7 Shark & Ray Snorkeling in Bora Bora Worth Booking

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

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

Spend about six hours cruising Bora Bora’s lagoon with local guides such as Manu, Ari, Moana, or Rai. Snorkel with black-tip reef sharks, stingrays, manta rays, and tropical fish, then enjoy a barbecue buffet on a private motu with coconut demonstrations, music, and island views. Hotel and port pickup, lunch, and basic snorkel gear are included.

“The snorkeling is awesome. All the points we went is worthwhile. The guide is conscientious and funny. Even though I didn’t get refund cause my friend didn’t come, I still think this is a good trip.”

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

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

Spend about 2.5 hours exploring Bora Bora’s lagoon with guides such as Manu, Tane, Tema, or Captain T and Dan. Expect shallow-water shark and stingray encounters, a colorful Coral Garden stop, bottled water, gear, and groups capped at 12. Manta and eagle rays may appear when conditions are right.

“The captain is very kind. Since we couldn't swim, he took a lifebuoy and dragged us to see the corals. We played with sharks and saw manta rays. What an awesome experience!”

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3.Bora Bora Jet Ski Tour, & Eco Shark / Ray Snorkel Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 376 reviews · from $323

Spend about six and a half hours on Bora Bora’s lagoon with Moana Adventure Tours. Ride a single or double jet ski past Mt. Otemanu, stop on a motu for swimming and coconut lessons, enjoy lunch at Lucky House, then take a boat to shallow coral gardens with black-tip reef sharks, stingrays, and fish. Guides such as Ali, Tema, Marama, and Tarepa are known for warm, helpful service.

“The snorkeling with the sharks and rays was amazing. There were so many and the rays were friendly and you got to pet them pretty easily. It was a great time. There were not very many fish in the second stop at the coral garden but, the coral was pretty awesome. Lunch at the lucky house was terrific, wood fired pizzas to order and a great burger. Very welcoming staff and a pool to swim in if you are interested. The jet ski tour was great as well, the water is perfect and we got to stop and swim around and see some new fish and rays. They gave us…”

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4.Eco Shark and Snorkeling Safari

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

Join Moana Adventure Tours for a 150-minute afternoon boat trip from your Bora Bora hotel. With guides such as Will, Marama, Ruma and Dan, you make several snorkeling stops for black-tip sharks, stingrays, eagle rays and a colorful coral garden. Equipment and hotel pickup are included, but food and drinks are not.

“Great experience, very helpful guide, beautiful views and interaction with the fish, sharks, and stingrays! Highly recommend!”

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5.Bora Bora 4WD Tour & Eco Shark & Ray Snorkel Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 94 reviews · from $260

Spend about seven hours seeing Bora Bora from an open-air 4WD, stopping at WWII sites and high viewpoints with guides such as Jean, Daniel, or Santiago. Lunch at Bloody Mary's leads into a lagoon cruise with snorkel stops among stingrays, black-tip reef sharks, and coral gardens. Hotel and Vaitape Pier pickup is offered.

“Mona Adventure Tours have very good guides! I had very nice day. Hotel pickup and Drop-off. The restaurant was nice, where we eat lunch(IT did not include the tour price)”

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6.Jet Ski, Lunch & Shark/ Ray Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 64 reviews · 6 hours · from $295

Spend six hours on Bora Bora’s water with Moana Adventure Tours. Ride a single or shared jet ski around the island, stop for a coconut demonstration, eat lunch at Bloody Mary’s, then take a powerboat to a shallow lagoon for sharks, stingrays, rays, and reef fish. Guides speak English and French, and the group is limited to eight.

“Le petit arret sur le motu avec l'explication de l'epluchage de la noix de coco”

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7.Bora Bora adventure Private Combo Jet Ski and Eco Sharks Snorkel

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $698

Start with a private guided jet-ski ride around Bora Bora’s clear lagoon, adjusted to your ability. After lunch at Lucky House, board a private Cap Camarat boat for a 2.5-hour eco snorkel with blacktip sharks, stingrays, tropical fish, coral gardens, and possible manta rays. Pickup is offered, and the day ends where it begins.

“The entire experience, from our guides for both the jet skin tour as well as our boat captain, to the views and areas they took us to, was simply perfection! A great way to experience the entire island all in one 6 hour adventure.”

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