French Polynesia · MOTU PICNIC DAYS
A motu is an islet on the reef, and a picnic day buys you one for the afternoon. These 15 differ on how private the sandbar is, what comes off the grill and how much of the day is spent in the water rather than getting there.
Review of Bora Bora’s six-hour lagoon safari with shark and ray snorkeling, coral gardens, and a Polynesian picnic lunch for $151.
“A fabulous day. Manu are o excellent guide. TOP TOP A day to remind for all life”
See Bora Bora by ATV and jet ski, visit WWII cannons, enjoy island views, and share a Polynesian barbecue lunch on a motu.
“This was a wonderful excursion to see the island and lagoon in one fun filled day. The morning was spent exploring the land and receiving great insight into the history of the island. The afternoon was dedicated to just having fun on the water. And what spectacular water this lagoon has. So many beautiful shades of blue as we jet skied around the island. It was a very memorable day for my wife and I.”
Review of Moorea’s six-hour lagoon tour with sharks, turtles, stingrays, snorkeling, and a motu lunch served with your feet in the water.
“Snorkeling with lots of wildlife, stingrays gliding over your feet at lunch, Teva was an exceptional guide for the day.”
Explore Tahiti by boat with dolphins, wrecks, turtles, rays, three snorkel stops, and a fresh Polynesian lunch on a sandbank.
“Swimming with the turtles 🐢 was fabulous, although we were not able to get pictures. And the reefs are FULL of colorful fish 🐠 of various sizes! Definitely a must do!”
Review of Bora Bora’s six-hour lagoon tour with snorkeling, sharks, stingrays, motu lunch, ukulele music, and jet skiing.
“The snorkeling was amazing. Loved it! The lunch was delicious. We opted to skip the jet skiing because it was raining and a bit chilly. Tau gave us demonstrations of coconut splitting and palm weaving.”
Review of Bora Bora’s six-hour luxury lagoon tour, with shark and ray snorkeling, coral gardens, and a Polynesian barbecue picnic for $280.
“Journée fantastique avec l’excellent guide Marama, nous nous sommes émerveillés de ses connaissances et avons pu voir, des dauphins, des tortues, raies mangas, pastenague et les requins à pointes noires. Il nous a guidé dans le jardin de corail c’était fantastique. Le repas sur le motu et de grande qualité et notre hôte nous a fait la recette du poisson cru au lait de coco. Je recommande vivement l’excursion.”
Fly privately over Raiatea, Taha’a, Bora Bora, and Polynesian motus with personal pickup, expert hosting, and unforgettable lagoon views.
“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”
A private Bora Bora lagoon tour with four hours of snorkeling, a Polynesian motu lunch, local music, and personal guide service.
“We had the BEST day with Ray on a private tour with lunch! He took us to fabulous snorkel sites and told us lots of Tahitian history. We had so many places to ourselves without crowds. What a great experience and the lunch was delicious with a ukulele serenade by Ray, who is also a great singer! If you can, book this tour!”
Review of Bora Bora’s 6-hour lagoon tour with ray and shark snorkeling, coral gardens, motu barbecue, culture, and free cancellation.
“We had a fabulous day in Bora Bora on this excursion. Our guide Tuoaris (? Sp pronounced Twoworries) was fabulous. We thoroughly enjoyed our snorkeling stops to see manta rays, eagle rays, sting rays and black tip sharks and the not to Read more”
Enjoy a private Bora Bora sunset cruise, optional snorkeling, Tahitian ukulele music, and a three-course motu dinner with wine and champagne.
“This was an amazing experience with the boat ride and the tour guide singing with a ukulele The sunset was beautiful and dinner on the private island was absolutely fantastic! Really nice people”
Snorkel Tahiti’s wrecks, turtles, dolphins, and stingrays, then enjoy a Polynesian picnic on a white sandbank.
“just fantastic. guide pointed out turtles, dolphin and whales for us. small group so some new friends. andlunch was delish”
Review of Bora Bora’s private lagoon safari, with coral gardens, rays, sharks, motu lunch, guide tips, pricing, and booking advice.
“The communication was easy from the beginning, they were really kind and picked us up from our hotel, right on time, and then droped us back at the hotel again.”
Review of Bora Bora’s private 6-hour catamaran sail, with snorkeling, Otemanu views, Polynesian motu lunch, drinks, and hotel pickup.
“Attention to every detail. The captain and staff insure a memorable way to experience Bora Bora! Paradise in paradise!”
Share a private Bora Bora sunset cruise, motu dinner, Polynesian music, drinks, and beachside scenery for two.
“Everything about the experience was great. Would do it again in a heartbeat. The Conrad Hotel has a similar activity at twice the price but doesn’t have a sunset cruise included.”
Explore Bora Bora’s lagoon, snorkel with rays and reef sharks, then enjoy a Polynesian BBQ lunch on a private motu.
“We had an awesome day on the lagoon! Caleb and Manu were great guides, the snorkeling was fantastic (3 scheduled snorkeling stops plus a bonus when Manu found some eagle rays), and lunch on the motu was delicious. CommunicatioRead more”
Every kind of day out on the islands, and the best of each.
