Dive Tikehau
French Polynesia
The main islet of Tikehau isn’t much to look at – it’s a remote coral atoll whose flat surface never rises more than a few inches above sea level. But don’t be fooled by appearances: it’s worth coming here for the diving alone. What’s more, just a 15-minute boat ride away is the small private motu that is home to the luxurious Pearl Beach Resort.
PEARL BEACH TIKEHAU IS INCLUDED IN OUR BOOK, DIVE IN STYLE
The atmosphere is low-key and relaxed, with no apparent dress code. If you want to use the resort as a chill zone, you can lie on the white sand beach or in the small freshwater infinity pool, and gaze out over the gin-clear waters of the lagoon; if you’d rather venture elsewhere, there is a limited range of activities available, from line fishing to lunch on a deserted motu. Whatever your priorities, Pearl Beach offers a true escape.
The dive operation may be simple, but this hardly matters once you are underwater. The atoll of Tikehau was once described by Jacques Cousteau as richer in fish life than any other lagoon in the world. Although decades have gone by since then, it is still clearly exceptional.
French Polynesia has no soft corals but it has good claim to be the world’s hard coral capital, especially here on Tikehau with its seemingly endless fields stretching out before you. These shallow waters offer a truly fabulous sight: the translucent sea is rarely deeper than 30 ft, and it is magical being underwater in such a pristine environment.
Squeezed next door to the front desk of Pearl Beach Tikehau, the dive centre is small but perfectly placed. Run by English-speaking French instructors, it’s a laid-back affair, and you’re given the shortest indemnity form you’re ever likely to sign. The briefing is simple: the main point is that by law the maximum diving depth is 100 ft unless you are suitably qualified.
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