SoCal Kid

I had a very difficult time finding a guide to take us to the Reef Islands in Rangirora, but ultimately found one with a local pension. I ultimately used Pension Henrietta (pensionhenriette@mail.pf) and could not have been happier. They met us and some other passengers on the pier. We tried to see if there were any dolphins in the pass, and not finding any, we set off for an hour ride across the lagoon to Reef Islands. Once there, we had about an hour to explore the coral (which I found to be an amazing place) before lunch was served. Lunch consisted of a fish salad, grilled fish and chicken, coconut bread and lemon cake for dessert. We then swam with the sharks without a cage while the guide feed them (yes its safe) and sat on the beach. Around 2 pm we headed back. The ride back across the lagoon was rough and my lower back hurt in the morning. However, we stopped near the pass and had time to snorkel before getting back to the pier for one of the last tenders to the ship.

Steph -

the contact email is pensionhenriette@mail.pf.

will you be there on the 22nd of October?

Reps23, you must really care about your son-in-law to help him with his vacation plans with your daughter. He truly must be very special to you!

Regarding an excursion to Reef Island in Rangiroa, Pension Henrietta has told me that they can do an excursion here that would leave the pier around 8:30 am and return to the pier around 3:30 pm. The ship is scheduled to leave port at 5 pm so that would give about an hour to explore the town (or village) if they wanted. The cost would 7,500 XPF (which is around $80) a person and the cost includes a lunch on the Motu, the ride to the Reef Island and back, and time to walk around and explore.

There is a four (4) person minimum and twenty (20) person maximum.

If anyone is on Rangiroa on October 22 and like to join us, please let me know.

If you are interested, let me know and I’ll make the reservations with Pension Henrietta and complete the reservations.

Thanks.

Sorry to say but Rangirora is a sleepy island. About 2,000 people live there and trying to contact anyone to discuss an excursion is about as close to impossible as one can get. I would also suggest checking your roll call, and if not, there is always negotiating at the dock.