The 15 Bora Bora Luxury Tours That Earn the Upgrade

1.LUXURY Catamaran Bora Bora : Sailing, Snorkeling & Floating Bar

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 157 reviews · from $327Our pick

Spend about four hours aboard Vitamin Sea, a former 40-foot racing catamaran, with a maximum of eight passengers. Sail past Mount Otemanu, snorkel with a guide at a private coral garden, swim near Paradise Bay, and gather at a floating bar. Hotel or port pickup, drinks, water, and an experienced crew are included.

“Best snorkeling ever with a broad variety of fish and probably in the hundreds as far as quantity. Great hosts and the boat is extremely comfortable with options for sun and shade. Great experience!”

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2.LUXURY Catamaran Bora Bora : The Sunset Escape

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 129 reviews · from $267

Board the 46-foot Vitamin Sea catamaran from your hotel dock for a two-hour sunset sail around Bora Bora. Captain Thelma, Alex, Camille, and other crew members have been praised for warm service, local insight, and careful sailing. Expect lounge music, padded nets, shaded seating, snacks, drinks, and views of Otemanu Mountain.

“We did the sunset sail and were pleasantly surprised how fun and relaxing it was. We recommend everybody coming to bora bora to do this excursion.110% completely satisfied”

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3.Luxury Private Half Day Snorkeling Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 53 reviews

Spend 3.5 hours on a private Four Winns 220 with a professional guide, stopping at three or four Bora Bora snorkeling sites. Look for manta and eagle rays, coral gardens, moray eels, barracuda, and tropical fish. Gear, towels, drinks, snacks, and resort pickup are included.

“Superb experience for our family with kids ages 3 and 7. Wonderful snorkeling with beautiful manta rays, eagle rays, coral gardens, and even a side trip to see the dolphins. David explained everything beautifully and even personally guided each little girl. Wow!”

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4.LUXURY PRIVATE Catamaran Bora Bora : Half-Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 33 reviews

Spend four private hours aboard Vitamin Sea, a former racing catamaran, with a captain and host such as Thelma, Jane, Kiki, or Vince. Sail Bora Bora’s lagoon, stop to snorkel among colorful fish, then relax at the floating bar with cold drinks, snacks, music, and hotel pickup included.

“Dylan and Lilu were fantastic hosts. The boat was beautiful. The floating bar was 👌🏻. Did it rain? Yes. Did that deter from the experience? Absolutely not.”

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5.Bora Bora Luxury Tour and Beach Picnic

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · 6 hours · from $280

Spend six hours exploring Bora Bora’s lagoon with a small group of up to six couples. Snorkel near blacktip reef sharks, stingrays, eagle rays, and coral gardens, then enjoy grilled fish, chicken, beef, salads, drinks, and local cooking demonstrations on a motu beneath Mount Otemanu. English and French guides lead the tour.

“The activity was absolutely fabulous! Captain T explained all the activities and showed us the best spots for snorkelling etc. The lunch on the motu was probably the best meal I’ve had all holiday, the lovely lady who made the food was a fantastic hostess and I could not recommend this trip enough!”

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6.Luxury Private full day tour & Motu lunch in Bora-Bora

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews

Start at 9:00 am for a private six-hour outing with Lagoon Service. Your certified Polynesian guide leads four hours of snorkeling among rays, sharks, coral gardens, and colorful fish, then serves a local lunch on a motu with your feet in the lagoon. Your guide may be Ray, a musician who adds ukulele or pahu music to the cruise.

“We had the BEST day with Ray on a private tour with lunch! He took us to fabulous snorkel sites and told us lots of Tahitian history. We had so many places to ourselves without crowds. What a great experience and the lunch was delicious with a ukulele serenade by Ray, who is also a great singer! If you can, book this tour!”

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7.LUXURY PRIVATE Catamaran Bora Bora : Full-Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews

Spend about six hours aboard a private catamaran for up to nine people, sailing Bora Bora’s lagoon with a captain, hostess, snacks, drinks, and alcohol included. You can swim, snorkel, watch sting rays through the nets, or stretch out on the sunbeds. Hotel pickup and drop-off are provided, while lunch at a restaurant costs extra.

“We were on Vitamin Sea II as a family of 8 (grandparents, parents and kids). We had a wonderful day sailing around Bora Bora, snorkeling and relaxing. Thelma, our Captain, was amazing. We all enjoyed ourselves and would recommend this experience!”

