7 Scuba Diving in French Polynesia That Earn the Boat Ride

1.2 Dives in the morning for certified divers in Bora Bora

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 263 reviews · from $235Our pick

Join a maximum of five certified divers for two guided morning scuba sessions at different Bora Bora sites, often one inside the lagoon and one beyond the reef. Guides such as Pascal, Niki, Arthur, and Flo match the pace to your experience. Pickup, equipment, snacks, and free Nitrox for qualified users are included.

“We had an amazing experience! The instructors were very skilled, patient, professional and nice.They showed us the best of the best you can find in this breathtaking lagoon and ocean! Pascal, our instructor was fanthastic, it was a real pleasure scubadiving with him. The boat was super organized in every detail,every dive we did. The whole stuff was punctual, professional and friendly! I strongly reccomend joying this special group of people, to have one of the best scubadiving experience to remember forever!”

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2.Introductory Dive in Bora Bora (afternoon)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 138 reviews · from $136

Spend about two hours learning scuba basics at Bora Diving Center on Matira Beach, then explore a coral garden with an instructor. Guides such as Manu, Amaury, Pascal, and Dan are praised for calm, careful coaching. Pickup and equipment are included, with no more than two people per instructor underwater.

“Staff were very professional and made sure I was 100% comfortable with my first dive. After some training they took me a long with another newbie and guided us along for a 30 minute dive. Had a little learning curve getting my ears to pop, but was fine once I figured it out .”

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3.Romantic dive in the lagoon of Bora Bora. Private instructor on a shared boat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 54 reviews · from $479

At 2 pm, you’ll take a shared boat into Bora Bora’s lagoon for a private scuba session with your partner and instructor. Find a black pearl, keep it as a gift, and receive an edited film of the experience. Past instructors include Remi, Nicholas, Jane, Ben, and Rémi.

“I don’t know how to swim, I had trouble breathing. Our instructor was excellent and patient, I still can’t believe how I was able to accomplish scuba diving. We had an awesome time!”

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4.Diving day

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 45 reviews · from $264

Spend about four hours exploring two Tahiti underwater sites with Eleuthera Tahiti Diving Center. Certified scuba participants may visit reefs, wrecks, walls, springs, or submerged valleys, with guides such as Leticia, Jeremy, and Rome handling gear, safety, and marine-life spotting.

“Amazing diving in three wrecks and three (underwater) mountains. We visited the island for only a day off our cruise ship and these guys picked us up in new A/C can and helped us see the best of place. Lots of fish, turtles, eel, and some surfers being pulled into huge waves nearby”

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5.Bora Bora: Introductory Dive

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 18 reviews · 2 hours · from $147

Spend two hours learning scuba skills, then enter Bora Bora’s lagoon for about 30 minutes underwater with an instructor. Small groups of up to eight, full equipment, hotel pickup, and English or French guidance are included. Shanka, Dan, Amaury, and Jenny are among the named staff connected with the experience.

“Fantastique expérience de plongée avec ce club. Un grand merci à Dan, Amaury et Jenny pour leur bons conseils, gentillesse, et bienveillance. Je recommande à 100%”

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6.Bora Bora: Morning 2 tank dive for certified divers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 4 hours · from $227

You’ll join Bora Diving Center for a four-hour morning outing with two underwater sessions, one in the lagoon and one beyond the reef. Expect a maximum of five certified divers per instructor, prepared equipment, hotel pickup, fresh water, hot tea, and cookies between sessions.

“Super! Two dives with all the material alredy prepared. Que could see Mantarrayas and dive outside de reef”

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7.Bora Bora: 1 afternoon dive for certified divers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 2 hours · from $118Best value

Join Bora Diving Center for a two-hour afternoon outing from your accommodation, with a 45 to 60 minute underwater session at 15 to 20 meters. Certified participants travel in a small group of up to five with an instructor, and the site changes with sea conditions. Guide David has led outings where mantas, stingrays, turtles, and Napoleon fish were seen.

“The guide David was so nice and informative. We got to see Mantas, stingrays, turtle and napoleon fish. Amazing dive and very well organised.”

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