52 MEN’S HEALTH
50 Greatest Adventures
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Snorkel with Sharks in Tahiti
Not only is the Pacific island of Tahiti the sort of place where you can pluck fresh mangoes
from the trees, you can also share the warm, clear waters with 19 species of shark, including
the black-tip reef variety. The huge number of divers works in your favour here: the sharks are
so accustomed to sub-aquatic visitors that local guides can take you up close and personal
without the fear of you being turned into chum. tahititourisme.uk
Like that? Fancy coming eye to eye with one of the planet’s oldest and most fearsome predators?
Darwin’s Cage of Death offers just that: a Perspex cylinder is all that keeps you from a 4m crocodile
at feeding time. Best pack a spare pair of swimming shorts. crocosauruscove.com29-32
The World’s
Best Hidden
Surf Spots
Red Bull big-wave
rider Andrew
Cotton unpacks
the beachside
paradises
that you never
thought to visit“Skeleton Bay
on the Atlantic
coast of Namibia
is thought to
be the longest
sand-bottomed
wave in the world,
but was unknown
before 2008.”“The west coast
of Ireland has
some of the best
surf in Europe- but also the
most fickle. Grab
a board and find
the perfect giant
waves produced
by offshore reefs.”
“You might not
have heard of
Pacasmayo, a
city in north Peru,
but it has one of
South America’s
longest left-hand
points. You will
clock more riding
time in one day
than most surfers
manage in a year.”“The southern tip
of Nīas, a small
Indonesian island,
provides waves
with predictable
take-offs and
flawless barrels,
all at the perfect
speed for up
to 10 seconds.”