These guys are amazing! We went on a windy day and the ocean was really rough. Instead of turning back, these guys pushed through and went beyond our expectations to find a whale. When we finally found the whale, they waited for the perfect opportunity and we ended up swimming so close with the baby-whale with her mum just beneath us. We will never forget this!
Sortida 15/09/26, tarda. Era la nostra primera vegada nadant amb balenes. Erem dos grups de cinc que feien torns a l' aigua, sempre amb els dos guies locals. Dir que vàrem fer una feina extraordinària, ens varen ajudar en tot moment i estavem pendents de tot. Això durant una hora i mitja llarga que varem ser a l' aigua. Quasi tot el temps, veient una balena femella amb un cadell molt curiós.
Va ser exigent, però sobretot una experiència increïble. Gràcies per la vostra feina!
Creiem que portar neoprè és important.
Fabuleux, exceptionnel, professionnel et gentillesse. Tous les ingrédients sont la pour des souvenirs inoubliables !!!
MAGIQUE !!! On a tout vu... Raies, dauphins, requins, tortues et baleine. Et un immense merci à Tama et Aki pour leur gentillesse 🤗 Richard et corinne
A whale tour with 12 people = a lottery. Regulations allow 6 swimmers per guide and boat, and Tama Tours takes 12 split into two turns. On a tour of about 4 hours, where much of the time goes into finding the whales and waiting for the right moment, one of the two groups is left with almost no chance. This time it was us. After almost 3 hours searching for the perfect moment, we finally found a mother and her calf resting at the surface. The other group went in first, and we waited on the boat for 50 minutes. When we could finally get in, the whales had already moved on and it was all a rush. They chose the groups themselves without asking anyone, even though we had all paid the same. When we complained, the guide's answer was that it was the cheapest tour and "well, now you know". The vast majority of companies in Moorea work with a maximum of 6 swimmers, and for good reason. We saw it for ourselves with two other companies, and the experience was completely different: calm, no turns and truly enjoyable. Only book tours with a maximum of 6 swimmers and no turns.
IF YOUR DREAM IS TO SWIM WITH WHALES, DO NOT BOOK A TOUR WITH MORE THAN 6 SWIMMERS OR ONE THAT SPLITS PEOPLE INTO TURNS.
I'm sharing our experience with Tama Tours so this doesn't happen to anyone else. It was one of the worst experiences of our lives.
In Moorea, a whale tour means searching for the whales, watching their behavior and, if it's safe, swimming towards them. This isn't a zoo: they're wild animals and every day is different. Sometimes you see them on the first try, sometimes you swim and have to go back to the boat. It all takes time and patience.
Regulations allow only 6 swimmers per guide and boat. With 6, everyone gets to live the experience. Tama Tours takes 12 people and splits them into two groups of 6 who swim in turns. On a 4-hour tour, one group will almost certainly miss out.
After almost 3 hours of searching, we found a mother and her calf resting at the surface. The first group had the experience of a lifetime, and we were really happy for them. We waited on the boat for about 50 minutes while the captain kept saying "5 more minutes and we switch", but those 5 minutes never came.
When it was finally our turn, there was hardly any time left and the whales had started moving. We jumped in 3 times, swimming fast and desperately, all rushing and stress. At one point I slipped and fell in too early. They gave me a dirty look and nobody helped me back on board; I had to climb up however I could with my fins on. We never saw them, they were too far away.
Rushing doesn't work with whales: you need calm and the right moment, the exact opposite of what we got. The way this tour is organized, it's a lottery depending on your group.
They chose the groups themselves. Nobody asked who wanted to go first, even though we had all paid the same, and nobody offered the second group a lower price. When I told the guide it wasn't fair, he said it was the cheapest tour and that's how it works. I said I'd rather pay more for a better experience, and he answered: "Well, now you know." He also told us we hadn't seen whales because of our "bad vibes". You can't say that to someone who has travelled halfway around the world to fulfil their dream of swimming with whales. That night I was in tears.
To be fair, we don't question the professionalism of the guide or the captain, and we know this is nature: sometimes you see them and sometimes you don't. The problem is the organization. Putting 12 people on a whale tour doesn't work.
We know this because afterwards we did two tours with two other companies, both wonderful and with a maximum of 6 swimmers. On the first one we saw whales twice, and it was an incredible experience. We're so happy we got to live it: we finally felt what we had come all this way for. On the second one we didn't see them because they kept moving, but we still came back happy. We tried calmly, swam looking for them, heard their songs, and it was beautiful. With Tama Tours, the problem wasn't not seeing them: it was the poor organization and the way we were treated.
