French Polynesia is the type of paradise we all dream of. Far flung, tiny exotic islands with white sand beaches surrounded by clear turquoise waters. It was one of the last places on earth for humans to set foot on and still today less than half of the islands have any type of human presence – making a truly wild experience. The warm clear waters are renowned for some of the best diving on earth and boast walls of sharks, mantas, dolphins, humpback whales, and some of the richest marine biodiversity you’ve ever seen. One dive site alone is said to hold over 750 resident sharks. But this shouldn’t come as a surprise when they have one of the largest shark sanctuaries in the world with over 5 MILLION square kilometers of protected waters (over 3 million square miles). This is a place where dreams come true. 

Join us August 11-21, 2020 for this trip of a lifetime! We have teamed up with 4 incredible ninjas to build an expedition unlike anything ever seen before. Imagine exploring this beautiful paradise alongside some of the biggest names in diving: shark conservationist & stunt woman—Liz Parkinson, mind-blowing pro photographer—Alex Kydd, Girls That Scuba founder—Sarah Richard, and Dive Ninjas very own, Jay Clue. Together they have built a special week packed with informative workshops, presentations, games, and most importantly lots of fun. And that’s not even the best part yet! We have teamed up with Shark Angels and will be donating a portion of all ticket sales to them as well as hosting games throughout the week to help raise money for their hard work in protecting sharks – with the top prize being a free liveaboard trip! 

Act fast though, there are only 21 spaces 14 spaces available on this exclusive trip. Scroll down for more details on the trip,  then register online now to secure your space.  Feel free to contact us at [email protected] or +1-973-619-9976 with any questions or to reserve your space today.

The Itinerary

This is Dive Ninjas, so you know this isn’t going to be your run of the mill liveaboard trip. Our itinerary starts in Tahiti and takes us to see the best that French Polynesia has to offer – visiting the world famous areas of Rangiroa Atoll, Fakarava, Apataki, and Tikihau – the island Jacques Cousteau dubbed ‘the richest atoll on the face of the earth’ as well as many others. This is a shark sanctuary so expect high chances of seeing huge schools of black tip and grey sharks,  hammerheads, tiger sharks, silver tips, silkies, and more throughout the trip! We’ll also be there during humpback whale season so keep those fingers crossed for meeting one of the giants of our oceans. Plus dolphins, mantas, massive schools of snapper, jacks & barracuda, eagle rays, Napoleon wrasse, turtles, and a plethora of others.

Throughout the week our special guests will be hosting workshops, talks, courses, games and more. All guests will be invited to attend a special Project AWARE Shark Conservation Diver course as well as a special introduction to sharks presentation taught by Jay & Liz!  Alex will be hosting photography workshops throughout the week as well as special presentation on  how to get the best shots while interacting with wildlife. Liz will be holding presentations and discussions throughout the week on sharks in the media, Shark Angels, and shark conservation techniques that you could apply back home to help save our finned friends! Sarah will be bringing the fun with some silly shark themed games and pub quizzes throughout the week as well as a talk on the Zero Waste movement.

Throughout the week we’ll also be holding contests and games such as Team Ninjas world famous (and hilarious) Crap Photography contest and a raffle where you could win lots of awesome prizes including a FREE trip onboard one of the Siren liveaboards with all the proceeds being donated to support the hard work Shark Angels is doing to protect sharks around the world. You’re invited to join as many of the activities as you’d like they’re all included in your ticket price, or feel free to skip some and just relax and take in the beautiful scenery.

Flights & Pre-Trip Activities Information

This trip departs and returns from different airports to allow for better use of our time while diving this incredible area. We embark near Tahiti International Airport (PPT) and disembark from Fakarava Airport (FAV). We recommend arriving in Tahiti a day or two early to give you some time to relax and a little padding in case of any travel delays. Easy flights to Tahiti can be found from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tokyo, Honolulu, and Auckland. These airports are all large hubs with numerous direct flights to pretty much anywhere in the world. From the US flights run around $1000 roundtrip and run 7 days a week. Some airlines to check out are Air Tahiti Nui, United, Air New Zealand, Air France, Hawaiian Airlines, and French Bee.

And of course, in proper Dive Ninja style we will be building some awesome pre trip and post trip activities including tiger shark dives and swimming with humpback whales! Interested in adding this to your French Polynesia expedition? Give us a shout and we can set it up for you.