The 10 Island Tours in Bora Bora That Earn Their Price

1.Reef Discovery Half Day Group Signature Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 968 reviews · from $143Our pick

Spend about three and a half hours on Bora Bora’s lagoon with a maximum of eight participants. Reef Discovery guides such as Umi, Niko, Noé, Fabien, and Kevin lead beginners and confident swimmers to manta ray stations, coral gardens, eagle ray areas, and shallow waters with reef sharks and stingrays. Pickup, towels, equipment, and refreshments are included.

“Very professional. The guide was extremely nice and respectful of the fauna and flora. Unfortunately we didn’t get to see manta rays but that happens. We saw other rays and sharks”

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2.Island Tour & Getaway on the Bora Bora Mountains by Quad / ATV

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 326 reviews

Spend about three hours riding a quad around Bora Bora, from Vaitape and the Amanahune plateau to Anau Rock and mountain trails. Guides such as Tahi, H, Mana, Caleb, and Thomas lead the way, explain island history, and help beginners handle the machines. Expect road riding, rough climbs, mud, lagoon views, refreshments, and a local snack stop.

“The best way to see many views of Bora Bora. You drive around the entire island and take a few off road paths to great views that you just can't get from the water or from the road.”

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3.Bora Bora Island Tour By JET SKI

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 263 reviews

Take a two-hour guided jet ski tour around Bora Bora’s lagoon with a certified local guide such as H, Caleb, or Damien. You’ll stop at scenic points, pause at a motu for fruit, coconut, snacks, and drinks, and learn island stories along the way. One reservation covers one jet ski for one or two people.

“Very personable. Kept checking with us regarding our comfort level. Stopped at scenic spots and offered to take our picture.”

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4.Discover the black pearl in Bora Bora

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 243 reviews · from $200

Travel by boat to motu Taufarii, where Manu or Tahi explains Tahitian black pearls before you snorkel to select an oyster. Watch it open, keep the pearl inside, and enjoy fruit and fresh drinks beside views of Mount Otemanu. Hotel pickup is offered, and groups are limited to 12.

“It is a fantastic experience to learn black pearl and get one by yourself. The tour guides are very friendly.”

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5.Reef Discovery Private Half Day Lagoon Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 126 reviews

Set out with Reef Discovery for a private 2 to 4-hour Bora Bora lagoon trip, with hotel or port pickup, a clean boat, drinks, coconut bread, and four snorkeling stops. Captain Fabian may guide your group to manta rays, eagle rays, a coral garden, and a natural aquarium filled with tropical fish.

“Did the private 1/2 day lagoon tour. Fabian our captain was awesome. Boat was super clean, included non-alcoholic beverages. The coconut bread was to die for. So good, trying to get the recipe. Fabian showed us multiple terrific snorkeRead more”

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6.Island Tour and Mountains Getaway by Quad Bike

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 89 reviews · 3 hours

Ride a quad bike around Bora Bora with a local English- or French-speaking guide. The three-hour route includes Vaitape, Amanahune Plateau, Anau rock, Faanui Cannon, WW2 sites, off-road trails, fruit, coconut bread, and local drinks. Guides such as Tahi, Mana, Manu, and Tama are known for clear instruction and warm local stories.

“We did a full tour to the main island with off road routes to see major points on Bora Bora. Our guide Mana, was handsome, funny and told us a lot of interesting things about Bora Bora. It was perfect, not short, not long, with the right amount of tour explanations and the perfect dose of ATV funny rutes”

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7.Private Island Tour by ATV / QUAD

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 31 reviews

Ride one quad shared by up to two people on a private three-hour tour of Bora Bora. A native guide leads you along three off-road trails, four viewpoints, remote beaches, and the WWII cannons, with local stories, fruit, juice, and water along the way. Guides may include Manu or Caleb.

“Our tour guide was amazing, we forgot his name but he is Tahitian with blue eyes lol. He treats you like a friend visiting his home. Brought us fruit from his garden and refreshments. Was the perfect stop before our trip to bora bora, if you haRead more”

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8.Reef Discovery Private Full Day Lagoon Tour & Water Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews

Spend about 5.5 hours aboard a private boat in Bora Bora’s lagoon. Reef Discovery takes you to a protected coral garden for snorkeling among tropical fish, moray eels, manta rays, turtles, and dolphins, followed by a Polynesian lunch with Mount Otemanu in view. Guide Pierre is praised for his friendly hosting and excellent eye for marine life.

“This was an incredible experience! Our guide Pierre was friendly, knowledgeable, and an overall great host. It was hands down the best snorkeling we have done in all our travels. Thanks to Pierre’s expertise we were able to see sting, manta, Read more”

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9.Reef Discovery Luxury Private Snorkeling Lagoon Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews

Spend 3.5 hours with Reef Discovery exploring Bora Bora’s lagoon by private boat. Your naturalist guide, including Pierre when assigned, adjusts the outing to weather, your interests, and your comfort. Gear, towels, snacks, water, and accommodation pickup are included. The base price covers two people, with room for up to eight.

“Pierre was wonderful, he taught us...helped in every way, so we had the best experience. This is truly an experience of a lifetime.”

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10.1/2 day Coral Discovery tour – Shared tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 4 hours · from $148

Spend four hours in Bora Bora’s lagoon with a small group of up to eight people. Guide Yann leads three snorkeling stops focused on coral, reef life, manta rays, and black-tip sharks, with hotel pickup, equipment, drinks, towels, and fruit included.

“Yann was an amazing guide, actually the best guide I have seen in Tahiti and islands so far! I learned so much about coral ecosystem and also learned how Bora Bora has been formed and where it is going by actually visiting different parts of the island. Also seeing manta rays is unforgettable, I don’t think i can ever forget how beautiful they are. This trip is so good for raising awareness about ocean as they curated the trip with a marine biologist.”

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