Half-Day Shared Boat Snorkel Tour

About This Experience

H2O Bora Bora runs this 3.5-hour shared-boat snorkel with pickup from your hotel or the port, and reviews mention both morning and afternoon departures. The listing does not fix the stops: the guide picks several sites each day based on conditions. Guests describe three or four stops, often starting at a manta ray cleaning station or underwater canyon, then an eagle ray area and the coral garden. Some trips also add a stop with blacktip reef sharks and stingrays.

The operator says its guides watch marine life in its natural setting, without feeding or staging encounters, and that its trips regularly meet manta rays, eagle rays, turtles and dolphins. None of these is guaranteed. Reviewers report mantas at one or two spots and, on good days, large groups of eagle rays moving together. The coral garden is dense with reef fish. Weather matters: one guest on a windy, cloudy day noted poor visibility. The listing gives no depths, and you climb back aboard by a ladder that one reviewer found smaller than expected.

This suits adults and older children who want a small group (guests mention around seven on board) and a guide who hunts for rays. It is less suited to small children, and one parent of a 4-year-old advised against it. You must be able to use the ladder on your own, and the listing asks for a moderate level of fitness. Travelers aged 70 and over need a medical certificate, and the tour is not suitable for anyone over 80. There is no lunch, and snorkel gear is not named in the inclusions, so confirm it or bring your own.

The price is $130 per person and covers the driver and guide, bottled water, pickup and drop-off, and a 10% discount at Deep Sea Pearls. Cancel at least 24 hours ahead for a full refund. The same trip is also listed on GetYourGuide from $129 per person.

Highlights

• Several snorkel sites picked each day by the guide based on conditions
• A manta ray cleaning station where guests often report mantas
• Eagle ray spots, sometimes with large groups moving together
• A coral garden snorkel among dense schools of reef fish
• Wildlife watched in its natural setting, with no feeding or staged encounters
• Island history and local stories from the guide as you circle the lagoon

What's Included

• ✓ Hotel or port pickup and drop-off
• ✓ Pickup from the nearest dock for vacation rental guests
• ✓ Driver and guide (English or French)
• ✓ Bottled water
• ✓ 10% discount at Deep Sea Pearls, Bora Bora
• ✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure

Not Included

• Lunch and snacks
• Snorkel equipment (not named in the inclusions; confirm with the operator)
• Towels

What to Bring

• Swimwear
• Towel
• Sunscreen
• Your own mask, snorkel and fins, or confirm gear with the operator
• Hat

Good to Know & Caveats

• Mantas, eagle rays, turtles and dolphins are often reported but never guaranteed.
• Wind and cloud can cut visibility, and the guide adjusts the sites to the conditions.
• You must climb in and out of the water by ladder without help.
• Infants up to age 2 sit on an adult's lap; a moderate fitness level is expected.
• Travelers aged 70 and over must bring a medical certificate.

Meeting Point

Pickup and drop-off at hotels and the port are included. If you stay in a vacation rental, the boat collects you from the dock closest to your accommodation.