Everyone should swim with whales at least once in their lives and should do it soon before it gets too crowded. Whaleswim is the perfect company to lead your adventure. Owner Rae and Sabri, who is the on the ground and water tour leader were fabulous, flexible, and easy going. Sabri has awesome water skills and as a bonus takes fabulous pictures. Whaleswim also has a special relationship with boat owner and captain Maire. Maire is a native of Moorea and knows the ocean and the whales very well. His boat is fast and very comfortable with plenty of shade and space. There is not a better whale boat in Moorea and it is much much better than most of them. We found friendly whales everyday and usually very quickly (huge advantage of Moorea over Tonga is that the whales are close to shore and typically in mellow seas so you spend a lot less time looking as opposed to swimming with the whales.) Maire is also very considerate of the whales and in tune with their behaviours.

We had the honeymoon suite at the Moorea Beach Lodge and it was very nice although small with a Lanai right on the beach with a view to the West and the gorgeous sunsets over the emerald water. We also stayed in another room for one night and it was good too. The internet was not perfect, but when it was not working, they had kayaks and bikes to use for free to keep you occupied and an electric powered open air mini jeep for rent, which was a great way to tour Moorea.

The meals provided by Whaleswim were prepared by our personal chef Barbara with the help of her husband Hans and every meal was very good. On the nights where a meal was not provided, there are some excellent restaurants within walking and or biking distance from the hotel. Breakfast was provided by the hotel each morning and also was very good.

I would recommend this trip to anyone, but strong swimming skills are very helpful and without strong swimming skills, the experience would not be nearly as awesome.

Swimming with the whales was a spiritual and exciting experience, Sabri and his team were fun and fantastic; They are very professional and trustworthy. The people we met on our group will be friends for life. I recommend you do this with your family or as a couple because it’s life-changing.
This was a “best ever” experience
Thanks WhaleSwim

For our second time snorkeling with humpbacks, we chose to go with WhaleSwim Adventures in Tahiti. The whole team was very attentive and professional, from pre-trip suggestions, to excellent service in-country with the whales, to courteous post-trip refund adjustment. We liked Tahiti over Tonga because the flights were direct (with a short ferry to Moorea) and the boat rides to the whales were short. The whales were similar in both places. The guides and boat captain diligently worked hard to get us on whales and get good photos. We bought the optional personal video, expensive but high quality and worth it! If we do whales again we will definitely travel with WhaleSwim, and I enthusiastically recommend everyone add snorkeling with whales to their bucket list.