We first came here on the Captain Tamas Cruise. We came back the following day to swim ourselves because we couldnt get enough of this beautiful lagoon. The clear blue warm water, reef/rock points full of fish, ideal snorkel area and yellow/white sands. We'll be back!

Muri Lagoon is a family friendly lagoon. Good for a variety of water sports including safe swimming for children. Snorkelling not great so if you want to see tropical fish, head to black rock beach if that’s your thing. A number of resorts are nearby for lunch or there are bakeries and shops within easy walking for snacks and drinks. Lagoon tours also start and finish from Muri Lagoon. It’s great hearing the boats go out with the island boys beating on thier drums and playing their guitars.

We spent a day on the beach around the Sailing Club. The beach was lovely, plenty of room for everyone, and food at the Club was tasty and the view perfect. The swimming was easy and the water lovely. We did not do a lagoon cruise as that kind of big party tour is not our thing - you could hear them all cheering on their little island from the beach. The snorkelling from this part of the beach was not good. We did swim out quite far and saw a turtle which was lucky but there aren't really any rocks or coral in this part of the beach so no fish to see. Aroa beach/Lagoonarium was way better for snorkelling with heaps and heaps of different fish within a few m of shore.