Diving Fakarava’s Wall of Sharks

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If you’ve ever dreamed of being surrounded by sharks, Fakarava’s south pass in French Polynesia is where that dream becomes very real.

This remote atoll in the Tuamotu Islands is home to something divers call the Wall of Sharks—and yes, it’s exactly what it sounds like.

Picture this: you drop into clear, warm water and let the incoming tide pull you through the pass. Coral reefs drift by below, schools of fish swirl around, and then suddenly—there they are.

Dozens, sometimes hundreds, of gray reef sharks, calmly cruising together.

It’s one of the most incredible, adrenaline-filled dives out there, and it still feels peaceful. The sharks couldn’t care less about you. They’re focused on the current and the buffet of fish it brings.

If you time it right (around the full moon in June and July), you’ll catch the annual grouper spawning event, which brings even more predators into the mix.

It’s like front-row seats to the raw power of nature—no cage, no feeding, just the real deal.

Explore more:

• Here’s What It’s Like to Dive Through French Polynesia’s Shark Alley (article)

• The Wall of Sharks- Fakarava South Pass (video)