Experience the south pacific and dive Rarotonga with us: a PADI 5 Star full service dive operation, conveniently located on the stunning marine reserve of Aroa beach which is one of the best spots on the island to go for snorkelling or even for diving. (perfect place for a beginner dive because it is really shallow)

We offer guided dives for all levels, from wrecks to passages, drop off's, night dives and much more.

Our friendly multilingual staff can cater for total beginners to the highly experienced in the crystal clear warm water of the south pacific.

The Big Fish is open 7 days a week from 8am to 5pm. We provide daily introduction lagoon and boat dives, with light refreshments served after every treasured water experience. Also available are group discounts, dive packages that will also include accommodation if needed, complimentary pick up/drop off from your resort, also a variety of courses from open water to speciality.

On site, you'll find our well stocked dive shop will cater to all your scuba and snorkelling needs for an unforgettable Cook Island experience. If you would like to see some little movies about the diving and the lagoon dive feel free to have a look at Youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheDiveCentre

Diving

The diving here in Rarotonga is normally easy diving. Convenient short boat rides from 2 min up to max. 20 min so you don't have to travel for hours to go to your dive sites.

The visibility range is usual 20-30m - depending on weather conditions. Our crew anchors/moors our boat in 12 m and do multilevel dives (and we have always an boat captain staying on the boat while you do your dive! not standard here on the island). No unnecessary restricted dive times for your convenience and we try to get divers with the same dive experience together on a trip.

Unfortunately we can't tell you in advance which side of the island we will dive because it's always weather dependent and we choose the best dive site direct before the dive. Our shop dives all around the island (3 launch sites), we have wrecks (but well broken up), caves, passages (south), drop offs...etc...

What you might see: some reef sharks, turtles, eagle rays, barracudas etc. What we don't have is a big variety of soft corals (some small sponges, ghost corals, anemones) because we have a drop off up to 4500meters but therefore a big range of beautiful hard coral formations.

Dive Facilities

Number of Dive Boats: 3

Maximum Number of Divers: 6 per guide

Number of Tanks per Day: 2 tank dive and additional night dive if you want

Gear Provided: yes

Rental Gear Available: yes

Total Dive Sites: 30

Minimum time to divesites/mins: 2

Maximum time to dive site/mins: 20

Training Agency: PADI

Courses Offered: from Bubblemaker to Dive Master and varius speciality courses

Type Payments Accepted: cash, visa, master card, amex

Accommodations

Dive packages are available for: Puaikura Reef Lodges
Muri Beach Resort
Magic Reef Bungalows
Paradise Inn

Additional Activities

Daily intro dives in our lagoon 9am and 2pm
free pool try out at the puaikura reef lodges, Muri Beach Resort ,Magic Reef Bungalows, The Rarotongan Beach resort & Spa, Pacific Resort, Club Raro.. ask us for times.

Restaurants

Kaena Restaurant next door. Many more available around the island.

The Dive Centre - The Big Fish
Po Box 142
Rarotonga
Cook Islands
Tel. 00682 20238
Fax. 00682 20238
E-Mail: info@thedivecentre-rarotonga.com
Web: http://www.thedivecentre-rarotonga.com

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