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Raanui Tours

Tipoto, Vaitape 98730, French Polynesia
689 79 43 14
Ranked #4 of 6 tours in Vaitape
5.0 of 5 stars 22 Reviews
Type: Tours
Description: Lagoon safari in foul day or half day.Private tour with barbecue.
Useful Information: Activities for young children, Activities for older children
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Eugene, Oregon
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6 reviews 6 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 15, 2012

We really enjoyed that we got to take a tour with someone who has lived on the island their whole life! We not only got great snorkeling, but also learned great history about the island. This was also our first experience with a live octopus. Closest and best encounter with the sharks! Also listened to some great live music on... More

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Shoreline, WA
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21 reviews 21 reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 3, 2012

Fortunately, we independently booked with Raanui Tours while we were on a cruise ship with a day-stop in Bora Bora. It was fabulous! We were with other cruise passengers in a small group on a half-day excursion and it didn't feel crowded, We started out by going to a shallow reef area with the most spectacular coral formations we had... More

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Hong Kong
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 18, 2012

This was the highlight of our trip! We chartered a boat with Raanui for our family of 4 and spoke directly to the company via email. They were very prompt in responding and couldn't have been nicer. It's an honest, family business and they gave us all the special attention you could imagine. Two people in our group didn't swim... More

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Wisconsin
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51 reviews 51 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
54 helpful votes 54 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 10, 2012
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We had the BEST time....Picked up at the resort ready for an adventure! We went by boat to a place on the ocean for shark and ray feeding in the ocean where you wore watershoes, then to a place to feed the fish and rays in where they were all around us! Snorkeling at the reef and deep water. then... More

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Colleyville, Texas
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 3, 2012

We were on a cruise on the Paul Gauguin. In Bora Bora, we had read about shark and stingray excursions. The ship did not offer an excursion like this and we found Raanui. We made advance reservations and an appointed time to meet them. At the appointed time, their boat met us at the docks and they said we were... More

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Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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34 reviews 34 reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
32 helpful votes 32 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 29, 2012

I couldn't imagine a better way to experience Bora Bora! We were told we had to do a tour with the stingrays, sharks, etc, but we had so much fun feeding the stingrays, snorkeling in the most beautiful coral we saw the entire trip, and eating delicious steak, salad, and mahi mahi on a quiet motu. We did the full... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 4, 2012
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Took the full day lagoon safari with Raanui tours. The husband and wife couple that run the tour are amazing hosts. Spent time swimming with rays, sharks and tons of tropical fish. They then cook a delicious lunch on a private island and it was the best food we had on the entire trip! To complete the day we were... More

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Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
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26 helpful votes 26 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 1, 2011
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We booked the private half-day tour and had the most amazing time with our children. Our guide, Leo, was fantastic. He gave special attention to the children and made sure each of them (ages 3 & 5) participated in all of the activities. We swam and fed the sharks and stingrays, snokeled and found an octupus (which each of the... More

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melbourne
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 23, 2011

What an amaizing experience!! We have been back to Bora Bora 3 times in 2 years and our return is due to the unforgettable experience we had on our lagoon safari with Raanuitours. It is a family run buisness we took the half day tour brought our own snorkles although they do provide snorkels for use. The oldest son entertained... More

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Chicago, IL
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Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 18, 2011

We took a half-day tour of the lagoon with Raanui Tours. We were picked up at the Intercontinetal Moana at 9am, and then stopped at the Hilton to pick up other guests. We had a small group which made the experience even more special. We saw other boats with many many guests and it made me feel even better to... More

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