Full-Day Lagoon Tour with Lunch on Motu Fanfan

About This Experience

Manu Taxi Boat, run by Bora Bora Manu Lagoon Excursion, spends a full day in the middle of the lagoon: snorkeling in clear water, meeting the marine life and eating a traditional lunch on Motu Fanfan. You meet the boat at the water's edge at the end of a seaside path near the Tiare Market supermarket, marked by a white "MANU TAXI BOAT" sign.

The itinerary lists four stops. About an hour at the Coral Garden, with reef fish and sometimes stingrays. About an hour looking for manta rays around the Anau area, where they are possible but never guaranteed. Around four hours on Motu Fanfan for lunch and beach time. And about an hour with blacktip reef sharks and stingrays. Lunch is grilled fish and chicken, raw fish in coconut milk, rice, taro, manioc, banana poe, coconut bread, local fruit, juice and water, with other drinks on sale.

It suits travellers who want a long, unhurried day with a big stretch of motu time and are happy to make their own way to the meeting point. Bring a towel, fins and sunscreen, since the listing excludes all three, and note that alcohol is not included. The listing asks for at least a moderate level of fitness and does not recommend the trip for travellers with spinal injuries, pregnant travellers or those with poor cardiovascular health.

In September 2026 it is from $146 per person on Viator, rated 4.9 from 177 reviews. The closest alternative on this site is Rohivai Tours' full-day safari with motu lunch (516522), from $171 per person on GetYourGuide: an hour shorter, with boat pickup from your resort, towel and fins included. Check the live price for your date before you book.

Highlights

• Seven hours on the lagoon with Manu Taxi Boat, from Bora Bora Manu Lagoon Excursion
• About an hour snorkeling at the Coral Garden, where stingrays sometimes join the reef fish
• An hour-long stop for manta rays around the Anau area of the lagoon
• An hour at a shark and ray spot with blacktip reef sharks and stingrays
• Around four hours for a traditional lunch and beach time on Motu Fanfan
• Meeting point by the water near the Tiare Market supermarket

What's Included

• ✓ Traditional Polynesian lunch on Motu Fanfan: grilled fish and chicken, raw fish in coconut milk, rice, taro, manioc, banana poe, coconut bread and local fruit
• ✓ Juice and water with lunch
• ✓ Bottled water
• ✓ Snorkeling equipment (fins are not included)
• ✓ Professional guide

Not Included

• Towel
• Fins
• Sunscreen
• Alcohol (other drinks are on sale at lunch)

What to Bring

• A towel, which is not included
• Your own fins if you like snorkeling with them, as they are not included
• Reef-safe sunscreen, which is not included
• Swimwear to wear under your clothes
• A hat for the long lunch stop on the motu
• Some cash or a card for drinks on sale at lunch

Good to Know & Caveats

• There is no hotel pickup listed: you meet the boat by the water near the Tiare Market supermarket, and public transport options are available nearby.
• Manta rays are never guaranteed, even at the manta stop.
• Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness.
• Infants sit on an adult's lap; the booking age bands are infant 1 to 4, child 5 to 11 and adult 12 to 70.
• Up to 12 travellers per booking.
• Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure.

Meeting Point

Manu Taxi Boat's path is on the sea side near the Tiare Market supermarket, marked by a white "MANU TAXI BOAT" sign at its entrance; the boat collects you directly at the water's edge.