The 9 Best Rangiroa Tours & Blue Lagoon Trips

1.BLUE LAGOON | Eco-tour | Snorkeling Avatoru | Secret Green Lagoon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 144 reviews · from $139Our pick

Spend about eight hours with Rangiroa Excursion exploring the Blue Lagoon, shark nurseries, coral beaches, and Avatoru Pass. Guides such as Laetitia, Brando, and Poema lead a small group of up to 12, with a local lunch, braiding workshop, traditional music, and a final stop at the Secret Green Lagoon.

“Was a very relaxing trip to me! I felt more relaxed than I have in a while. The blue lagoon was beautiful and we saw a variety of wildlife and sharks there. I thought the boat ride was fun but I could see how some people might struggle becaRead more”

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2.Blue Lagoon – PRIVATE ISLAND Pink sand beach and wildlife reserve

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 130 reviews · from $156

Spend about eight hours crossing Rangiroa’s lagoon to the Blue Lagoon, pink sand beach, bird island, and shark-filled snorkeling areas. Expect a local lunch with coconut crab and wine, pickup at the dock, a group of up to 15, and guides such as Eleana, Taurama, Momo, or Natua depending on the departure.

“Fantastic trip, Highlight of our French Polynesia Cruise. The Blue Lagoon is an amazing place. The staff were equally brilliant.”

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3.REEF ISLAND | private island | pink sand | natural swimming pools

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 96 reviews · from $139

Spend about eight hours exploring Rangiroa’s Reef Island by boat. Walk across eroded volcanic rock, swim in natural pools, snorkel coral gardens, enjoy a barbecue, watch weaving, and visit Tiputa Pass for dolphins and aquarium snorkeling. Guides such as Marius, Mata, Amau, and Kanaka may lead the day.

“Incroyable ! Incontournable ! Les coraux jaune rose, le sable rose les poissons le cadre ! La sympathie de marius et ses cousins! Superbe les superlatifs manquent!”

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4.Blue Lagoon Tiputa Pass Coral Garden Island Birds

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 54 reviews · 8 hours · from $176

Pick up at your Rangiroa hotel, guesthouse, or cruise dock for an eight-hour boat tour to Tiputa Pass and the Blue Lagoon. You’ll watch for dolphins, snorkel with sharks and reef fish, visit pink sand and bird islands, see weaving, and eat a generous Polynesian lunch with coconut crab, fresh fish, drinks, and ukulele music.

“empecemos por el principio, fueron puntuales, nos recogieron desde el alojamiento, cumplieron con lo pactado. el almuerzo fue más completo que en un restaurante (de verdad, y delicioso). en cada para estuvimos bastante tiempo, sin apuros, buscamos delfines hasta que los encontramos, en el acuario se acercaron los peces y estuvimos un rato nadando. en la laguna azul nos dejaron estar un rato largo. muy buena onda. dieron la explicación en francés y en inglés para nosotros. super recomendado!!! gracias por hacernos pasar un gran día”

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5.Excursion The Blue Lagoon and Reef Island

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 21 reviews · from $207

Spend about eight hours exploring Rangiroa by boat, from dolphin-filled Tiputa Pass to the coral garden, Reef Island, and the Blue Lagoon’s pink sands and bird island. The day includes snorkeling gear, lunch with coconut crab, Rangiroa wine, snacks, and water. Momo is one guide named in guest feedback. Expect about three hours on the water, often in one-hour stretches.

“Action packed day, visiting Reef Island, Blue Lagoon where we enjoyed a fresh local meal and wine from Rangiroa. Our guide was an awesome storyteller of the history of the island, he also gave a demonstration on how to make a purse from palm leaves. Final stop was the coral gardens for a snorkel stop.”

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6.Blue lagoon private tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews

Set out from Avatoru for a private seven-hour day in Rangiroa’s Blue Lagoon. You’ll snorkel at a blacktip reef shark nursery, swim, visit small motu, enjoy a barbecue lunch, watch weaving, and stop at Avatoru Pass. Guides associated with this outing include Po’e, Dan, Laetitia, and Claude.

“We (a couple) took the private excursion to the blue lagoon. Our guide was Po'e (hopefully the spelling is right) and our captain was Dan. Both of them were fantastic. Po'e spoke good english, but I speak a little french so we met in the middlRead more”

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7.The Blue Lagoon by private boat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews

Spend about eight hours on a private boat from Rangiroa, visiting Tiputa Pass, a coral garden, shark waters, the pink sand motu, Bird Island, and the Blue Lagoon. Your young local team provides a typical lunch, ukulele music, coconut snacks, and time to swim. Pickup is offered, and groups can include up to six people.

“We had a wonderful, incredibly memorable day at the Blue Lagoon. Our tour guide made it a true family affair! He spear caught fish for a delicious bbq lunch and we had an amazing spread surrounded by baby sharks and loads of fish. We couldn’t have asked for a more picture perfect day full of memories.”

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8.Reef island private tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $1,121

Spend seven hours exploring Rangiroa’s reef island, from eroded volcanic feo rock and natural swimming pools to coral gardens and Tiputa Pass. Your day includes hotel transfer, a snack, snorkeling, a barbecue lunch, a weaving demonstration, dolphin viewing, and an aquarium stop. The tour starts around 8:30 a.m. and welcomes cruise ship passengers.

“What an amazing and informative ride. We had a great time and learned so much about the Polynesian culture. The best food on the island too!! Don’t miss out on this adventure!”

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9.Rangiroa 2-tank Certified Scuba Dive

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $201

Join Topdive in Rangiroa for a four-hour, two-tank scuba outing for certified participants. Monica, Manu, or another multilingual guide prepares you for local drift conditions before taking a group of up to eight people to the sites. Equipment, transport, guides, and at least two underwater sessions are included.

“The day before we were in Fakarava and did a two tank dive with this same operator (Top Dive) and it was crazy fantastic. Well this one was equally awesome. Playful dolphins, sharks everywhere and lots of colorful fish. Just wish we could stay for even more days of diving!!! You’ll LOVE this dive operation and the diving!!”

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