Tohora Bora Bora

Tohora Bora Bora

Tohora Bora Bora
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7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
About
Snorkeling Lagoon Tour (6 pax maxi): The purpose of this tour is to make you discover all the aquatic resources of our beautiful lagoon For that, we'll take you safely on exceptional sites to meet manta rays, spotted eagle rays and a multitude of tropical fish as well as the discovery of unique coral reefs. is intended for experienced swimmers as beginners. For your comfort, we provide you with all the modern equipment (fins, masks, snorkels and towels) for the practice of this activity. Non-alcoholic beverages will also be available during the tour. Whale-watching Tour (8 pax maxi): Enthusiast(s) by humpback whales, come and share some unforgettable moments to meet these giant of the ocean.The boat is equipped with a directional hydrophone offering exceptional sound quality for listening to their majestic songs. Simon, your guide will give special attention to convey his knowledge of the fauna and underwater flora.
Vaitape, French Polynesia
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2024

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Marine M
6 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2023 • Couples
Our National Simon sold us a dream during our excursion where we were able to swim with leopard rays, manta rays and... WHALES!!! Woohoo it was great, a golden character, passionate about his job, who is very funny with his frank speaking. My husband, who was not too comfortable in the water, was allowed a vest which is not the case with all service providers and I thank him for that. 5 stars out of 5 is not even enough to represent the unforgettable time we spent with him. Thank you very much for this. We'll come back to see you, that's for sure. Mauruuru for all Simon. You're on top, don't change anything and too bad for the angry people, stupid people are everywhere (shout out to the Spaniards who were with us lol). Big bizzzz
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Written November 18, 2023
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Merci à vous deux pour vôtre commentaire ; et oui quelle excursion du lagon qui s'est transformée en whale watching après avoir pû observer les raies manta et les raies léopard. J'avais eu un appel d'un ami pêcheur me disant où les baleines étaient, nous y sommes allés bien deux heures après mais j'étais confiant et ça à payé, c'était dans les deniers jours de la saison donc fallait en profiter pour le bonheur de vous tous ou presque ; parfois je me demande pour quoi certaines personnes se forcent à venir faire des excursions si elles n' en ont pas envie (en référence au client espagnol qui n'a pas décroché un mot et encore moins un sourire heureusement sa femme était plus motivée) mais l'important c'est que vous ayez profité de l'excursion ainsi que les autres clients en même temps faut être difficile ;) Merci à vous aussi pour vôtre bonne humeur et j'en profite pour vous souhaiter une belle et heureuse année avec plein de belles rencontres. Simon
Written January 24, 2024
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Léa B
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2023 • Couples
The snorkeling was great, before all the other boats, we saw 18 eagle rays then 6 mantas in a small group of 8 people with a magnificent boat. The captain gives lots of explanations about underwater life in Bora! I advise !
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Written October 14, 2023
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Isabelle S
Saint-Maur-des-Fosses, France19 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2024 • Family
We had booked a PMT snorkeling tour for the morning. Despite the wind, our Captain Tom did his best so that we could see as many fish and rays as possible. The weather conditions were not very favorable however we spent a very nice morning and exchanged a lot with Tom who is extremely friendly and enjoys sharing his culture.
I definitely recommend this tour operator.
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Written August 26, 2024
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Merci beaucoup Isabelle pour ton commentaire, Tom est aussi passionné que moi par son métier et aime faire découvrir les richesses de nôtre beau lagon et de son ïle de Bora Bora et tout cela dans la bonne humeur. Bonne fin de séjour Simon
Written September 1, 2024
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bebv
Bessan, France78 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2023 • Couples
We had a lovely afternoon with Simon!
He postponed the excursion from the morning to the afternoon because of bad weather, thanks to him because we were able to have a clear sky and a beautiful sun to admire the lagoon of Bora Bora which is magnificent
We saw eagle rays, unfortunately no manta rays but that's how we can't help it, it's not Simon's fault for having searched for more than half an hour in the water with us! thanks again
Then head to the simply fantastic coral garden, the water is so beautiful here!
Thanks to Simon for all these explanations on fish and corals, very interesting, thanks to him also for helping my wife who was not comfortable in the water, he was top notch in terms of safety. Simon has a sense of humor and is very teasing
A kiss from Bertrand and Megane (the orca phobic)
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Written October 20, 2023
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Merci à vous deux pour vôtre commentaire et désolé de ne répondre que maintenant donc j'en profite pour vous souhaiter le meilleur pour cette année 2024 ! Nous faisons mon équipe et mois même toujours nôtre maximum, il faut savoir que toutes activités en plein air dépend du bon vouloir de la météo, la deuxième moitié de l'année 2023 n'a pas été bonne et nous a rendu la tâche difficile mais lorsque c'est faisable pour vous comme pour nous plutôt que d'annuler nous décalons de quelques heures voir à un autre jour mais c'est compliqué compte tenue des mauvaises prévisions ici et de vôtre planning car vous restez en moyenne 2 à 3 nuits et vos journées sont généralement bien remplies ! Cette fois-ci ceux qui pouvaient comme vous venir l'après-midi ont pu profiter d'une meilleure météo et de faire l'excursion je précise que la pluie n'empêche pas de faire le tour après c'est toujours mieux avec une belle météo. Pour information aujourd'hui il pleut, saison des pluies oblige donc encore plus difficile à organiser ;) Je précise aussi que nous essayons d'observer des animaux sauvages et que le lagon n'est ni un zoo ni un aquarium, nous le connaissons très bien mais il arrive que les raies manta, raies léopard ne soient pas au rendez-vous malgré tous nos efforts il arrive parfois que nous ne les trouvons pas mais beaucoup comme vous le comprennent et tant mieux. Mégane à réussi à en profiter pleinement malgré toutes ses craintes avec de la volonté on déplace des montagnes et surtout elle s'est aperçu qu'il n'y avait pas d'orques dans le lagon et même s'il y en avait ce ne serait pas un problème pour avoir nager 3 fois avec en 2019 je peux vous dire que c'est un expérience inoubliable et que je souhaite à tous de vivre surtout dans les eaux Polynésiennes beaucoup plus chaudes et claires qu'en Norvège par exemple. Parfois mon humeur et mon côté taquin ne plaisent pas mais vous avez bien compris qu'il n'y aucune méchanceté de ma part en tout cas Megane ne m'en a pas tenu rigueur ! J'espère que vous avez passé un bon séjour et que vous aurez l'occasion d'observer des orques en milieu Naturel, ça c'est pour Mégane ;) Bisous à vous deux et bonne continuation. Simon
Written January 24, 2024
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Samantha731
21 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2022 • Couples
We can’t thank them enough for one of the most memorable experiences of our life. We had so much fun being out on the water, cruising around with good music and even better company. But to top it off, Simon and team located multiple pods of dolphins we were able to swim with for quite some time. They were also able to local a humpback that we got to snorkel with and hear him sing. It was truly magical to hear and see him. I would highly recommend booking some time with Tohora Bora Bora.
Written October 22, 2022
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Thank you very much Samantha for your comment, During your private excursion we had the chance to start observing spinner dolphins in the lagoon then at the exit of the pass we encountered pods of bottlenose dolphins and bottlenose dolphins after a long observation from the boat j decided to try swimming with them and it was a wonderful experience; we were able to swim several times with them and we were the only ones! Afterwards we had to make the decision to go far because the weather conditions were perfect and it paid off because we found a whale and it was a singing male; it was not easy to see him in the water because the visibility was bad and he was moving but with patience we succeeded and what a joy to see him and hear him sing then he decided to come up to the surface close to us; I hope your video is good and that I managed to film you with this magnificent male. Thank you for your good humor to both of you. Simon
Written October 31, 2022
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Jarrett
64 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2020 • Couples
One to check off the bucket list!

