Half Day Whale Watching in a Small Shared Group
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Tahiti, French Polynesia
- 4 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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What's Included
- SnacksHot tea, water and a snack will be offered during the tour.
- Use of Snorkeling equipmentUse of Snorkelling equipment
- Bottled water
- Captain
- Guide
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 'Ārue StadiumFFF8+XVV, Arue, French Polynesia
We are based at the "Arue Stadium, Tahiti". Your Guide will be waiting for you at the car park to guide you to the boat. Be present 20 minutes before Check-out to avoid any delays. p.s: another meeting point will be offered depending on the weather conditions or Monday and Sunday. Thank you.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.What To Expect
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 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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Featured review
Incredible experience! You never know what you will see when you book these things. You hope to see whales but understand nature will do its thing regardless. We were blessed to not only see one whale, but to swim above it and feel its whale song vibrate through us. We also got to see another whale, a huge pod of dolphins, sea turtles, and a jellyfish. The guides were incredible and incredibly knowledgeable. They helped track the whale and ensured we had a positive experience. Would do this tour again.
Reviews
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based on 43 reviews
Incredible experience! You never know what you will see when you book these things. You hope to see whales but understand nature will do its thing regardless. We were blessed to not only see one whale, but to swim above it and feel its whale song vibrate through us. We also got to see another whale, a huge pod of dolphins, sea turtles, and a jellyfish. The guides were incredible and incredibly knowledgeable. They helped track the whale and ensured we had a positive experience. Would do this tour again.
It was a small group of only 6 and we had plenty of room on the boat. The ride was what you would expect on a small boat in open water. After sighting a whale we approached slowly and respectfully. The captain had an underwater microphone, so we could hear the whale singing (or snoring). When we were about 100 m from the whale we got into the water with our snorkel gear and swam to where the singing was thunderous! We could see nothing. After about 10 minutes this huge whale rose from the depths and surfaced in front of our very eyes. It was spectacular!
This was such a wonderful day! Vehiatua and guide Nathan were so friendly and welcoming. We swam with a curious baby whale who danced and spun in front of us, got in the water with a large singing whale, and stopped on in the reef to see turtles and eagle rays. And I was able to join even after missing my booked day because of a delayed flight - thanks so much for the flexibility so I didn’t miss this experience :-)
Amazing trip with JB and Oneal! Thank to these two professional gentleman we got chance to saw whales at the last day in Tahiti. We decided to join pretty late at night, but the team help settle everything down and make it very easy to us. :) Don’t hesitate to join if you want to have a wonderful whale-watching tour!
Very exciting tour. Very up close with whales. Got to snorkel several times near whales. Seline and JB great guides. Would highly recommend
This was a lot of fun! The guide and captain were very knowledge and great! We had a blast. We encounter 2 male whales! The group swam with both of them and then we ended the trip with snorkeling with turtles! Highly recommend booking this operator over others.
Fantastic! Highly recommend. Small boat, six people max, so no rotation of swimming groups. Our boat captain JB and guide Solenne (I’m guessing on the spelling) were both fantastic. Just really nice people, and genuinely excited to be out in nature and interacting with whales. We had signed up for a four hour half-day tour, but in fact I think we spent almost four hours just trying to find whales. JB gave it a really good effort, and we did find whales right about at the four hour mark. Nevertheless, we got in the water, and had an amazing experience with a very engaging humpback whale calf and his Mom. We easily spent another 30 minutes in the water, and only moved on when the whales did. The trip ran long, but JB and Solenne were very happy to show us the whales and really made every effort to make it happen for us. I cannot recommend these guys enough, thanks guys!
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Thank you a lot Zachary for jumping in the adventure with us.
The weather wasn't as expected but you guys were the best with a really good energy along the tour.
What we wanted the most is to make you have the best experience and encounter possible with these majestic whales.
Take care
It is a real adventure to search for whales in the waves with this small boat. You should definitely have your sea legs on days with rough seas. The captain of the ship has a great eye for discovering - in this case - the whale mother with her baby. The tour guide was actively supportive and told many educational things about the whales in a vivid way. A sonar was used to assist in the search. Hearing the voices of mother and baby was incredibly beautiful.
A clear recommendation for this excursion.
Kerstin
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Response from Host, Oct 2026
Vielen lieben Dank, Kerstin, für diese tolle und ausführliche Rückmeldung. Es freut uns sehr, dass ihr dieses besondere Erlebnis mit uns teilen konntet und die Begegnung mit der Walmutter und ihrem Baby genießen konntet. Bis hoffentlich bald wieder auf dem Wasser 🐋
I had already done another one in Moorea and I can speak from experience. This excursion from Tahiti was truly incredible. It far exceeded my expectations. We saw them from all angles by air and water and even heard their songs. The guide was fantastic and he and the captain know very well how to do what they do. We saw the whale's famous leaps into the air several times!!!! And swimming majestically out at sea. He made us listen to their sound or song!!! And we saw them underwater many times, super close, mother and calf. It was more than we dreamed of!!!! I recommend this excursion from Tahiti for having been so complete and majestic.
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A singing whale appeared slowly before us and passed us majestically, like a gentle giant. An unforgettable moment full of awe and beauty – just magical!
Absolutely great crew – warm, professional and with noticeable passion.
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