Stroll out of time on the lagoon of Bora Bora

Posted By : Aimee_G
Tomas was amazingly patient and understanding. It was our first time paddle boarding and he stayed close and was always ready to lend a hand, or point out the sting rays in the water. So beautiful!
Rating :
Posted On : 2023-06-19 15:11:11

Posted By : Wai_S
My wife and I wanted to explore and enjoy a lowkey adventure together. This was definitely what we were looking for. Paddle boarding was fun and easy to do and my wife and I loved this experience.
Rating :
Posted On : 2021-11-25 14:13:57

Posted By : Katie O
Being above the water on the SUP boards was so much fun! Albany was an amazing guide and made us feel comfortable. He accommodated our wish to see more of the coral. He also took so many photos for us! You see a part of Bora Bora that is so special! We can’t recommend this enough, don’t miss out!
Rating :
Posted On : 2018-04-10 23:30:17

Posted By : Emily R
I really wanted to do some SUP during my husband's and my vacation to Bora Bora. I had done SUP Yoga before, but my husband had never been on a SUP board before. Despite the difference in skill level, both of us had a great time! Alban provided great help and instruction and led us through the GORGEOUS lagoon to a point where we could watch a large family of ray fish. He then let us get a bit more adventurous, and towed each of us off the back of the boat, somehow convincing me that I could do it standing up, which i never thought I could. The whole excursion was simply amazing, and I would highly recommend it to anyone.

Alban speaks both French and English and is very knowledgeable about the island. He was not only a great instructor but also a wonderful tour guide. He'll also hold on to a phone or camera for you and catch some stellar action shots. Merci, Alban!
Rating :
Posted On : 2016-08-04 22:43:36

Posted By : BreezyDraper
My Husband and I went to Bora Bora for our 1st Anniversary/Honeymoon. We have always seen people stand up paddle boarding on the lake in recent years in the city we grew up in and thought that would be amazing fun to try and finally when we were planning our trip to Bora Bora and saw SUP we decided now was the time to try it. We are extremely glad we did, and we are happy we booked a private session. Alban is a fun and energetic instructor, he will pick you up from your hotel then bring you to one of the motus where you will paddle board along the shore once you reach the point of the motu then he will give water and ask if you want to be towed behind the boat, like wake boarding just on the big paddle board. My husband and I did that and it was extremely fun to watch and to do. Then we continued on the paddle board out to the reef. There was a family on a pontoon boat feed the sharks so we got to paddle board over some pretty big sharks which was really cool. Once we made it close to the reef we paddle boarded along it and then got back in the boat and headed back to the hotel. When we asked Alban how far the distance was he said about 5 miles! We were extremely proud of ourselves and had an amazing time! I would have thought my muscles would have been really sore afterwards but they were fine. In the end whether you know how to paddle board or not it is an amazing experience and a great way to see the main island, the motu, and the reef.
Rating :
Posted On : 2015-02-16 10:44:29

Posted By : Jesse K
This was my girlfriends favorite excursion. You're taken to the most beautiful water in all of Bora Bora, possibly even the whole world, and you learn how to balance and paddle on the boards. You're then towed behind the boat to any of a couple different spots to paddle some more. We were given choices and chose to paddle over the reef which I would definitely recommend. It was unbelievably beautiful.
Rating :
Posted On : 2014-11-23 19:46:21

Posted By : travelinggeo
My wfe and I spent a morning with Alban paddle boarding while on our honeymoon in Bora Bora.

First, I would like to say that Alban was quick to respond to email, taking the time zone into consideration. After all is set, sure enough, Alban was at the dock waiting to pick us up the morning of. Since my wife could not swim, he brought a life jacket for her to use just in case.

To start us off, he brought us to a sheltered cove and provided some instructions on how to paddle board. Soon afterwards we were paddling along the coast of the cove and we saw some sting and eagle rays swim by...very nice to see they weren't too afraid.

Seeing that we were comfortable enough with the easy stuff, he gave us the option to paddle across the lagoon or to return by tow to the starting point in the cove and do it again. We chose to paddle across the lagoon. As we did, my wife did lose balance and fell onto her board...dropping her sun glasses into the water. As my wife continued to drift forward, I noticed Alban was maneuvering around to where she lost balance, stopped the skiff, and dove right into the water. I had no idea what was going on until as I had thought she only lost balance. Alban then resurfaced with the sun glasses in hand letting us know he had retrieved it.

As we got further into the deep waters of the lagoon, Alban noticed we were both struggling with our balance and suggested we kneel or sit on the board and paddle. I did the manly thing and stayed standing...until I fell into the water, twice. I knelt afterwards.

After crossing the lagoon Alban offered a tow, to which I accepted. Didn't ask my wife probably because she couldn't swim, safety issue. After two tries I got some consistency going but then I was trying to weave through the waves and that pretty much did me in. Arrived at his place, loaded back onto his skiff and headed back to the hotel where he dropped us off.

I paid a little extra for the pictures and video, to which Alban delivered through Drop Box. Pretty much had access to it that night.

In summary, we had a great time with Alban. Great communication, very friendly, funny and Alban definitely had safety first in mind.
Rating :
Posted On : 2013-10-14 23:26:14

Posted By : Chris H
Alban was the man! Great guy that provides a great experience. Was super easy to book via email, payment via PayPal made thing easy and secure. Alban picked my wife and I up earlier this week at the Hilton, not only was he on time but he was waiting for us when we walked up to the lobby. He took us over to his shop (5/10min boat ride) to get boards and paddles and cruise over to the island we would start our paddle at. He was informative not only in regards to stand up paddle boarding but about the ocean, wildlife, and bora bora. He took us out to the reef were we saw black tip reef sharks and rays. On the way back he gave us the opportunity to get towed behind his boat which was a ton of fun. Overall it was a great experience and we were really happy we choose to go. Despite the Hilton offering stand up paddle boards for free this was much better than anything you would get by just paddling around the hotel and the quality of the boards were much better than the hotel's. If your looking for a fun relaxing activity where you get a little bit of exercise and have a blast doing it then I would suggest contacting Alban.
Rating :
Posted On : 2013-08-23 15:04:56

Posted By : RobnNik
Alban was very friendly and professional. Unlike a lot of other tour providers in Bora Bora he responds immediately, provides an easy way of making payment via Bpay, arranges transfers to/from the location.

It was fun, good exercise and a really great experience. So glad i did it! Alban made this experience, i think if you just hired a stand up paddle instead you wouldn't have as much fun. He filmed and took photo's for us. The best bit was when we water skied off the back of the boat on the stand up paddle- soooo much fun!
Rating :
Posted On : 2013-05-05 04:01:48

Posted By : Montenegromf
We had an great time doing Stand Up Paddle with this company, our guide was called Albany and was very professional and nice guy. We never had used a board but we had our best experience at bora bora. The places chosen by the guide was amazing, and the colors of waters...gorgeous. This guy was really cool and tried get pictures of us while we were playing. This day was the birthday of my wife, and she had the most lovely one ever. At the end, he challenged us to try be towed for his boat. Was so cool! And by the price was a really good deal. We decided go once again to bora bora and we are sure that we will do it again!
Rating :
Posted On : 2013-01-21 22:56:26