The good was the coral garden drift between two motos. Excellent coral and multitude of fish. Definitely the best part of a long day. The boat packs in 12 people on hard bench seats. The first stop is to sell pearls and was very tedious as two couples wanted to buy pearls and took their sweet time about it, as... More

I concur with Pumpa11's post... 2 fast boats booked, 1 slow boat arrived. Travelling time from Raitaera to our snorkel "drift" experience and return to the port with barely time to board Celebrity Century approx 3 hours. Snorket time approx 1 hour. Food consisted of snacks on the boat. We had the opportunity to call in tot he turtle farm... More

We recently toured the French Polynesian islands by cruise ship, this was by far our worst experience. We had booked two boats to take us to the coral gardens and snorkel. What turned up was one boat, which had major engine problems, not also helped by the owner Bruno who turned up in a bad mood. So, we all had... More

We organized this full day tour with a small group from our cruise roll call. All arrangements were easily made ahead of time on line. We joined Bruno (operator and guide for the day) in the port at Raiatea and set off on his boat for the planned day. Bruno explained the route and stops for the day and off... More