Diving with Pacific Divers in Rarotonga, Cook Islands

In this video, we will go diving with Pacific Divers in Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
Diving in Rarotonga in the Cook Islands was one of the most amazing experiences we have had.
You have 3 diving companies on Rarotonga, Pacific Divers, The Dive Center the Big Fish, and Rarotonga Divers.
We visited both and made the decision to go with Pacific divers.
Diving in Rarotonga is very safe and affordable and the instructors are fantastic.
The water visibility all year round is really good, it does vary slightly; However, we found that it was always crystal clear and there was nothing to complain about.
There is a ton of fish life including Hawksbill and Green turtles, White Tip and Grey Reef sharks, Napoleon Wrasse, Giant Moray, Giant Clams, and the myriad of reef fish and invertebrates you’d expect to see on a coral reef.
There are a few different Diving spots in Rarotonga, in our experience some of the best dive sites in Rarotonga are noted below.
Maritime Reefer (24-30m) - Advanced Open Water Divers only. ...
Alberto's (6-12m) - Suitable for all divers. ...
The Caves (6-16m) - Suitable for all divers. ...
Jade Reef (16-26m) - Advanced Open Water Divers only. ...
Mataora Wreck (12-20m) - Suitable for all divers.
Meghan was already paid certified to dive, she did a refresher diving course and Quincy signed up to get his open water PADI certification with pacific divers.
The PADI Certification took 4 days, the first day we were in the classroom watching videos and writing exams. The second day we were in the pool, learning how to use the equipment, retrieve our goggles underwater, and some other important skills. The other two days were out diving in the ocean. We dived 3 different sites, our favorite diving site in Rarotonga was smurf city. We found two sharks hiding underneath some coral, our diving instructor went down deeper to get some video footage of them with our go pro. She ended up spooking the sharks and they swam towards us, they must have been 10ft + white tip sharks and it was the most amazing experience.
I highly recommend Rarotonga pacific divers, we had a ton of fun and it was the best diving we've ever experienced.
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[@TheBlacktulips]

Beautiful underwater corals!

[@MeghanandQuincy]

It's amazing, our video doesn't do it justice. Heading to South America next and will be doing some diving there, we will see how it compares! :)

[@TheBlacktulips]

@@MeghanandQuincy Are Cook islands hard to get to? It is still somewhere under the radar, i think?

[@MeghanandQuincy]

@@TheBlacktulips It's not very busy, but there are direct flights from LAX. Highly recommend if you are looking for something VERY chill, but with amazing swimming.

[@TheBlacktulips]

@@MeghanandQuincy Good to know. It is officially on our list now after watching your videos!

[@PaulEgges]

You should try to set the white balance manually. That would make the colors really pop. Still, I could tell that the coral there is beautiful. I'll check it out next week!!! Kind of false advertising to say the best diving in the world and you have almost no experience!!! LOL I do appreciate you posting the video. Thanks.

[@MeghanandQuincy]

Hi Paul, Thanks for the tips. Good luck on your dives in Cook Islands!

[@TopsecretPaylevel12]

How is the health of the coral reef there?