The coral gardens at Tahaa were more difficult to get to, but well worth the trek. We saw some amazing fish, including Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish, peacock grouper, ringtail surgeonfish, rabbitfish, rainbow wrasse, and some triggerfish.
While snorkeling in Tahaa, we also saw bird-nose wrasse, titan triggerfish, orange-lined triggerfish, Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish, yellowtail tang, dusky surgeonfish, palenose parrotfish, bird wrasse, Pacific spadefish, and sixbar wrasse.
While exploring, we also came across a sea cucumber, spiny sea urchins, and large clams.
Check out this video of our snorkeling adventures on Tahaa.
Time to depart Tahaa and head to Bora Bora. Our luggage was picked up from the bungalow by bicycle and loaded onto a boat at the dock in Tahaa. The boat took us to Raiatea where we caught an airplane to Bora Bora. We were met at the airport by a boat which took us to the Four Seasons Hotel on Bora Bora.
We found ourselves once again in a peaceful over water bungalow with a lovely mountain view.
Went out on a boat with a guide to explore all of the best snorkeling locations around the island. On our first stop, we were lucky enough to find some giant manta rays. The water here was pretty deep and the manta rays were not used to swimming near humans. We were really surprised about how very large they were: at least six to eight feet across.
We had lots of fun with all of the fish in Bora Bora. Check out the video.
We saw more of the black tipped reef sharks.
Check out this video of the sharks we saw in Bora Bora.