Fakarava to Rangiroa North. Dive, dance, discover the beauty of hidden coves and secluded beaches off the beaten track.
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Fakarava South Pass
Arrive at Fakarava airport and transfer to your yacht by scenic helicopter flight. Embark near the South Pass of Fakarava, a stone's throw from pristine pink sand beaches. Pack your snorkel and head off by jetski to explore coral gardens. Lunch on the Pool Deck. Stand up paddleboard to the Motus. Return to the cool onboard spa for an unwinding island fragrance massage. Dinner onboard.
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Fakarava
Sailors come to Fakarava to dive. The world’s most secret scuba spot is a 1,000km² lagoon, on which 1,000 lucky locals fish and play.
The mile-wide Garuae Pass welcomes sailors into the protected lagoon. Ocean currents coax in over 100 species of sea life. Ohotu Reef is renowned for its tuna, rays and deep-water drop-offs. Use the yacht’s underwater camera to capture the kaleidoscopic shallows of Pufana Reef.
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Fakarava North
The yacht will move to the North Pass of Fakarava at first light. Sunrise yoga session. Light breakfast on the pool deck, then dive the Fakarava North Pass on the incoming tide. Take the Catalyst for a surf lesson with expert onboard guides in the east reef, a gentle wave perfect for beginners. Go on a Fat Bike cycle adventure to the Havaiki Pearl Farm and free dive for your own pearl. After lunch onboard, whale watching on the catalyst. Swim with humpback whales, spinner dolphins and the elusive whale shark.
Spa treatment massage on pool deck before dinner onboard.
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Toau
Captain Cook spied Toau’s golden sands back in 1774. This effortlessly beautiful coral atoll has been beguiling sailors ever since. With just a handful of inhabitants – and a whole lot of coconuts – the action lies not above the waves, but below. Guests will see an endless UNESCO-protected coral garden on show.
Two peerless dives sites make Toau worth the trip alone. Pacific currents drift through the Otugi Pass. Crew will secure divers to a flexible mooring as silvertips and tuna funnel past. Visibility on the Anse Amyot Wall is second to none. Surgeonfish, butterfly fish, morays and grouper all join in the fun.
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Apataki Mid-Atoll
After a sunrise yoga session and breakfast, enjoy high speed exploration of the atoll on the Goldfish 36 tender. Visit local villages and learn about life on this remote atoll. Lunch on the pool deck, then a kitesurfing lesson and watersports from the swim platform. Improve your jetsurfing or standup-jetskiing. Evening cocktails and an early dinner before going ashore to the small nearby Motu for a starlit bonfire set up by the crew.
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Apataki North
On your first day here, dive the north pass wall to descend to the canyons, home to a variety of shark species, giant moray eels and other sealife. after lunch on the observation deck, take a surf lesson at the pass, on a smaller swell, a perfect advance from your last session. Go for an afternoon hike along the coral shorelines of the motus. Sip cold cocktails in the spa pool before dinner.
Start the next day with an early morning surf session and introduction to stand up paddleboard (sup) yoga. Enjoy lunch on the observation deck, then dive the north pass. Later, explore these islands on a quadski adventure: see the local fishermen's village, learn to open coconuts and build a polynesia beach hut. after an early dinner, walk through the dense tropical brush in search of nocturnal giant coconut crabs.
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Rangiroa and Tikehau
Arrive early at Rangiroa after an overnight passage. Take a helicopter to Tikehau landing strip, where you will be collected by the Catalyst and taken to the surfbreak anchorage. Enjoy lunch on a deserted beach opposite the surfbreak. Relax on the beach or head out to snorkel the reef. Board the Catalyst and take the helicopter back to your yacht, where welcome cocktails await you on the Pool Deck.
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Rangiroa East
After breakfast, explore the Blue Pools by jetski. Take a Kitesurfing lesson here too, then return to your yacht before lunch on the Pool Deck. Take the Goldfish 38 to dive the East Pass and discover an underwater wonderland of marine life. You might even get the chance to interact with a friendly Bottlenose dolphin. Take a slow cycle though Rangiroa village and explore its laid-back island life. Celebrate your final night with a torchlit beach party barbeque set up by the crew followed by traditional Tahitian dancing and musicians at a sheltered and secluded beach near the anchorage.
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Rangiroa North
Enjoy a Sunrise yoga session and your final breakfast onboard. Cruise to the North side of the atoll interior for a watersports session around the boat for those who are up to it! Enjoy lunch then sunbathe and swim. Relax on the sun deck with a light snack and cocktail before saying farewell to Captain and Crew, until your next charter onboard.
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