Top French Polynesia Plantation Tours

Very interesting tour of the island of Tahaa led by a very friendly guide. After visiting a pearl farm, a vanilla producer, and a distillery, we made a guided snorkeling stop in a very beautiful coral garden as well as a stop to swim with blacktip reef sharks. The meal on the motu Tuahi was delicious, surrounded by a just splendid setting! An excursion that one can only recommend!

Travel through the heart of the island and into the middle of the caldera. Enjoy the verdand vistas. Visit a pearl farm and learn how these beautiful objects are created. Finally visit Gerrard's farm to taste his exquisite local honey infused with home grown vanilla.. The highlight for me was the visit to the ancient marae. Kia Kaha.

Our guide was very pleasant and knowledgeable. The island was a beautiful surprise to our cruise trip

Superb tour of the island of Taha’a with great stops: pearl farm, vanilla plantation, coral garden, and motu! The lunch was delicious. And a thousand thanks to our guide Eiko for her kindness!

fabulous trip over to the islands saw lots learnt lots

Very interesting boat tour. It was informative about vanilla, rum, and pearls. Our guides were excellent. Boat driver got us everywhere safely and on time.

We booked a private tour with Spirou, the lady in blue. She is a kind and patient sole, full of wisdom and knowledge, and knows exactly what to do and where to go in order to give you a glimpse into the beauty and history of Moorea. I cannot say enough kind words to recommend her, other than I am a tough critic and rarely give such high ratings, but Spirough is well deserving of such praise.

As a group of 6, we wanted a well rounded non - commercial tour of the island.Spirou met us promptly at the cruise port with a warm welcome to her island (and home). And a well air conditioned van (a must when the temperature is in the high 30s).She took our varying needs into consideration and provided us with a wonderful tour of the island.She is multilingual, articulate, knowledgeable, and very engaging.We had zero regrets and only positive feedback amongst ourselves.We’d hire her again. 👍

Timata --> awesome guide!! He masters his driving perfectly in mountain roads that climb and are narrow. The explanations about the different and many places are exciting. Thank you very much it was a real pleasure! Luc, Milo & Célia

A lovely way to experience the island. Our “lady in blue “ was informative, friendly, and we recommend doing this tour!!

We thoroughly enjoyed our tour with the Lady in Blue. Along with great conversation with Spirou, the scenic views and other interesting stops, I enjoyed learning the history of the island. We would recommend this tour to anyone.

Great walk with varied activities, a big thank you to Tom for his anecdotes and his knowledge.I highly recommend.

I cannot recommend this tour enough! We had so much fun with Hubert. He’s funny and truly passionate about sharing culture and agriculture of Raiatea. At the end of the tour, he showed us his garden where a variety of species is planted and growing! His vanilla honey is a must try!

A huge thank you to Hubert for this wonderful experience! We learned a lot about Raiatea and Polynesia, and in good spirits :). Hubert also takes us to discover his garden and taste his own honey (it's amazing!).

Just a fabulous day with our skipper and guide, Jimmy. Our cruise ship docked in Raiatea. The tour boat met us at the pier just a 5 minute walk away. The boat is well designed with easy entry from docks at the side of the vessel or from the stern down a ladder into the water. Seating was cushioned and comfortable. The young people on the tour lounged on the outrigger trampoline. We did six things: 1. Visit to a pearl farm where we got a great explanation of how Tahitian pearls are created. Beautiful jewelry was available for purchase, but no pressure to do so 2. Drift snorkel at the coral garden. We anchored on the inside, walked along the shore to the channel entrance, then drift snorkelled back through the channel. No fins needed or even desired. Just water shoes for the shore walk. The channel is zigzagged, so following your guide is important. Good coral, colourful fish including a lion fish, colourful clams. A wonderful snorkel experience. 3. A rum distillery tour. A good informative tour. Interesting, and neither of us are rum drinkers. 4. A second snorkel stop. Highlight was many reef sharks. 5. Lunch on a motu with very generous portions of local cuisine in an idyllic setting. 6. Tour of a vanilla farm. Very detailed and interesting explanation of the 4 years it takes to grow a vanilla bean. Vanilla beans and products for sale, again with no pressure to do so. So, a full day, but relaxed and never a feeling at any stop of being rushed. A great tour. Back to the dock in plenty of time to board our ship. Hats off to Jimmy.

Our guide Jimmy was very attentive and proactive. The excursion is truly comprehensive. The boat is really comfortable and intimate. Thanks a thousand times for this beautiful moment. Add this excursion to your bucket list!