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8.Reef Discovery Luxury Private Snorkeling Lagoon Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews

Spend about 3.5 hours on a private Bora Bora lagoon boat, snorkeling in warm, shallow water with a naturalist guide who adjusts the route to weather, interests, and comfort. Gear, towels, bottled water, snacks, and accommodation pickup are included. The boat carries up to eight, with the listed price covering two people.

“Pierre was wonderful, he taught us...helped in every way, so we had the best experience. This is truly an experience of a lifetime.”

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9.Luxury Private Sunset Cruise and Motu Dinner in Bora-Bora

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews

You and your companion cruise Bora Bora at sunset with Lagoon Service, with time to snorkel if you wish. Captain Mike may also serve as skipper, chef, and ukulele player before taking you to a tiny motu for a private three-course dinner, wine, champagne, and torchlit island atmosphere.

“This was an amazing experience with the boat ride and the tour guide singing with a ukulele The sunset was beautiful and dinner on the private island was absolutely fantastic! Really nice people”

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10.Half-Day Private Luxury Tour from Bora Bora

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews

Spend four hours on Bora Bora’s lagoon with your own boat and captain from Lagoon Service. Swim with friendly stingrays, explore a coral garden, and meet blacktip sharks. The three-stop route can be adjusted to your interests, with pickup offered and a 9:00 am start.

“We had such a great time on the private half day tour. From start to finish, it was an excellent day, and Tau, our guide, was absolutely the best! We enjoyed beautiful views of the lagoon and the mountains of Bora Bora accompanied by muRead more”

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11.LUXURY PRIVATE Catamaran Bora Bora : The Sunset Escape

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews

You’ll cruise Bora Bora’s lagoon on a private catamaran with a dedicated crew, lounge music, sun mats, drinks, snacks, and sunset views of Mount Otemanu. Hosts such as Nick, Candice, Thelma, and Alex have helped make the sailing relaxed and personal, with photos and even a little hands-on sailing when conditions allow.

“Thelma and Alex were fantastic. The sunset cruise was first class from start to finish. the homemade rum punch was incredible and the crew was top notch. Definitely highly recommended.”

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12.Luxury Full Day Snorkeling

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews

You’ll cruise Bora Bora’s lagoon with H2O BORA BORA for about seven hours, stopping at 6 to 8 sites chosen for the weather and your swimming ability. Look for manta rays, eagle rays, moray eels, barracuda, coral gardens, and tropical fish. Hiro may lead your outing, with gear, towels, drinks, snacks, and resort transfers included.

“Amazing day with so many beautiful stops. Our family was treated very well! Would definitely do again!”

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13.LUXURY PRIVATE Catamaran : Full-Day Sail & Polynesian Motu Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews

Set sail from Bora Bora at 9:00 a.m. on a private catamaran for up to two people. Your captain and hostess tailor the day around lagoon views, swimming, snorkeling, sting rays, eagle rays, refreshments, and a Polynesian lunch on a private motu. Hotel pickup, drinks, gear, and drop-off are included.

“Attention to every detail. The captain and staff insure a memorable way to experience Bora Bora! Paradise in paradise!”

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14.Bora Bora VIP Arrival Airport to Hotels Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $230Best value

You are met at Bora Bora Airport by a captain holding your name, then escorted to a private boat for a 15 to 30-minute hotel transfer. Expect a flower garland, chilled towel, water, champagne, macarons, fruit, WiFi, music, and luggage help. Captains may include Moana, Natu, Kyle, Kevin, or Vairoa.

“This airport is like no other! Getting off the plane and hopping right on our private boat made us feel like celebrities!”

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15.Private 4 Hours Reef Discovery Luxury Private Treasure Hunt in Bora Bora

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews

Take a private four-hour boat trip around Bora Bora with a child-focused treasure hunt led by captains such as Fabien or Pierre. Your children collect clues at three or four stops, explore coral gardens, look for manta rays and eagle rays, and follow a treasure map through water and on land. The boat holds up to eight people.

“We had two perfect trips with Fabien! He is a master guide. Time and time again, he spotted all of the mantas, and sharks, and eagle rays before any of the other boats did. We saw black tipped sharks, a school of ten Eagle Rays, three hRead more”

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