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A person snorkeling with a sea turtle in clear blue water. 1
A sea turtle swimming underwater. 2
A map of the Avaruao Passage area with a new location for turtle snorkeling tours. 3
A person swimming with a sea turtle underwater near a rocky shore. 4
A person swimming with a sea turtle in clear blue water. 5
By Snorkel Cook Islands

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
The previous price was AU$73 and current price is AU$61 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • A crew of true watermen. Our guides are professional lifeguards, surfers and fishermen who have worked beaches across Australia and New Zealand. Reading water isn't a job skill for them. It's how they grew up.
    We know how you use the ocean. Most of our guests are Kiwis and Aussies, and we share your beach culture and etiquette: clear, calm and no fuss.
    No engines, ever: no boats and no sea scooters. Just your fins and the Pacific. It's quieter for the turtles and more real for you.
    Confidence built in. Every guest starts with a shallow-water check, so nervous swimmers and first-timers get the time they need.
    The originals. We've guided at Avaavaroa since 2018 and hold a proud safety record, and more than 600 Viator reviews speak to it.
    Timed to the ocean. Tours run Monday to Saturday, scheduled around low tide for the calmest, clearest water we can give you.

Activity location

  • Snorkel Cook Islands
    • Takitumu District, Cook Islands

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Snorkel Cook Islands
    • Takitumu District, Cook Islands

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Swim With The Turtles Rarotonga - Originals Since 2018

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Price details
AU$72.11
AU$61.29 x 1 AdultAU$61.29
Total
The previous price was AU$72.11 and current price is AU$61.29
15% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Fresh local fruit after the snorkel
  • Inclusions
    Photos when conditions allow (never promised)
  • Inclusions
    Shallow-water snorkel check and safety briefing
  • Inclusions
    Fins, reef shoes, and mask with snorkel
  • Inclusions
    In-water guiding by experienced watermen
  • Exclusions
    Transport to and from Avaavaroa Passage
  • Exclusions
    Towel, reef-safe sun cream and swimwear
  • Exclusions
    Service charge

Know before you book

    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
    • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Some experiences you watch from a deck. This one you swim into. From the white sand at Avaavaroa Passage, you'll step straight into the Pacific with a crew who have spent their lives in the surf, and fin out to the channel where Rarotonga's green turtles come to feed and rest, and where the lucky few spot a critically endangered hawksbill. It's the island's original shore-based turtle snorkel, running since 2018. It's honest, it's hands-on, and it's the real ocean. Walk off the beach into Rarotonga's turtle channel with a crew of real watermen. No boats, no scooters, just you and the ocean. Turtle encounters highly likely.

Location

Activity location

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    Snorkel Cook Islands
    • Takitumu District, Cook Islands

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Snorkel Cook Islands
    • Takitumu District, Cook Islands

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