Moorea Shore Excursion for Cruise Guests: 3-Hour Guided Tour
Moorea, French Polynesia
- 3 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Explore the main points of interest in Moorea with a handy half-day tour/shore excursion. Check off the island’s natural and cultural attractions on a handy-half day tour, including the great views from the Belvedere lookout point, a fruit juice factory and distillery, an archaeological site, and more. Choose from several morning and afternoon departures to suit your schedule.
- See many of Moorea's top attractions in just a few hours
- Get around in a comfortable air-conditioned coach with a driver
- Includes transfers from the port
- Souvenir DVDs will be available to purchase
What's Included
- Local guide
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Meeting and return at the Moorea cruise tender pier
- Food and drinks
- Personal purchases and souvenirs
- Gratuities (optional)
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Papetō'ai, Moorea-Maiao, French Polynesia
At the Moorea tender pier in Papeto'ai, go to the shore excursion operators' area. Look for the Torea Nui Transport welcome table and our team in light green uniforms with our logo. Our staff will welcome you and direct you to your vehicle. Drivers will be waiting nearby.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
1
Marae Titiroa
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Belvedere Lookout
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
'Opunohu Bay
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Manutea Tahiti
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
Cook's Bay
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
6
Toatea Lookout
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
7
Church of the Holy Family
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Guests using wheelchairs must be able to transfer to a standard vehicle seat. Wheelchairs and strollers can be stored in the vehicle's luggage compartment, subject to available space. Strollers cannot be used inside the vehicle. Some stops may have uneven ground. Please contact us before booking if you have specific mobility requirements.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 70 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
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based on 108 reviews
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Good tour, driver was attentive, safe, and provided great information on the things we saw. Disappointed that we toured on Sunday - fruit and rum stops closed.
0830 tour confirmed and detailed. 0833 tour of 4 left. 0905 our tour finally departed. Suggestion - include a bottle of water
Solo friendly.
Nice friendly driver who explained things on the way around the Island, lots of photo opportunities.
We were unable to take the tour due to my husband being ill. I contacted the operator early in the morning, no response. So I took the tender to shore, found them explained the issue and was told to come back 15 mins before the tour was due to leave. I did explained again to a 3rd person who told me it was too late to do anything about it. I acknowledged that it was non refundable after 24 hours prior, but asked him to reply to my email confirming this, he never did.
Response from Host, Oct 2026
Thank you for your feedback. We understand your disappointment. However, we would like to clarify that you initially confirmed your intention to join the tour alone and were invited to return before departure. You later decided not to participate. Our team respected the cancellation policy applicable to all bookings. We appreciate your understanding. Torea Nui Transport Team
Wanted to experience and see the island. This tour did this and we went around the entire island. Unfortunately the weather wasn’t cooperating in the start of the tour but it turned out to be a great day
Kali was a great driver and would recommend this tour if you are not a beach goer
Response from Host, Oct 2026
Un grand merci pour votre confiance et d'avoir pris le temps de partager votre avis ! 🌺 Toute l'équipe de Torea Nui Transport vous remercie chaleureusement pour votre retour. Au plaisir de vous accueillir à nouveau à Moorea !
Mauruuru roa ! 🌴💚
This tour was in a 8 seater mini bus. Getting in and out was very easy. Ride was comfortable. Our guide was a local so she knew her history and was very easy to get on with. She managed to get into very busy spots for us to see the most beautiful parts of the country. We all enjoyed our tour around the island. And would recommend it.
Response from Host, Oct 2026
Un grand merci pour votre confiance et d'avoir pris le temps de partager votre avis ! 🌺 Toute l'équipe de Torea Nui Transport vous remercie chaleureusement pour votre retour. Au plaisir de vous accueillir à nouveau à Moorea !
Mauruuru roa ! 🌴💙
Communication when we were delayed was very efficient. Tour leader Tower, was very knowledgable and informative and very friendly.
Only slight complaint- need water and maybe some snacks (maybe breadfruit chips?) in vehicle as we were unable to take from cruise ship.
Response from Host, Oct 2026
Un grand merci pour votre confiance et d'avoir pris le temps de partager votre avis ! 🌺 Toute l'équipe de Torea Nui Transport vous remercie chaleureusement pour votre retour. Au plaisir de vous accueillir à nouveau à Moorea !
Mauruuru roa ! 🌴💚
Our guide was very knowledgeable and helpful. Our driver very careful and friendly. The stops were interesting and plentiful.
Fantastic, the guide was very knowledgeable and made the trip interesting. Loved every minute and would highly recommend them.
Friendly, skilled driver, Taoahere was a great tour guide, very personable and knowledgeable. It was great.
Moorea is a lovely island. We have used this tour company twice now to tour the island and both times have been outstanding. Friendly, informative and comfortable.
Tehoti our guide was supposed to meet us with a sign with our names as we came off the ferry. Took us ten minutes to find him. No sign. He was on other side of Pier. Told us he would take the four of us to our driver. Turned out he was the driver and guide. Driver/Guide appeared new to job. Knew about Captain Cook but not the earlier explorers. Tour was 3 hours. We covered 1/3 of Island in 2 hours and drove by rest of island in last hour. Took us to a pineapple processor and left us at entrance. Waiting for us at gift shop where he encouraged beverage sampling. Stoped at a dumpy beverage bar with rip off clothing prices for twenty minutes. Stopped to see a pig sleeping on the beach. Guide drove two fast up wind road to top of mountain and back down. No water on board. Really surprised this was a Viator trip. Not recommended.
