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- 7 hours
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Explore beyond Raiatea with this action-packed day trip to Tahaa island. You’ll be picked up from Uturoa quay on Raiatea and taken over to Tahaa by boat. Explore the island's cultural and natural attractions with a visit to a pearl farm, snorkeling at a coral garden, and lunch on a white-sand beach. A great combination of relaxation and exploration.
- Snorkeling gear will be provided
- Learn about the history and culture of Tahaa island
- This is a full-day tour lasting about seven hours
- A fun tour for the whole family
What's Included
- Lunch
- Use of Snorkeling equipment
- Pick up insure from pk 10 EST to pk 10 WEST of the island of RAIATEA
Meeting and Pickup
Start time
08:30 AM
What To Expect
TAHAA Island Tour with Multiple Stop
1 Stop
1 Point of Interest
Duration: 7 hours
Operating Schedule: Departure is at 8:30 a.m. at the pier in the town center of Uturoa, opposite the Champion Supermarket, then pick up the captains dressed in local red and white shirts.
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Points of interest passed by on this route
Gare Maritime d'Uturoa Raiatea
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Infants must sit on laps
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Reviews
5.0
301 reviews
Gilbert_L, May 2024
Normally don’t write reviews, but I couldn’t resist as we had the best tour experience our guide was very enthusiastic, energetic, funny and helpful specially in the coral garden. Such great personality made our experience very electrifying we are ready to go back. Lunch on Motu was delicious.
Jason_R, May 2024
We booked this tour the day before arrival in Raiatea due to unexpected cancellation of our original plan … and I am so glad that happened. As other reviews have noted, the his tour was fantastic! There was our guide and made for a great day around Taha’a but with his fellow guides. Enjoy a day full of vanilla, pearls, rum, rays, sharks, snorkeling, lunch and songs with this fun bunch of locals.
Stephanie_H, Apr 2024
Awesome experience! We had Tere as our tour guide and he was great! All the guides were awesome and so funny! We were laughing the whole trip! A great taste of Tahaa followed by a delicious motu lunch and coconut show. Drift snorkeling was one of our favorites, and we even saw Nemo!
We booked as an excursion while our NCL ship was docked and you could walk to the meeting point. The marina is right next to the cruise port. There was a mix of French-speaking boats and English, but the guides spoke perfect English so no need to worry about missing any information. Highly recommend ARE Tours for your next trip to Raiatea!
Keith_K, Apr 2024
The snorkeling on the coral gardens and the lunch on the motu. The guide was also excellent. Great day on the water!
Sheree_S, Apr 2024
Our favourite tour of French Polynesia. Even with the rainy start it was such a special day. The motu was the highlight, the lunch amazing, and the music/entertainment was spectacular. Do this tour! Take reef shoes though :)
Dain_K, Apr 2024
My experience may have been different to everyone else's because it was pouring rain for the first 2 hours of the tour. We were picked up from the cruise port on time (unfortunately ended up waiting 30+ min to start the tour because other guests were late) and headed off to the vanilla plantation. The boat we were in was uncovered, the waves were rough, and by the time we arrived at the plantation we were all soaking wet, as if we had swam there. The strong wind made it really cold and unpleasant during the visit to the plantation. It was a couple of tour guides divided into different boats and every time we stopped it was a bit disorganized as to where we were supposed to go and when to reconvene as a group etc. The lunch was definitely the highlight of the trip and what made this excursion worth it. The food was freshly prepared and delicious, and there were black tipped sharks swimming around us while we ate and listened to some music being performed. Afterwards we stopped at a black pearl farm, which was a very nice informative experience. Overall I wish the tour company had taken into account the weather, but I would recommend it nonetheless.
MelanieClark, Mar 2024
Memorable excursion Terre was an excellent tour guide, funny, full of interesting information and sooo helpful with a novice snorkeler. Can’t thank him enough for his patience and care! Not just with me, but with everyone. Would totally tour with ARE Tours Raiatea again! 😊
Williamson_K, Mar 2024
Get it all - Vanilla plantation, Snorkeling, Pearl Farm, and a Polynesian beach party/picnic. This is a great tour. We even had blacktip sharks swimming a few feet from our picnic tables. Great fun, great value. Highly recommended.
James_K, Mar 2024
Beginning to end, this was a great excursion! Reve and his team did an excellent job of entertaining us despite the two rain storms we had to go through.
We now know why vanilla cost so much. And how black pearls are cultured. Both very informative stops on our way to the Coral Gardens. We've seen better snorkeling elsewhere, but this was shallow water with a big variety of fish and some good coral for pictures.
The lunch was wonderful! Fish, chicken, rice, taro, plantains and more with plenty for everyone.
My highlight was the black tip sharks that were swimming right beside us! Lots of good photos.
A very nice dance and music performance after lunch before heading back to the ship.
Highly recommend this all day tour by ACE.
Nellie_P, Mar 2024
Our boat captain Tere was excellent and entertaining! This whole experience was interesting and fun. Our lunch on the picnic tables in the water was amazing! The snorkelling was great, and we enjoyed the vanilla plantation visit and learned about the production of the black pearls. Sharks at lunch! Great tour! Thanks Tere!
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