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An activity on the motu Taufari'i where you can discover how black pearls are made and snorkel near the pearl oyster lines to select an oyster from which to extract the black pearl.
Then you can take your pearl home in a velvet pouch or transparent vial with white Bora Bora sand.
- Pick-up from selected sites (see proposals in the "special terms" section): approx. 30-minute journey.
- Transfer by water shuttle to the activity site on motu Taufari'i.
- Customers are welcomed to the motu Taufari'i site, where they are shown how black pearls are made.
- Transfer by water shuttle to the pearl oyster beds (5-minute journey).
- Snorkel near pearl oyster beds and visit a coral garden (30 minutes).
- Selection of an oyster to be opened once back on the motu (30 minutes).
- Return by water shuttle to motu Taufari'i (5-minute journey).
- Taste fresh seasonal fruit and cold drinks (water, soft drinks, beer) to the sound of ukuleles.
- The guide will demonstrate how to open an oyster that has previously been reeled in, and you will discover the black pearl.
- Photo session with the guide and captain, in the magnificent setting of motu Taufari'i (with a backdrop of turquoise sea and a view of Bora-Bora's famous Mount Otemanu).
- You can choose to take your pearl with you in a velvet pouch or a transparent vial with white Bora Bora sand.
- The activity ends with your return by water shuttle to the pick-up point (hotel pontoon or Vaitape quay): approximately 30 minutes' journey.
If you have any major health problems, please let us know before booking.
Please arrive 30 minutes before the start of the activity.
Minors under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
The pick-up service is only available from the Vaitape quay, at the TAXI sign or from the reception pontoon of the following hotels: Conrad Bora Bora Nui, Four Seasons Bora Bora, Bora Bora by Pearl Resorts, Intercontinental Bora Bora Resort Thalasso Spa, Westin Bora Bora Resort Spa, St Regis Bora Bora Resort.
This activity is free for children up to 5 years old. Special attention must be paid to children: swimming at the snorkelling site is not forbidden or compulsory, but requires a great deal of care, as the water is 10 to 20 metres deep in places. No pearls are offered to children aged 0 to 5.
This activity is not accessible to people with motor/mental/psychic/cognitive disabilities, over 75s or pets.
- Water shuttle
- Snorkelling equipment (fins, mask, snorkel)
- Buoy
- Towel
- Fresh fruit
- Beverages (soft drinks, fruit juices, water)
- Tahitian black pearl
- Tip
- Buoy (for children under 5)
- Swimsuit
- Sunglasses
- Sun cream