Response from Host, Feb 2026
Iaorana
Thank you for your feedback even bad. This is not what we propose on Viator but will see with the tour guide what happen because he is not like that. He suppose to show you the best part of the island and also à lot of history. We are really sorry for the inconvenience. Have a nice day
I’m sorry to report that this tour was not worth the time, effort or money. First the seating in the van is very tight and the AC was blowing out warm air. No AC for the entire tour. The tour guide was very bad. He barely talked and gave us any information about the island unless we inquired. At times my husband and I found him to be rude. One patron asked about popular sporting activities on the island. The tour guide replied, “football and baha.” When the patron questioned what was baha he replied, “ look it up.” Isn’t a tour guide supposed to be knowledgeable about the island?!? At one point I asked if we were heading back to the ship. He responded we were circling the island but never spoke again about what we were seeing. He was too busy looking at his phone.
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Iaorana
Thank you for your comment even bad. Would you please send us an email because i don't see your last name and don't know who was the guide name. I am really sorry about the attitude of my tour guide. As soon as i will have your message by name with :
_ Date of service
_ last name
I will have a meeting with the guide. Here is our Email : enttoreanui@gmail.com
Waiting for it and sorry again for the inconvenience
Donovan was our energetic, informative, and friendly guide on our Destination Highlights (air conditioned!) bus tour of Moorea. He shared much information about Moorea, his (large) family, and what it has been like living on Moorea. We will be planning our return soon. The natural beauty of the island and its' friendly residents in light of living with challenges is captivating. This man was one of the best guides we've had anywhere. For the record, the bus driver
also deserves compliments for his ability to navigate narrow roads.
This was a wonderful tour!
Well done by tour operators!
Everything as advertised..
Lovely friendly people professional and knowledgeable. Lots of information and great sense of humour.
Great day with friendly staff.we were met on land appointed time. Definately good value and would recommend to others
We were disappointed as Viator excursions are always exceptionally great. The tour started at 1 pm instead of the scheduled 111:30 pm. The tour guide, Selma, was not apologetic and actually started out rather rude and was confrontational with members of the group. Things improved during the course of the tour- she gave some information but she didn’t really answer posed questions. But I suppose everyone can have a poor attitude once in a while.
Bus service was good. First time tour guide didn’t really give history or general overview of the island. Overall it was a pleasant tour. Would recommend to others.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Iaorana
Thank you for your feedback.
We will do our Best for our tour guide. Have a nice dau
We enjoyed the tour but thought it would be in a van not a huge bus. There is a van and a bus in the picture advertising. The guide was good and gave lots of info. The sound system on the bus was terrible and made it difficult to under stand much of what was being said
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Iaorana,
Thank you very much for your feedback.
That’s exactly why we provided both pictures — to show the difference.
For large cruise ships carrying around 2,000 passengers, bookings are typically arranged using buses rather than vans. Have a nice day
The tour was great, personalized and detailed, showing a lot in a short amount of time with good stops along the way
Had a broken window with hard plastic. Couldn’t see and very hot. Booked early arrived on time last to board bus. Terrible experience
It was such a lovely day. Relaxed. And so informative. Selma was so passionate about sharing the stories of the culture of the islands
Very enjoyable Moorea Circle Island Tour. Better than expected and our Tour Guide Donovan was exceptional!
Do not book with this vendor. He is arrogant. Will cancel on you within hours of the tour taking place.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Iaorana,
Thank you for your message — even if it was a bit negative. I just want to clarify something. Why did you specifically mention being Black from the USA?
I respect and welcome everyone equally, regardless of their origin. You book your tour 3 days before the day of service and I sent you a message the day you book it to inform you that this tour is only for cruise ship passengers and that you are not one, I was simply trying to communicate clearly. What else could I have done in that situation?
You replied but not saying to cancel the trip, i was waiting for your confirmation to go ahead an cancel the tour — but despite my message, you still took the ferry over to the island. So between you and me, who really made the mistake here?
You said I was arrogant. But honestly, weren't you more arrogant in how you talked to me by phone ?
Let’s be honest — I just want to understand and clear things up. Best regards,
Excellent experience great drivers full of knowledge teaching us basic sayings too made our visit very enjoyable
Very nice guide who took us to several beautiful places but he explained very little about the island. As we drove along and passed churches, various buildings, etc. There was no explanation of what they were.
The fruit factory was a disappointment as we were expecting fruit juice and not alcohol drinks. Moorea remains one of the most beautiful islands we have seen and at least this tour allowed us to enjoy its beauty.
Response from Host, Jan 2025
Iaorana
Thank youvfor your reply even with 2 stars only.
We will work again on our tour guide to be better next time.
Sorry also for the fruit factory, we Nevers know what they will serve for guests. Have a nice day
This tour and the tour guide were superb. His in-depth knowledge of the area and history really impressed us.
The company canceled. I was very disappointed and upset that they cancelled. There is nothing more to say.
Response from Host, Dec 2024
Iaorana
Thank you for your feedback even bad. We cancel it because you where not on the same island and it was complicate to figure out with ferry timetable
We had a lovely island tour where our guide showed us the sights of Moorea and explained them very well.
Did not cancel nor did they inform me of them not having the selected tour on sundays despite allowing me to pay. An employee had to tell me they don’t do this tour on the weekend due to not enough people booked
Response from Host, Dec 2024
Iaorana
Thank you for your feedback even bad. You don't tell the réal reason we gave it to you.
This tour is reserve for big cruise ship and not for hôtel guests or guest coming from Tahiti island.
Number one of tours on the island are ATV tour and Safari tour
Looking down from the top of the mountain and seeing all the beach bungalows on the Hilton Hotel beach far below. All types of beautiful flowers every where you went. Steve was a great and informative guide. Nice area around where the ship docked for walking and or having a drink at dusk on the beach before leaving port.
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