Snorkel Excursion Questions

[MNTraveler]

I've been looking at snorkeling excursions and was wondering if anyone has experience snorkeling out of public docks/beaches?

 

Is a tour boat needed to get to the good reefs? Has anyone rented a boat?

 

Also, has anyone snorkeled from a dive boat trip? Any suggestions?

 

Thanks.

[laurieb]

for most of the islands, you will find beetter snorkeling off of the main island, however there are a couple good spots on Moorea. You can rent a car or cab and go to the Sheraton or the Sofitel, good snorkeling at both. We rented a car on Huahine and didn't really find a good spot for snorkeling. I would highly recommend Marc's , the best time we had! On Raiatea, there is a boat that willl take you to a motu to spend the day snorkeling. On Bora Bora, again we rented a car the first time down and didn't find anywhere to snorkel offshore. There are some good snorkel trips available onshore, where you tender in.