ARE TOURS

Overall nice tour with polite staff and delicious food at lunch on the motu (Poisson cru, BBQ chicken, taro, yams, etc). There is an absolutely adorable orange cat on the motu that enjoys lots of poisson cru from the tourists :)

Attention: the prices at the vanilla farm and pearl farm they take you to are super inflated! You can get the exact same vanilla products for far cheaper on Mo'orea (and probably therefore in a supermarket too in Raiatea). I also heard another traveller comment that the pearls were far more expensive on the tour than one can find elsewhere.

One other negative is there was a lot less snorkeling than expected. I think we also spent too much time at the pearl farm. A key reason I booked this tour was to do the drift snorkeling nearby the Le Taha'a pearl resort and the stop there was super short and way too shepherded, we only got to see a tiny bit of the shallow end whilst the best corals are at the slightly deeper end on the ocean side. It can be made up for a bit by snorkeling at the motu where it's a very long lunch time there but it isn't the key snorkeling place. Maybe it was just an unfortunate coincidence, because there were some people who could not swim well on the tour so perhaps we were held back because of that.. I cannot fathom why a healthy person who cannot swim properly would visit Polynesia but that's another topic... Anyway, it could have been resolved by the tour group by having two groups, one for good swimmers one bad swimmers so at least some of us could see the nicest snorkeling area.

If you do this tour, recommend taking it on a day when the cruise ship is not in town on Raiatea (less likely to have people who can't swim join). Or maybe choose another tour provider if snorkeling is a key focus.

Al leer todas las buenas críticas sobre esta compañía y su tour consideré que estaba sobrevalorada y que el tour sería aburrido, pero comoquiera decidí hacerlo y lo único que tengo que decir es que fue la mejor decisión que he tomado. Estuve 26 días visitando Hawái y Polinesia haciendo tours todos los días y por mucho este fue el mejor tour que realizamos. Todo fue muy interesante y divertido, pero lo que más se destaca es su gran personal. Todos los muchachos son excelentes, respetuosos y sumamente divertidos. La cena en el Motu y el show de cocos sobrepasaron mis expectativas. La cena estuvo deliciosa en un lugar hermoso y el show de cocos me mantuvo riéndome desde que comenzó hasta que terminó. Si tienes la oportunidad de realizar este tour hazlo por que no te vas a arrepentir.

Magnifique journée avec une super équipe, qui prend soin de nous, nous divertit, nous régale aussi bien les yeux que la bouche.
Merci à Téréhau de m'avoir aider au jardin de corail, j'ai pu en profiter en toute confiance.
Bravo à toute l'équipe et bonne continuation ????????????

I booked the Shared Tour of the TAHAA LAGOON TOURS with ARE TOURS in Raiatea, French Polynesia, 8 months ago, meticulously planning my trip to ensure everything aligned perfectly with my cruise ship schedule. Initially, I was promised a 7-hour tour, but to my dismay, I was later informed that the tour would actually be 8 hours long. This change left me with only 30 minutes before the last tender back to the ship, instead of the comfortable hour and a half I had planned for.

The tour operator was incredibly irresponsible and difficult to communicate with throughout this ordeal. Instead of addressing the issue, they tried to make it seem like I was at fault for their misinformation. This experience caused me a great deal of stress, ruining what should have been a relaxing vacation. Eventually, I had to cancel the tour, leaving me without any alternatives.

If you're considering booking with ARE TOURS, I strongly advise against it. Their lack of reliability and poor communication can turn your dream vacation into a stressful nightmare.

Nous avons effectué la sortie sur l'île de Tahaa avec Are Tours Raiatea. Le moment était au top en compagnie de notre pilote Mo . Les différents arrêts sont bien sélectionnés . Une équipe au top qui conclue la journée sur un motu paradisiaque . Le coco show vaut le détour ;) un moment convivial de partage et d'humour digne des Polynésiens .
Isabelle & Mathieu