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Lagoon Bleu - Rangiroa - French Polynesia (April 2025)
20 July 2025 · 7 min · 1K views
What this video covers
A small group visits the Blue Lagoon (Lagoon Bleu) inside Rangiroa atoll in French Polynesia in April 2025. The anchorage holds several sailboats outside the lagoon. Inside, the water is turquoise and shallow, and roughly half a dozen sharks patrol the area, including one that approaches the group directly. A local operator serves lunch on-site; the price discussed is 5,000 XPF, equivalent to approximately 41–50 euros. The group wades or swims to reach the spot and must figure out how to reboard their dinghy or boat afterward. Conversation touches briefly on the sharks' behavior and whether fish are present in the lagoon interior. The content is observational and exploratory, with no navigation, anchoring technique, or passage detail covered.
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