The vast majority of whale tour companies in Moorea, I'd say 90-95%, only take 6 swimmers. That alone shows this tour doesn't work with more people, and running it with 12 is simply not viable.
My advice: ONLY BOOK TOURS WITH A MAXIMUM OF 6 SWIMMERS AND NO TURNS.
Het snorkelen met de walvissen is het beste wat ik ooit gedaan heb! De ervaren gidsen van tama tours zijn echte locals die de oceaan en de walvissen perfect kennen en begrijpen. Zij zorgen voor een unieke ervaring! Ik heb de walvissen meerdere keren van in het water mogen bewonderen, ongelooflijk!!!
Een echte aanrader, doe het met Tama tours!
ONLY BOOK TOURS WITH A MAXIMUM OF 6 SWIMMERS AND NO TURNS.
.A whale tour with 12 people = a lottery. Regulations allow 6 swimmers per guide and boat, and Tama Tours takes 12 split into two turns. On a tour of about 4 hours, where much of the time goes into finding the whales and waiting for the right moment, one of the two groups is left with almost no chance. This time it was us. After almost 3 hours searching for the perfect moment, we finally found a mother and her calf resting at the surface. The other group went in first, and we waited on the boat for 50 minutes. When we could finally get in, the whales had already moved on and it was all a rush. They chose the groups themselves without asking anyone, even though we had all paid the same. When we complained, the guide's answer was that it was the cheapest tour and "well, now you know". The vast majority of companies in Moorea work with a maximum of 6 swimmers, and for good reason. We saw it for ourselves with two other companies, and the experience was completely different: calm, no turns and truly enjoyable. Only book tours with a maximum of 6 swimmers and no turns.
If your dream is to swim with whales, DON'T book a tour with more than 6 swimmers
I'm sharing our experience with Tama Tours so this doesn't happen to anyone else. It was one of the worst experiences of our lives. That's why my most important advice comes first: IF YOUR DREAM IS TO SWIM WITH WHALES, DO NOT BOOK A TOUR WITH MORE THAN 6 SWIMMERS OR ONE THAT SPLITS PEOPLE INTO TURNS. How these tours work and why group size matters In Moorea, a whale tour means searching for the whales, watching their behavior and, if it's safe, getting in the water and swimming towards them to see them up close. This isn't a zoo: these are wild animals living freely, and every day is different. Sometimes you see them on the first try. Other times you swim, don't reach them and have to go back to the boat. And some days you see them several times. All of this takes time and patience: you have to find them, observe them and wait for the right moment to get in. The new regulations don't allow more than 6 people in the water per guide and boat. With a group of 6 swimmers, everyone gets to live the experience. Tama Tours runs this tour with 12 people and splits them into two groups of 6 who swim in turns. On a tour of about 4 hours, that makes it impossible for everyone to have the same chances. One of the two groups will almost certainly miss out. What happened to us We spent almost 3 hours searching for the perfect moment, until we found a mother and her calf resting and coming up to the surface. That's when they split us into two groups. The first group had the experience of a lifetime with the whales, and we were really happy for them. Meanwhile, we waited on the boat for about 50 minutes. The captain kept telling us "5 more minutes and we'll switch groups", but those 5 minutes never came. When the first group finally got back, there was hardly any time left for us. The whales had started moving, and it was very hard to get a moment as good as the first group had. Even so, we jumped in 3 times, swimming fast and desperately trying to see them. It was all rushing and stress because there was no time. One of those times I thought it was time to jump, slipped and fell into the water too early. They gave me a dirty look and nobody helped me back on board, so I had to climb up however I could with my fins on. We didn't manage to see them on any of the three attempts because they were too far away. With this kind of experience, rushing doesn't help. You need to take it calmly and get in the water at the right moment, which is the exact opposite of what we got. That's why I say this tour doesn't work with 12 swimmers in two turns of 6: seeing the whales, swimming with them and enjoying them takes time and patience. The way it's organized, it's a lottery depending on which group you're put in. Treatment that wasn't fair They chose the groups themselves. They didn't ask who wanted to go first, even though we had all paid the same. They didn't offer us a lower price for going in the second turn either. I told the guide I didn't think the way the tour was organized was fair, because the second group hadn't had the same chances. He replied that this was the cheapest tour and that's how it worked. I told him I would have rather paid more for a better experience, and he answered: "Well, now you know." He also told us we hadn't seen whales because of our "bad vibes". You can't say something like that to someone who has travelled halfway around the world to fulfil their dream of swimming with whales. That night I was in tears because of how awful it all was. To be fair We don't question the professionalism of the guide or the captain as such, and we know this is nature: sometimes you see them and sometimes you don't. The problem is how the tour is organized. Putting 12 people on a whale tour doesn't work. We know this because afterwards we did two more tours with two other companies, both wonderful and with a maximum of 6 swimmers per boat. On the first one we saw whales twice, and it was an incredible experience. We're so happy we got to live it: we finally felt what we had come all this way for. On the second one we didn't get to see them because they kept moving, but we still came back happy. We tried calmly, swam looking for them, heard their songs, and it was a beautiful experience. With Tama Tours, the problem wasn't not seeing them: it was the poor organization and the way we were treated. There's one more fact that makes it clear: the vast majority of companies running whale tours in Moorea, I'd say 90-95%, only take 6 swimmers. The fact that almost all of them work this way shows this type of tour doesn't work with more people, and that running it with 12 is simply not viable. My advice: ONLY BOOK TOURS WITH A MAXIMUM OF 6 SWIMMERS AND NO TURNS.
