Half-Day Lagoon Safari

About This Experience

After pickup and a boat ride of about 20 minutes, the guide gives a safety briefing of around 10 minutes. The next 3.5 hours are spent moving around the lagoon: sightseeing from the safari boat, snorkeling over coral gardens with tropical fish, and watching blacktip reef sharks and rays. Fresh fruit and local snacks are handed round on board, along with water, juices and sodas. A second boat transfer of about 20 minutes brings you back.

This is the shorter sister of Rohivai Tours' full-day safari. You get the sharks, rays and coral, but no motu lunch, so it fits a morning or afternoon between resort time, or a first day when you want a feel for the lagoon. Several reviewers report seeing manta rays and eagle rays, though the listing does not promise mantas. It is not suitable for wheelchair users or pregnant women.

The closest alternative on this site is the Eco Snorkel Cruise with Sharks and Stingrays (6964P12), also from $113 per person but 2.5 hours long. This safari gives you an extra 1.5 hours plus towel, fins and fruit. If you would like a motu lunch too, the full-day Rohivai safari (516522) is from $171 per person.

In September 2026 this trip is from $113 per person on GetYourGuide, rated 4.9 from 245 reviews. The same half-day safari is also sold on Viator from $152 per person, rated 4.9 from 141 reviews there. Check the live price for your date before you book.

Highlights

• Four hours door to door, with about 3.5 hours of guided time on the lagoon
• Shark viewing with blacktip reef sharks, plus rays in the lagoon
• Snorkeling at coral gardens among tropical fish
• Safety briefing of about 10 minutes before the first swim
• Local snacks and fresh fruit served on board
• Pickup from 19 listed points, including the Four Seasons, Westin, Matira Beach and Vaitape quay

What's Included

• ✓ Hotel pickup and drop-off (about 20 minutes on the water each way, per the itinerary)
• ✓ Snorkeling equipment, including fins (give your shoe size when booking)
• ✓ Guided lagoon tour with a local guide
• ✓ Drinks: water, fruit juices and sodas
• ✓ Fresh fruit
• ✓ Towel

Not Included

• Lunch (fresh fruit and snacks are served instead)
• Alcoholic drinks (listed as excluded on the Viator version of the same trip)
• On-board toilet (listed as excluded on the Viator version of the same trip)

What to Bring

• Swimwear
• Biodegradable sunscreen
• Hat
• Sunglasses
• Water shoes
• Camera

Good to Know & Caveats

• The tour runs only in favourable weather; if it is cancelled for weather you are offered another date or a full refund.
• A minimum number of travellers is needed to run; if it is not met you are offered another date or a full refund.
• If you decide to leave after the tour has begun, there is no refund.
• The Viator version of the same trip notes that infants sit on an adult's lap.
• Reviewers often mention manta rays, but the listing does not promise them.
• Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure, per the listing.

Meeting Point

Rohivai Tours picks you up from one of 19 listed points, including the Four Seasons, the Westin, Hotel Royal Bora Bora, Matira Beach, Vaitape quay and the Rohivai Tours base, and drops you back at the end.