Simone and has captain were top notch!

My wife and I went on a private excursion with Tohora Bora Bora, owned and operated by Simone. Simone and his captain came to pick us up bright and earlier , at 8:00 AM. From there Simon briefed us on the whales, from the history of swimming with them, to how to spot them in the deep blue. He is very passionate about the ocean and all its inhabitants. You could tell it from beginning to end.

After our briefing we began our search. It took about an hour, but out of no where, 2,000 feet in the distance, a humpback jumped almost completely out of the water! From there we proceeded slowly to where they were. Based on the whales continuing to surface, Simon was sure there were at least two, maybe three.

Simone climbed into the water first to search. Once he found them he waived for us to swim over to him. The water was a little to choppy for my wife. She stayed on the boat, but I climbed in. Once I got over to Simone, I peered down into the water with my mask. About 50 feet down you could see the white of their fins.

After a couple of minutes, they began to slowly surface. It was two, not three whales. As they got closer, you could make them out more and more, until they got within 15 feet of us. From there they swam in front of us and surfaced about 15 feet away from us, and with a flick of their tails they were gone.

We were able to follow them in the boat for a little while longer, but I didn’t get another chance to swim with them.

It was a rather short experience, but one I’ll never forget. To get within even 15 feet of these beautiful 40 ton creatures, in their home, was one of the most amazing things I’ve ever done!

