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Fakarava

A vast Tuamotu atoll protected as a biosphere reserve, famous for diving its southern pass with hundreds of sharks, and for pink-sand motu.

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Best Time to Go
Apr–Oct
Our full guide to Fakarava is being written. It's on the French Polynesia list as Worth a Detour.

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