5 Moorea Sailing Tours Worth Casting Off For

1.Half Day Tour : Moorea Snorkeling & Sailing on a Catamaran named Taboo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 529 reviews · from $157Our pick

Spend about four hours aboard Taboo, a small catamaran limited to eight people. Swim with blacktip sharks and stingrays, visit coral and underwater tiki sites, and cruise near Opunohu Bay. Guides such as Max, Louis, Leo, Mai, and Flo provide local stories, gear, fruit, juice, and mai tais, with hotel pickup available.

“Max and Louis did great job getting us to the best spots for snorkeling. Yes, we did swim with sharks and rays! Super informative about local history and culture. Only 8 on board so we all get time in the “net” during the tour. Highly recommend!”

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2.Sunset Cruise : Moorea Sailing on a Catamaran named Taboo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 245 reviews · from $156

Spend about 2 hours 20 minutes aboard Taboo with Captain Leo or Neil, sailing inside and outside Moorea’s reef. Expect views of Cook’s Bay and Ōpūnohu Bay, island stories, fruit juice, and cocktails, including mai tais. Pickup may be available, and the cruise returns to Mareto Public Beach.

“Very nice trip. Winds were calm, so we had to motor around which was fine. Our captain was friendly and very knowledgeable . The clouds to the west were too dense for a nice sunset. Mother Nature has her way sometimes. We were on the island 10 days with no colorful sunsets, but that’s the way it goes sometimes.”

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3.Introduction to sailing and discovering the lagoon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 144 reviews · from $126Best value

Spend four hours aboard Vaapiti, Moorea’s hand-built double sailing canoe, with guides including Jr, Nainoa, Raphael, and Jean Roland. Learn to raise the sail and steer, visit sandbanks, motu, underwater tikis, and snorkeling sites, and look for rays, black-tip sharks, turtles, and tropical fish. Morning and afternoon departures are available.

“Our family of five (two adults, three kids 13, 11 and 7) had a wonderful time on the tour. It was fascinating to learn about the boat and its construction and we saw lots of amazing sites around the lagoon. The trip was a great experience for our family and we highly recommend it.”

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4.PRIVATE Half Day Tour : Moorea Snorkeling & Sailing on a Catamaran named Taboo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 105 reviews · from $926 whole boat, up to 4

Spend three to four private hours aboard Taboo with a captain and guide such as Léo, Flo, Max, or Louis. Cruise Moorea’s lagoon, snorkel with rays, black-tip reef sharks, turtles, and tropical fish, and visit an underwater tiki site. Gear, fruit, juice, water, snacks, and some alcoholic drinks are included.

“Max and Flo were absolutely amazing and truly personalized the tour for us. Their warmth and hospitality were great. We were sad when we ended for the day, but look forward to booking again!!!”

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5.Moorea: private sunset sailing tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 3 reviews · from $567 whole boat, up to 2

Join Captain JP and crew member Anais for a private three-hour sunset sail from Moorea Yacht Club. On the 47-foot Mori Ora, you can trim sails, steer, tie sailor’s knots, and watch Moorea turn gold. Drinks are included, and whale sightings are possible from July 20 through November 20.

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