introductory Dives

• 1 Introductory Dive 9,500 XPF (80€) Duration: 30 to 40 minutes.

• Equipment Rental Upon request The club rents out its diving equipment.

Diving Courses

• Level 1
  44,000 XPF (369€)
  Allows you to dive to a depth of 20 meters with an instructor. Level 1 includes 4 dives, theory lessons, the federal license, and the CMAS* card.
• PE40 per dive
  9,000 XPF (75€)
  Allows you to dive to a depth of 40 meters with an instructor. PE40 includes approximately 4 technical dives.
• PA20 PE40 per dive
  9,000 XPF (75€) Allows you to dive to a depth of 20 meters with another Level 2 or Level 3 diver, and dive to a depth of 40 meters with an instructor. PA20 PE40 includes approximately 8 to 10 technical dives.

• Levels 2 and 3 Available upon request.

Snorkeling & Motus :

Te Mara Nui offers scuba diving, but these are not the only discoveries we can offer you… Whether you are a tourist or a resident, we can take you with family or friends to explore the motus and enjoy snorkeling in a coral garden.

For snorkeling enthusiasts, we offer several options.

Transfer to the Motu :

Custom Duration

Transfer upon request. Enjoy the white sandy beach, an ideal spot for family swimming and snorkeling. We provide fins, mask, snorkel, and a cooler for picnics.

Snorkeling & Motu Ofetaro

1 or 2 Snorkeling Sites
Duration: 3h/3h30

Experience a unique adventure with fins, mask, and snorkel. Safely explore the coral gardens of Teavapiti Pass or other exceptional sites (reef exploration, swimming with blacktip sharks and stingrays, drifting through the passes…).

After each snorkeling excursion, a stop at Ofetaro Motu is planned to relax and enjoy tropical fruits and drinks. The excursions are led by certified and experienced guides. We provide fins, mask, snorkel, shorty wetsuit, and snorkeling vest.

Private Snorkeling

Ofetaro Motu and Coral Garden
2 snorkeling sites
Duration: 4h/4h30

Your guide will advise you on the selection of different snorkeling sites (drifting through Teavapiti or Céran Pass, coral gardens, blacktip sharks and stingrays, reef, etc.). A stop at Céran Motu will be made for a tasting of fruit juices, local fruits, pastries, raw fish, etc. Introduction to weaving.

Prices including tax 2025

Snorkeling

• 1 Snorkeling Site 7,500 XPF (63€) Snorkeling + relaxation at Ofetaro Motu.

Private Snorkeling

• Private Snorkeling 55,000 XPF (461€) 2 snorkeling sites. Duration: Half-day (4h/4h30) in Raiatea.
  Price for 1 to 3 people.

Motu

• Transfer to Ofetaro Motu: 2,500 XPF (20€) Transfer to the motu upon request. Price per adult.

Excursions :

Tourists or residents, we can take you on an excursion to Tahaa or Raiatea:
Create your excursion with family or friends, with the advice of your guide. Explore the motus, enjoy snorkeling in a coral garden, visit local productions (distillery, pearl farm, vanilla plantation), have a picnic… available for half-day or full-day excursions.

Tahaa Excursion

Tau Tau Coral Garden

Half-day excursion. Visit the Pari Pari distillery and oil mill (rum, coconut and tamanu oil, vanilla) or the Iaorana Pearl Farm and discover the Tau Tau Coral Garden, a true natural aquarium, for an unforgettable snorkeling experience.

Private Tahaa Tour (Half-day)

Create your excursion with family or friends, with the guidance of your guide. Explore the motus, snorkel in the Tau Tau Coral Garden, visit (distillery, pearl farm), and more.

Private Tahaa Tour (Full day)

Customizable

Create your excursion with family or friends, with the advice of your guide. Explore the motus, snorkel in the Tau Tau Coral Garden, visit (distillery, pearl farm, vanilla plantation), enjoy a picnic, and more. Half-day or full-day options.

Prices including tax 2025

Several excursion sites available in Tahaa.
Excursions can be either half-day with 2 sites of your choice, or a private tour either half-day or full-day with customizable sites.

Tahaa Excursion (Half-day)

• Tahaa Excursion (Half-day) Starting at 10,500 XPF (88€) per person.
  The Coral Garden (snorkeling) and choose from:
  – The Domaine Pari Pari (Distillery and oil mill).
  – Or, the Iaorana Pearl Farm.

Private Tours (Half-day)

• Private Tahaa Tour (Half-day) Starting at 55,000 XPF (461€) Price for 1 or 2 people for the half-day, departing from Raiatea.
  Create your excursion: Explore the motus, snorkel in the Tau Tau Coral Garden, visit (distillery, pearl farm), and more.

Private Tours (Full-day)

• Private Tahaa Tour (Full-day) Starting at 99,000 XPF (830€) Price for 1 to 4 people for the full day, departing from Raiatea.
  Create your excursion: Explore the motus, snorkel in the Tau Tau Coral Garden, visit (distillery, pearl farm, vanilla plantation), enjoy a picnic, and more.

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