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Boat trips on the French islands

22 tours in the “sea and lagoon” category: Tahiti (4), New Caledonia (4), Guadeloupe (3), Martinique (3), Corsica (3), Saint-Martin (2), Mayotte (2), Réunion (1). Each has a departure point on the map, duration, season and links to booking platforms.

Snorkelling and diving on the western reef Sea and lagoon · Réunion Snorkelling and diving on the western reefThe Hermitage lagoon with a mask, and dives beyond the reef from Saint-Gilles 2–3 hAll year; best visibility May — NovemberCousteau Reserve: snorkelling and diving Sea and lagoon · Guadeloupe Cousteau Reserve: snorkelling and divingThe Pigeon Islets off Malendure beach — corals, sponges, turtles 2–3 hAll year; best visibility December — MayThe Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin lagoon Sea and lagoon · Guadeloupe The Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin lagoonMangroves, sand islets and a barrier reef by boat from Sainte-Rose Half a day to a full dayAll yearPetite-Terre nature reserve Sea and lagoon · Guadeloupe Petite-Terre nature reserveTwo uninhabited islets: iguanas, a lagoon and a lighthouse A full dayDecember — June; visitor numbers are limitedThe white shallows and Joséphine's Bath Sea and lagoon · Martinique The white shallows and Joséphine's BathThe islets of Le François and Le Robert, and a swim on a sandbank out at sea Half a day to a full dayAll yearCatamaran along the Caribbean coast Sea and lagoon · Martinique Catamaran along the Caribbean coastA day under sail: Diamond Rock, the Arlet coves, lunch on board A full dayDecember — MayKayaking through the mangroves Sea and lagoon · Martinique Kayaking through the mangrovesStill water, crabs and herons in Génipa bay and at La Caravelle 2–3 hAll yearScandola, Girolata and the Calanques de Piana from the sea Sea and lagoon · Corsica Scandola, Girolata and the Calanques de Piana from the seaA UNESCO-listed reserve with no roads — boat only 3–4 hApril — OctoberThe cliffs of Bonifacio and the Lavezzi Islands Sea and lagoon · Corsica The cliffs of Bonifacio and the Lavezzi IslandsThe cliff-top town from the water, sea caves and granite islets in the strait 1 h to half a dayApril — OctoberThe Agriates beaches: Lotu and Saleccia Sea and lagoon · Corsica The Agriates beaches: Lotu and SalecciaBy boat from Saint-Florent to beaches no road reaches Half a day to a full dayMay — SeptemberMoorea lagoon: rays and reef sharks Sea and lagoon · Tahiti Moorea lagoon: rays and reef sharksA swim with stingrays on a sandbank and a picnic on a motu Half a day to a full dayAll yearBora Bora lagoon tour Sea and lagoon · Tahiti Bora Bora lagoon tourManta rays, sharks, a coral garden and lunch on a motu beneath Mount Otemanu Half a day to a full dayAll year; drier May — OctoberBy boat to the Teahupoo wave Sea and lagoon · Tahiti By boat to the Teahupoo waveOne of the heaviest waves in the world, from a few dozen metres away 1–2 hBig swells May — OctoberDiving in Tahiti and Moorea Sea and lagoon · Tahiti Diving in Tahiti and MooreaReef walls, wrecks and lemon sharks 2–3 hAll yearA day on Amédée lighthouse islet Sea and lagoon · New Caledonia A day on Amédée lighthouse isletA cast-iron lighthouse from 1865, a lagoon with turtles and lunch on the islet A full dayAll yearThe pirogues of Upi Bay and the Oro natural pool Sea and lagoon · New Caledonia The pirogues of Upi Bay and the Oro natural poolUnder sail between mushroom rocks, then on foot to a natural aquarium A full dayAll yearBourail: La Roche Percée and the Poé lagoon Sea and lagoon · New Caledonia Bourail: La Roche Percée and the Poé lagoonThe “Bonhomme” rock, Turtle Bay and the UNESCO-listed reef from a boat A full dayAll yearNouméa's islets: Canard and Maître Sea and lagoon · New Caledonia Nouméa's islets: Canard and MaîtreFive minutes by taxi boat to an underwater trail Half a dayAll yearPinel Island by kayak or ferry Sea and lagoon · Saint-Martin Pinel Island by kayak or ferryFive minutes across the channel and you are on an islet in the reserve Half a dayAll yearA day on Anguilla Sea and lagoon · Saint-Martin A day on AnguillaBy ferry from Marigot or by catamaran to the beaches of the neighbouring island A full dayAll yearA day on the lagoon by boat Sea and lagoon · Mayotte A day on the lagoon by boatDolphins, a white-sand islet and snorkelling on the barrier reef A full dayAll year; drier May — OctoberDiving the Passe en S Sea and lagoon · Mayotte Diving the Passe en SA winding channel through the reef — the island's top dive site Half a dayAll year; best visibility May — November

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How this collection is built

This collection brings together types of tours from our directory: what they are, where they start, how long they last and in which season. Prices, schedules and availability are on the booking platforms; the links are on each tour's page.