The 6 Best Shark & Ray Encounters in Bora Bora

1.Full-Day Bora Bora Lagoon Cruise Including Snorkeling with Sharks and Stingrays

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 630 reviews · from $158Our pick

Spend six hours exploring Bora Bora by powerboat with local guides such as Manu, Ari, and Moana. Swim with black-tip reef sharks and stingrays, search for manta rays, visit coral gardens, then enjoy a barbecue lunch, coconut demonstration, music, and views from a private motu.

“Best day in Bora Bora!! We got to swim with sharks and the sting rays! We also saw a manta ray and eagle rays, the guides were so friendly and knowledgeable, they took us to the best spots and kept the vibes great. The lunch was probably the best meal we’ve had all trip!! We loved the coconut demonstration and the fresh coconut milk.”

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2.Bora Bora Eco Snorkel Cruise Including Snorkeling with Sharks and Stingrays

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 501 reviews · from $118

Spend 2.5 hours on Bora Bora’s lagoon with Moana Adventure Tours, seeking blacktip sharks, stingrays, manta rays, and eagle rays before snorkeling through a coral garden. Guides such as Tema, Manu, Tane, and Captain T help with local insight, safety, and boat access. Groups are capped at 12.

“What an amazing experience! The rays are so sociable; they come right up to you & let you touch them. Getting into the water with the black tip reef sharks was both exhilarating and terrifying, but our guide helped us feel comfortable & safe in the water. Afterwards, we drove to the coral garden to snorkel. I have never seen such beautiful colors and so many colorful fish, clams & other sea life. I highly recommend this trip! Bring a camera because pictures speak much louder than words ever could to describe this adventure.”

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3.Bora Bora Jet Ski Tour, & Eco Shark / Ray Snorkel Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 376 reviews · from $323

Spend about 6.5 hours on Bora Bora’s lagoon with Moana Adventure Tours. Ride a single or double jet ski past Mt. Otemanu, stop on a motu for swimming and coconut husking, eat at Lucky House, then snorkel by boat with reef sharks, stingrays, coral, and fish. Guides may include Ali, Tema, Marama, or Tarepa.

“It was a lot of fun and the tour guides we had were great! It was a great way to see Bora Bora. Loved the coral reef!”

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4.Eco Shark and Snorkeling Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 156 reviews · 2h 30m · from $112Best value

Ride from your Bora Bora hotel across the lagoon with an English- or French-speaking guide. Expect three snorkeling stops for black-tip sharks, stingrays, eagle rays, moray eels, and a colorful coral garden. Guides such as Will, Marama, Ruma, and Sam have helped swimmers feel safe and confident.

“Amazing outing. Incredible to snorkel with rays and sharks but the coral garden was an unexpected highlight. Appreciated how our guide got in the water to lead us through that. Transportation to/from our hotel was great. Highly recommend.”

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5.Bora Bora 4WD Tour & Eco Shark & Ray Snorkel Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 94 reviews · from $260

Spend about seven hours seeing Bora Bora from an open-air 4WD, stopping at World War II sites and hilltop viewpoints before lunch at Bloody Mary's. Then join a lagoon cruise with guides such as Toiki, Sam, or Will for shallow-water snorkeling with stingrays, black-tip reef sharks, and colorful reef fish.

“Probably my favorite part of Bora Bora. The 4WD gave us a view of how people live in their town. Was pretty cool. Lunch at Bloody Mary's was very filling and gave us time to rest. Shark/Stingray was scary but so worth it. I got great pictures of the sharks and stingrays. I've gone shark cage diving and I was more terrified of this excursion because I was not in a cage! Highly Recommend.”

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6.Jet Ski, Lunch & Shark/ Ray Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 64 reviews · 6 hours · from $295

Spend six hours exploring Bora Bora by jet ski and powerboat. Ride past Mount Otemanu, stop for swimming and fresh coconut, eat at Bloody Mary’s, then snorkel near black-tip reef sharks, rays, and tropical fish without feeding the animals.

“Jet skiing around the lagoon was so much fun and so beautiful!”

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