Whale Watching Tours in Bora Bora

Posted By : Passenger59193204687
I had a disappointing experience with Tohora in Bora Bora. If you have respect for wildlife and responsible behavior, I strongly advise against choosing this whale watching company.

I witnessed Tohora Bora Bora's disregard for wildlife guidelines. During our excursion, they consistently violated the law by approaching whales within 100 meters and traveling at unsafe speeds near these creatures. This was a concern.

However, what was even more disturbing was their aggressive and harassing behavior towards other boaters on the water. It made me uncomfortable. It was as if they saw other boats as people to be bullied rather than sharing the beauty of the ocean. I was shocked by their actions and the lack of courtesy they displayed to others. It diminished my experience and shouldn't have been a focus of the excursion.

The reason I'm giving them one star is because they provided water on board. However, this minor convenience cannot overshadow their disregard for the welfare of whales and their aggressive approach towards fellow boaters. It appears that they either have no knowledge of the laws or consciously choose to break them with their reckless boat maneuvering, proximity to the whales, and harassment of other boaters.

If you care about whales and value responsible and respectful wildlife encounters, please go to Moorea instead. Their harassment of other boaters on the water is not only unpleasant but also unsafe for everyone involved. We felt uncomfortable and didn't have a positive experience.
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Posted On : 2023-10-28 09:58:41

Posted By : Cacahuette97
My husband and I had an extraordinary experience. Simon and his teammate took very good care of us and above all did their best to make our dream come true. I recommend this great team.
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Posted On : 2023-10-15 10:38:34

Posted By : sebastianhT5336VB
Amazing!!!
We had such a wonderful day with Simon.
He gave us all the very importint instructions to to get this impressive and simultaneously respectful experience with the wales.
We saw 5 whales and could swim with two of them!
With Simon as our guide with his knowledge out of 20 years experiencing it was a perfect day and we love to come back to Bora Bora and do it again!!
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Posted On : 2023-10-13 23:58:28

Posted By : gavalda59
So yes Simon is quite a character, no offense to some but fortunately he has this "big mouth" side, we don't joke with safety and this kind of adventure. We had the chance to do a Whale Watching outing and yes you have to know that patience is essential... Nobody controls nature and fortunately especially when we do things according to the rules of the art so as not to disturb it.
After 3 hours we had resigned ourselves and thought that it would be for next time and there a whale and its calf were resting. My husband had the chance to get into the water to observe them, what a wonder!
Superb outing with a very professional team.
We highly recommend it.
Thank you again for this incredible and thrilling adventure!
Isabelle and François-Xavier
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Posted On : 2023-10-10 09:36:23

Posted By : 624philippa
We had incredible tours with Tohora Bora Bora. Simon and the other captains are the perfect guides. They have a lot of knowledge and passion for whale watching and lagoon tours, can assess the situations very well. you feel incredibly safe with him. his boat is also very cool
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Posted On : 2023-10-01 14:15:28

Posted By : ColleenM1235
What a magical experience. Being able to see whales while swimming with them was incredible. The crew got us as close as possible while being extremely respectful of these great mammals. Highly recommend.
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Posted On : 2023-09-28 03:56:54

Posted By : H2659HPgrahamm
Highly recommend this tour with Simon and his team. Highly professional and a fun bunch to be out on the water with. We tried this tour with other companies in Moorea, they were terrible. The entire trip and interaction we had with the whales here in Bora Bora was next level and we will never forget this experience. We saw makes, females and calves, sometimes all together. I would highly recommend them, we loved it so much as soon as we got home we booked to go again a few days later. Thanks Simon and Lawrence.
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Posted On : 2023-09-27 11:25:53

Posted By : Oberon20
Wow wow wow! Such an amazing experience! We were so fortunate to swim with 5 whales while we were out with the team from Tohora Bora Bora. Laurence and his team are very respectful of the whales and understand that we are in their world and if we disturb them he will not be able to continue with his 20 plus years of swimming with the whales. Laurence ensured we had an incredible experience with these beautiful animals. As the whales were interested in us we experienced them up close and personal which I will remember for the rest of my life.
Do yourself a favour take a morning away from your bungalow and booked this tour. It is safe, respectful and you will not regret it.
Thank you to all the team at Tohora Bora Bora.
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Posted On : 2023-09-25 00:39:54

Posted By : philippebE7657LT
Fabulous afternoon with Simon.
Very professional and friendly with his team.
Safety briefing.
Very good materials.
And the icing on the cake, we swam with a whale.
Only happiness.
We highly recommend TOHORA BORA BORA
Sandrine and Philippe
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Posted On : 2023-09-24 15:33:23

Posted By : sophiesC1790LM
Good welcome from Vincent and Jérome who are good professionals.
On the other hand, it is very unfortunate and even dangerous to have maintained the exit in view of the weather (heavy seas with waves of 3 meters!)
It was obvious in these conditions that we would not see any whales.
Dangerous and very disappointing exit

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Posted On : 2023-09-24 06:33:43