Top Bora Bora Day Trips

An excellent snorkelling day with a great motu lunch included. We had tendered in from our Windstar cruise ship to the pier in Vaitape and were collected at the same pier by our guide. The boat was an outrigger canoe capably handled by our captain, Taamio, along with our guide, Tamo. There were 3 snorkeling stops: the first to see black tipped reef sharks and stingrays in shallow, clear water; the second in deep water to see more sharks and stingrays. In both cases the sharks and rays were numerous. The third stop was the extensive Bora Bora coral garden near the outer reef, just a great snorkeling experience -- colorful coral, abundant tropical fish, clear water, no current. Ater the snorkeling we went to a private motu where our small group lunched in the shade with just one other small group on a nice assortment of local cuisine served on woven palm fronds. After lunch we moved to a thatched roof shelter where the captain showed us how to husk, flake, and squeeze the milk from a coconut, and wove headbands and purses for the woman. Neat, simple demos and done in a relaxed convivial manner. Often on the canoe between stops Tamo would pick up his ukelele and the two of them would sing as we went along. On our way back to the pier in Vaitape we circumnavigated Bora Bora and they pointed out landmarks. We were back at the pier in plenty of time to make the tender back to our ship. There were quite a few tours and tour operators to choose from. We were very pleased with our choice.