FRENCH POLYNESIA · ISLAND
The best of the islands.
The 10 most popular raiatea tours across French Polynesia. What each day on the water is actually like, who runs it, and what you'll pay.
Full-day Tahaa trip from Raiatea with pearl and vanilla farms, drift snorkeling at the Coral Gardens, and a motu beach lunch.
“Amazing experience!! A little taste of everything with the French Polynesian culture. Drift snorkel was beautiful and local picnic lunch was exceptional. Favorite was the small reef sharks in the shallow water while we ate. Crew was phenomenal. Highly recommend!! “Tarzan was the best””
Snorkel the Tahaa Coral Garden in a real lagoon aquarium with a small-group drift float from Raiatea, cruise-friendly timing, and great guide care.
“Be sure and bring water socks so you can navigate the coral. More fis than I have ever seen snorkeling.”
Blue Lagoon’s comfortable outrigger canoe day trip to Taha’a: black pearls, vanilla, rum tasting, and Coral Garden snorkeling.
“This was an amazing tour! The boat was spacious and well kept. Jimmy, the owner/captain, was a one man show. He was personable, knowledgeable about the area, and appeared to really enjoy his job. The private island was beautiful anRead more”
Small-group Tahaa tour from Raiatea: vanilla, rum tasting, pearls, coral garden snorkeling, and lunch on a private motu.
“If you want to go on a great cruise with a personal touch, then this one is for you. Vanilla, pearls, and rum tours, then a view around the island then stopping at a private island with local cuisine with family. It doesn’t get any better than this.”
Drift snorkel Raiatea–Tahaa’s coral garden from motu Tautau, with soft drinks, reef time, and a free pearl farm visit.
“Even though the weather was not good our guide made our experience memorable. He gave us extra attention as we snorkeled the reef. At the pearl farm he was able to get us rain coats which helped out a lot. After having such a bad experience with our excursion the day before, this was a…”
Half-day boat tour in Raiatea from Uturoa: cruise the Faaroa River and visit an Opoa pearl farm with lagoon views.
“Most of this trip was riding in the boat to visit a pearl farm. The pearl farm was interesting, but felt more like a shopping expedition. The trip up the River was beautiful, but could have been made much better with commentary. The tour was to be limited to 12 but when two boats travel…”
Private light-plane flight from Raiatea over Tahaa and motus, with an optional Bora Bora circuit, pickup, and photo-friendly sightseeing.
“Not to be missed if you stay on Raiatea, flight on Bora-Bora and Taha'a, incredible with Georges at the helm, a memory forever etched in our hearts!Auto-translated”
Modern outrigger canoe day trip around Raiatea with snorkeling at Nao Nao, UNESCO Taputapuatea, and possible Faaroa River time.
“I can’t believe how amazing this tour was , our guide was the most polite and informative fellow. This tour was one of the best we have ever done it started perfectly and just kept getting better , lunch was in a gorgeous location , the boat is luRead more”
Taha'a & Raiatea boat tour with vanilla tasting, rum samples, Coral Garden snorkeling, pearl-farm lessons, and lunch on a motu.
“This tour was absolutely amazing. Our guide was the best!!! The Pearl tour was the very best. We learned so so much. I would highly recommend this tour”
Four-hour Tahaa half-day from Raiatea for vanilla farms and black pearls, plus lagoon views on a small-group boat.
“We waited at the pick up location for thirty minutes and no one came to pick us up. Tried calling the contact number provided by aviator and the call failed. Just hope we can get a refund. Ruined what might otherwise have been a lovely day.”