Simone was top notch and I can’t recommend him enough. You won’t regret it.
Written July 27, 2020
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Thank you very much Jarrett for your comment, We had the chance to see 3 whales including two together, the conditions were not easy, the ocean was very rough but we were able to swim with them despite the waves, it's a shame that your wife did not dare get in the water but she was also seasick and it is not easy to motivate yourself in this case. the important thing is that you were able to see them, a jump more several times with your backs to the surface and what happiness when they came up a few meters from us. On the way back we saw the 3rd whale but your wife felt bad and we preferred to leave. Hope you had a good time celebrating when you came back to your hotel and know the Conrad has some great cocktails. Simon
Written August 11, 2020
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Laura T
Castaic, CA5 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020
This was our fourth trip to Bora Bora, and Simon made sure our tour exceeded every expectation. We have such fond memories of previous visits to the island that I was a little worried we might not love it as much this time. After a day with Simon, we love this tiny little piece of paradise even more! He took us to little nooks and secret spots we'd never enjoyed on previous tours. We saw an amazing array of sea life, including manta rays, sharks, sting rays, every conceivable colorful fish, and a massive group of over 70 spotted eagle rays. Simon carefully monitored the water and each member of our small group so that I never felt the need to check up on where my kids or dad might have accidentally floated off to. It was by far my most relaxing snorkeling experience ever. The lagoons of Bora Bora did not disappoint, and Simon was the consummate guide!
Written March 2, 2020
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Thank you very much Laura for your comment. It was a pleasure to welcome all your family on board, it was a challenge for me because it was not the first time that you came to Bora Bora and therefore knew the island and its lagoon well but in spite of everything you have to just do your job properly and it is easy to show off our lagoon because there is so much to see. Maybe see you a 5th time ;) Simon
Written March 8, 2020
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ERIKA S
San Juan Island, WA14 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2023 • Friends
Fantastic tour! Our guide found the perfect experience for the weather - including tour of the lagoon with snorkel stops to see Manta and eagle rays and coral garden. Great guide - lots of local knowledge and ecologically aware.
Written March 14, 2023
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Thank you so much for your comment, In the rainy season just like in the middle of the dry season we try to do the best with the weather which is very changeable and especially according to the weather forecast which is not always correct so when it is possible for you or for us we prefer to shift the excursion in order to be able to enjoy the lagoon in the best conditions. We made the right decision because this morning was excellent both by the conditions and by our observations; the contract was successful. Thank you Simon
Written March 17, 2023
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Jill
Switzerland1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2022 • Friends
We already booked a snorkelling tour on one of the other islands in French Polynesia and weren't expecting anything special - a boat dropping us of on one or two spots, the possibility to go snorkelling for 15min and that's about it. Little did we know... Simon was such a loveable host and made sure we feel comfortable on board at any given moment. We visited 4 spots, Simon checked them beforehand to make sure visibility is good and it's safe to go in. We've been seeing Manta Rays, Eagle Rays as well as magnificent corals and fish. Simon explained everything so well and gave us valuable background information about life underwater. We enjoyed every minute on board and even got spoiled with dolphins at the end of our trip (do not expect this to happen though - it was pure luck :)). Thank you for this unforgettable day, Simon!
Written October 22, 2022
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Thank you very much Jill for your comment, I always try to do the best with the conditions in the lagoon on which we are dependent but with my 19 years of experience I always manage to find sites where we will have the best chance of observing wildlife and flora sometimes it can happen that the conditions of visibility in the water are very bad but for that we can not do anything but it is never on all the sites so it is always possible to appreciate the excursion and to see the maximum. We were lucky enough to encounter this pod of spinner dolphins and it was the icing on the cake as we were on our way back to Vaitape wharf and when this happens we like to enjoy it no matter the time. Thank you very much Jill Simon
Written October 31, 2022
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Tony M
1 contribution
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023 • Couples
From the moment we made an appointment to get information, he was unpleasant and rude (see the 1 or 2 star comments here)

Which made me directly choose another one. This gentleman shoots himself in the foot like a grown-up.

Reading the other comments, he's like that all the time and it's so antithetical to the Polynesian mentality that he would do better to change careers and go caving at the bottom of a cave... (All alone)

Very happy not to go on my excursions with him!!!
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Written September 9, 2023
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Merci Tony pour ton commentaire encore une fois ce type de commentaire prouve bien le type de personnes à qui nous pouvons avoir à faire cette saison (heureusement ce n'est qu'une petite partie) ! ! Ce qui aurait été bien c'est que tu développes un peu plus car les appels je les transferts tous au numéro pour les réservations donc je n'ai pas le temps d'être impoli surtout quand je suis en excursion ! En tout cas je suis bien content de ne pas vous avoir eu à bord et comme tu as oublié de l'écrire , regardes les BONS Commentaires !! Si tu veux faire de la spéléologie il y a justement une grotte à Bora Bora mais surtout restes bien où tu es ce sera mieux pour tout le monde ! Mais surtout cela permettra aux personnes avec la même mentalité que toi de ne pas appeler ça leurs évitera de perdre du temps et de m'en faire perdre !
Written September 23, 2023
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