The 15 Best Snorkeling Tours in Bora Bora

1.Half day Snorkeling Shared Boat Tour in Bora Bora

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 688 reviews · from $130Our pick

Review of Bora Bora’s small-group snorkeling tour, with manta rays, eagle rays, coral gardens, boat pickup, pricing, and practical tips.

“An excellent tour, although the weather wasn't the best, our guide located a large school of rays that we were able to observe and follow. Manta's were more difficult, and all but one stayed hidden. The coral garden was absolutely amazing. Excellent adventure and a highlight of our time on Bora Bora”

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2.Full-Day Bora Bora Lagoon Cruise Including Snorkeling with Sharks and Stingrays

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 630 reviews · from $158

Swim with Bora Bora’s rays and reef sharks, snorkel coral gardens, enjoy a motu barbecue, and hear local music on this six-hour cruise.

“This was a great experience overall but bring your own fins. They provided us masks that worked out. The afternoon stop for lunch and checking out their family property on the water was awesome. Excellent service and food”

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3.Bora Bora Eco Snorkel Cruise Including Snorkeling with Sharks and Stingrays

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 501 reviews · from $118

Swim with Bora Bora’s blacktip sharks, stingrays, and tropical fish on a small-group lagoon cruise with guides and gear included.

“Wonderful day on the water, excellent guides. Right amount of time at 4 different stops. Saw Manta and Eagle rays and coral garden was stunning.”

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4.Tohora Bora Bora Snorkeling Lagoon Tours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 340 reviews · from $175

Review of Tohora Bora Bora’s small-group snorkeling tour, with manta rays, coral gardens, guides, timing, value, and practical booking advice.

“It was an absolutely fantastic experience that left me wanting more. I can't wait to return for another visit. The scenic spots we explored were truly delightful – with sparse crowds, abundant marine life, breathtaking views, and crystal-clear Read more”

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5.Bora Bora Combo Tour: Lagoon Cruise and 4WD Tour Including Snorkeling

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 200 reviews · from $213

Review of Bora Bora’s 8-hour combo tour with 4WD viewpoints, shark and ray snorkeling, coral gardens, local lunch, and island culture.

“Excellent tour and service. We were picked up from our accomodation dock. The guides were very friendly, funny, accomodating and provided a safe and comfortable environment. We snorkelled at 3 beautiful locations and seen fish, sharks and stingrays. We also saw a turtle and dolphins from the boat. We stopped at a beautiful motu for a delicious lunch prepared by a local family. Then it was onto our 4wd tour with a very knowledgeable Manu who provided so much history on the island. He is truly passionate about the island, his culture and people which was very refreshing. All in all we had a lot of fun on this tour…”

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6.Half-Day Small-Group Cruise in Bora Bora with Snorkelling

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 172 reviews · from $142

Explore Bora Bora’s lagoon on a four-hour small-group cruise with coral gardens, reef sharks, stingrays, island views, gear, towels, and local guides.

“We went with Captain Mike. He is exceptional! He sang to us. He gave us a lot of information about sea life. He got into the water with us, so we felt very safe. He was very funny. We laughed a lot.”

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7.LUXURY Catamaran Bora Bora : Sailing, Snorkeling & Floating Bar

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 157 reviews · from $327

Review of Bora Bora’s Vitamin Sea catamaran tour, with sailing, snorkeling, a floating bar, hotel pickup, pricing, and practical tips.

“We had a wonderful time on the Vitamin Sea. We were picked up at the Vaitape dock by a Zodiac, then flew across the atoll to the Four Seasons, then to the St. Regis. The catamaran was docked there. It's a beautiful racing boat, with plenty Read more”

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8.Eco Shark and Snorkeling Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 156 reviews · 2h 30m · from $112Best value

Review of Bora Bora’s 150-minute shark and snorkeling safari, with reef sharks, stingrays, coral gardens, hotel pickup, and practical tips.

“Amazing tour. You'll see the most beautiful variety of fish and the bluest water you've ever seen.”

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9.Bora Bora Full Day Snorkeling with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 118 reviews · from $153

Explore Bora Bora’s coral gardens, manta rays, sharks, and Motu Fanfan lunch on a small-group lagoon tour with local guides.

“We went to 4 different locations to see black tipped reef sharks, sting rays, manta rays, eagle rays and coral reef gardens. After we spent time on the shore with a Tahitian meal and instructions on how to cut open and prepare coconuts”

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10.Full-Day Lagoon Snorkelling Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 112 reviews · 7 hours · from $142

Review of Bora Bora’s 7-hour lagoon tour, with rays, sharks, coral gardens, island views, BBQ lunch, guides, price, and booking tips.

“It was fun! Our guides were amazing and hilarious!”

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11.Bora Bora Lagoon Snorkeling Tour by Private Boat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 105 reviews · from $650

Review of Bora Bora’s private 3.5-hour snorkeling tour, with manta rays, coral gardens, personal guides, pricing, tips, and booking advice.

“We had a great trip with Rudolph. He really went out of his way to find manta rays for us and we ended up finding six big ones. We also saw eagle rays and a coral garden. Unforgettable experience!”

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12.Lagoon Tour and Snorkeling Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 81 reviews · 4 hours · from $138

Swim with stingrays and gentle sharks, snorkel Bora Bora’s coral gardens, and enjoy a coconut snack on a four-hour lagoon tour.

“I will give a 11 on 10 for this tour. Also a big shout out to our amazing guide Tau...thanks to him my wife who cannot swim was able to experience everything that this tour had to offer in terms of the underwater experiences. Highly recommend everyone to opt for this tour.”

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13.Luxury Private Half Day Snorkeling Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 53 reviews · from $780

Review of Bora Bora’s private 3.5-hour snorkeling cruise, with manta rays, coral gardens, resort pickup, gear, snacks, and guide tips.

“Merci Vincent! Step aside Michael Phelps, Vincent is an amazing swimmer who took great care of us, and went above and beyond to find the Manta rays 😎 and show us all the beauty the lagoon have to offer.”

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14.Half day Eco Snorkeling small group Tour in Bora Bora

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 36 reviews · from $139

Explore Bora Bora’s lagoon with a small-group eco snorkel tour featuring rays, reef sharks, coral gardens, guides, and hotel pickup.

“Extraordinary excursion where we saw manta rays, leopard rays and black spike sharks. Guides Khaleb and Mana are very friendly and can answer all your questions about Bora BoraAuto-translated”

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15.Combo snorkeling + motu lunch + jet ski group tour full day

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · from $427

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.”

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