French Polynesia · SNORKELING
The water is warm, clear and shallow enough that snorkelling beats diving for most of what you came to see. These 15 trips are priced and clear about which ones anchor over the rays, which reach the coral gardens, and which hand you gear worth wearing.
Explore Moorea by outrigger canoe, snorkel with rays and reef sharks, learn to make poisson cru, and enjoy a barbecue on a tiny motu.
“Great day. Highlights swimming with rays and sharks, and the Poisson Cru prepared on the beach. Our captain/chef/and many more talents Wilfred made the day very special.”
Explore Moorea’s lagoon in a six-person boat, with sharks, rays, turtles, reefs, sandbanks, and a relaxed four-hour pace.
“This was one of the best snorkeling tours I have ever taken. It was a small group, and we had four different experiences that were equally amazing! I would highly recommend!”
Explore Bora Bora’s lagoon on a small-group snorkeling tour with manta rays, eagle rays, coral gardens, hotel pickup, and ethical wildlife viewing.
“Such a fun experience! Was our first time snorkeling and would do it again, definitely recommend to anyone visiting.”
Review of Bora Bora’s 6-hour lagoon cruise with sharks, stingrays, manta rays, coral gardens, barbecue lunch, and local music.
“Fantastic day with Manu and Ari. They were so accommodating and funny! We swam with manta ray; sting ray; eagle ray; dolphins; sharks and many many fish. For lunch, we visited their family home where we were taught to tie dye and de-husk a coconut in such a beautiful setting. The best trip we have been on!”
Review of Moorea’s Taboo catamaran tour, with small-group snorkeling, sharks, rays, tropical fruit, cocktails, and practical booking advice.
“What a great way to spend a morning on the water in Moorea. We got to swim with sharks and stingrays and snorkel in a beautiful coral garden. Johann and Max were fun, friendly, and knowledgable guides on this wonderful experience. Do yourself a favor and book a morning on the catamaran Taboo.”
Swim with blacktip sharks, stingrays, and reef fish in Bora Bora’s lagoon on a small-group eco snorkel cruise with hotel pickup.
“Very friendly sharks and rays for sure. great location to get in with them and get photos/video. they are definitely there hoping for a snack.”
Glide over Moorea’s coral gardens by sea scooter, with expert guides, hotel pickup, stingrays, turtles, and three snorkeling sites.
“Such a cool excursion!! The captain and tour guide were very friendly and informative. They provide you with everything you need for the trip! We stopped at a few locations to see different things and we were even fortunate enough to see a crazy amount of dolphins right next to the boat and even get in to swim with them a little bit. They do have a professional camera taking pictures and videos for you to purchase at the end. We did use our go pro but it was a little hard to use sometimes with the scooter in our hands. Overall great experience and easy to do!”
Snorkel Bora Bora’s lagoon with manta rays, rays, sharks, coral gardens, and tropical fish on a small-group tour led by local guides.
“This was the most disappointing tour that I've ever been on. I booked this Snorkeling tour to see the beautiful Bora Bora Lagoon. Our tour guide was not very friendly, seemed aggravated, and did not take us where he said he would. He pointeRead more”
Review of Moorea Tiki Tour’s six-hour yellow boat trip, with turtles, rays, reef sharks, lagoon snorkeling, local lunch, and small groups.
“Michel and Yo were excellent guides. Both of them were a lot of fun .I appreciated that Michel is someone who also helps protect the reef as his second job, and his knowledge of the island and its history When it became obvious that we were 2 of the only ones who didn’t speak French he and Yo worked really hard to make us feel included Lunch w the stingrays swimming under our feet was truly joyful”
Review of Bora Bora’s 8-hour land-and-sea tour, with 4WD viewpoints, snorkeling with rays and sharks, coral gardens, and a local lunch.
“It was funny! The guys were very nice and friendly! It was amazing when we swimming with the sharks into the lagoon and the lunch was delicious!! Noemi”
Review of Moorea’s 3-hour snorkeling tour, with sharks, stingrays, coral gardens, fruit, drinks, and a small luxury boat group.
“Comfortable and nice boat. I’ve done this snorkel trip before but it included hotel pickup at the hotel dock. Nono and Tema were so nice and hospitable and I enjoyed their stories and the info they provided. The fruit platter was yummy anRead more”
Explore Bora Bora’s lagoon by small boat, snorkel with reef sharks, stingrays, and tropical fish, and enjoy local stories and music.
“We had the best time on this snorkeling tour with Lagoon Services! Captain Mike was a great guide. He taught us about the history of the island, played the ukulele and sang for us, took us to three snorkeling spots as well as gave us a full circle tour of Bora Bora. We loved the small group size (7 of us) and the snorkeling spots were the best. Our first stop was to see the black tip reef sharks. The second stop was the natural coral reef which we spent about 30 mins there and the last stop was to snorkel with stingrays. We felt completely safe during all these…”
Explore Moorea’s lagoon after dark on a guided night snorkel with gear, snacks, and small-group attention. See octopus, rays, eels, and more.
“Mai was great! He helped us see octopus, sea turtles, and so much more! Very knowledgeable guide and very friendly.”
Sail Bora Bora aboard a 40-foot catamaran, snorkel a private coral garden, and enjoy a floating bar with a small group and hotel pickup.
“One of the most enjoyable things we did. Easy day with lots of sun to snorkel and then finish the day off with some alcohol!? Met some great people and had a blast”
Swim with black-tip reef sharks, stingrays, eagle rays, and tropical fish on a guided Bora Bora lagoon safari with hotel pickup.
“This was fantastic. Exactly what we wanted. Three incredible snorkeling spots. Sharks and stingrays. Eagle Rays ! And the coral garden was simply amazing. Loved this activity.”
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