Tahaa Vanilla Island: The 10 Best Day Trips

1.1/2 day Tahaa coral garden – departure Raiatea / ideal for cruise passengers

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 149 reviews · from $144Our pick

Half-day Tahaa coral garden snorkeling from Raiatea with a gentle drift through real coral, small groups, and Bora Bora views for cruisers.

“This is a great excursion. But need to know that it takes 45 minutes by boat to get to the coral gardens. Padded bench on the boat would be nice. Warning about the fire coral up front would have been helpful for my wife.”

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2.The Vanilla tour of Taha’a in a comfortable outrigger canoe

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 58 reviews · from $156Top rated

Snorkel Tahaa’s Coral Garden, visit a black pearl farm and vanilla plantation, then taste Pari Pari rum on a comfy outrigger canoe.

“Excellent day out. Great snorkling with excellent guides. Interesting visits to a Pearl farm and Vanilla plantation.”

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3.Guided tour of the island of Tahaa with Revanui Excursions

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 56 reviews · from $148

Tahaa island tour with Revanui Excursions: vanilla, rum, pearls, coral garden snorkeling, and lunch on a private motu with music.

“A great day out with Vai and Jason who made the trip really enjoyable. We sadly were hit with torrential tropical rain for the first part of the tour but for me, that’s life in the tropics. Via/Jason were right on it by issuing out brand new raincoats and trousers if wanted to keep everyone dry on the boat. A good few stops to the Vanilla farm, rum distillery and pearl factory, all done in stops on the boat along the unbelievably beautiful Island of Tahaa. Even in the rain it still looked every bit paradise. Luckily for us, when we got to the Motu, the rain stopped and the…”

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4.Tahaa Snorkeling in our beautiful Coral Garden

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 51 reviews · from $128Best value

Drift snorkel Raiatea to Taha'a Coral Garden, sail past Bora Bora views, then enjoy a free Tahaa pearl farm visit with Papa Zoulou.

“Really good tour close to cruise ship. Great time the drift snorkeling was amazing. The tour guide was great”

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5.3H Adventure in JET SKI Snorkeling and Tahaa Lagoon

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 23 reviews · from $392

3-hour jet ski, coral garden snorkeling, and black-tip shark viewing in Tahaa Lagoon from Raiatea, with gear and water included.

“This was one of my highlights of our trip, I highly recommend it! Just the owner and his son and my sister and I, so it it was pretty much a private tour. We rode our JetSki to a beautiful place where we had our first encounter with the magnifiRead more”

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6.Half day excursion Tahaa – departure Raiatea / ideal cruise line

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 23 reviews · from $144

Half-day Tahaa excursion from Raiatea, with vanilla plantation and black pearl farm, small group, pickup, and lagoon views.

“We waited at the pick up location for thirty minutes and no one came to pick us up. Tried calling the contact number provided by aviator and the call failed. Just hope we can get a refund. Ruined what might otherwise have been a lovely day.”

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7.Beautiful Black Pearl of Tahiti and the Vanilla of Tahaa

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 18 reviews · from $129

Sail from Raiatea to Tahaa to learn about Black Pearls, Tahitian vanilla, and a MANA'O rum tasting, with lagoon views.

“Our captain was super nice and we were offered fresh fruit and water frequently. We even had the chance to watch dolphins! At each stop you get the explanation of the process, very interesting. It was very cool!”

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8.Private tour from Raiatea – 1/2 day excursion to Tahaa or other

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $710

Private half-day boat tour from Raiatea to Tahaa with coral garden snorkeling and optional distillery or pearl farm stops for up to 3.

“It was fantastic! Ben was a great guide. The chocolate chip brioche he made was delicious, along with the fruit and drinks. One of the best tours we’ve been on!!”

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9.Explore the Vanilla Island Full-Day Tour to Taha’a from Bora Bora

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $709

Full-day Taha'a Vanilla Island tour from Bora Bora with vanilla plantation, black pearl farm, Mana'o rum tasting, and motu BBQ lunch with live music.

“We had an absolutely wonderful time on the Taha’a day trip. The adventure starts with about an hour by boat from Bora Bora, and that ride alone is part of the fun—cruising through open water with beautiful views the whole way. On Taha’a, Read more”

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10.4 Days and 3 Nights in Catamaran on Raïatea and Tahaa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $5,417

A private 4-day catamaran cruise on Raiatea and Tahaa with pearl, coral snorkeling, vanilla and rum stops, plus kayak time and calm coves.

“Superbe expérience avec Steve, Julia et Emma sur le catamaran pendant 2jours.”

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