Une expérience incroyable avec TAM ! 🐋🌊
Nous avons eu la chance de nager avec les requins, d’observer les dauphins et les baleines. Des moments vraiment inoubliables !
Je recommande à 100 % ! 🤙🌺
Danke an TamaTours!
Es war wundervoll und wir hatten Riesen Glück gleich 8 Wale sichten zu können.
Ich fühlte mich jederzeit sicher und der Respekt gegenüber den Tieren wurde immer eingehalten.
TamaTours stellt euch Flossen sowie Masken, sollten eure nicht passen. Dafür war ich sehr dankbar!
Ein Wetsuit war absolut zu empfehlen, denn man verbringt schon eine lange Zeit im Wasser!
Vielen Dank für das Erlebnis! Es war wundervoll!
We booked a private whale tour for 4 people and had the best day! Our guide and captain were so well informed and helped us have the most incredible encounter with two humpback whales. We would go back to Mo’orea just to do this tour again!
10/10 experience!!
We booked a private tour for 4 of us and it was the best experience we had during our whole trip!! Our guide and captain were so well informed and gave us an incredible experience with the whales
Ia orana, thank you so much for sharing this with us! We’re thrilled that your private whale watching tour in Moorea was the highlight of your trip. It means a lot to our team to know that our guide and captain helped make your whale encounter so special. We hope to welcome you back for another unforgettable ocean adventure! 🐋Mauruuru
Frédéric Rodriguez-Busto2026.09.22
Tama et nono sont des passionnés respectueux des règles de sécurité , ils connaissent parfaitement comment approcher les baleines . Et surtout ils sont super sympa. Maururu
Matinée extraordinaire en compagnie du guide Nono et du capitaine Tama.
Ils ont été d’un grand professionnalisme, respectueux envers les animaux, très rassurants et ayant comme objectif principal la sécurité des plongeurs.
Notre guide avait un pieu en cas de présence d’un parata, ce que je trouve très rassurant (mieux vaut prévenir que guérir !)
À aucun moment nous ne nous sommes sentis en insécurité.
Nous avons pu faire une seconde mise à l’eau car la première avait été « décevante » comparée à l’autre groupe, et celle ci a été juste fabuleuse… encore merci merci +++
Tama tours : ils sont au top !
Tama et son fils ont été hyper accueillant . Ils vous permettent de découvrir la beauté de la faune aquatique polynésienne dans le plus pur respect de celle ci. Ils sont au top !
Romuald
Date of experience: 16 September, 2026
One of the best experience of my life. Swimming with those gentle giants of the ocean and watch as they peacefully swim into the deep blue will remain a precious memory. Mauruuru Tama and Nono for your professionalism, kindness and contagious laugh. Could not ask more, highly suggested!
Incroyable
C’était incroyable. Des gens respectueux de la nature du bien être des baleines. Ils connaissent très bien les cétacés. Je recommande vivement! Une expérience unique ❤️
Ia ornaa, merci beaucoup pour votre magnifique retour ! 🐋❤️ Nous sommes ravis que vous ayez apprécié notre excursion d’observation des baleines à Moorea et notre approche respectueuse des cétacés. Votre confiance et votre recommandation nous touchent énormément. Au plaisir de vous revoir pour une nouvelle rencontre avec les baleines ! 🌺
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