Let's Go See Sea Turtles in Tahiti! Le Méridien Bora Bora

Updated April 19, 2026 櫻桃與魚 Tahiti

Le Méridien Bora Bora is home to a wonderful Turtle Centre. Right inside the resort, you can get up close with the sea turtles that everyone is so eager to see while snorkeling 🐢! The Turtle Centre was born in 2000 when a guest found an injured sea turtle and brought it to the hotel staff. Since then, Le Méridien launched this special sea turtle project, which eventually inspired them to invest even more into the marine environment and ecological conservation efforts across Tahiti (French Polynesia)~

Source: Le Méridien web page

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Through this initiative, Le Méridien Resort also began offering tourists the incredible chance to get up close and personal with the sea turtles. You'll even spot advertisements for the Turtle Centre posted right on the front doors of the Vaitape Tourist Centre.

Before our trip, we sent several emails to inquire about the details of seeing the sea turtles. Here's a complete breakdown of all the information we gathered for you (Based on March 2019 info)~

🐢 Table of Contents

🐢 Turtle Centre Activities
🐢 Reservation Information
🐢 Transportation Information

🐢 Turtle Centre Activities

Turtle Feeding

Time: 10:30am - 11:15am
Cost: Outside guests XPF 7,200/person (approx. USD$69); Free for hotel guests
Activity Details: Feed the sea turtles inside the ecological centre

Healing Hour (Swimming with Sea Turtles)

Reservation required; Duration: 1 hour total
Cost: Outside guests XPF 5,000/person (approx. USD$48)
Activity Details: An eco-ranger spends about half an hour explaining sea turtle conservation, followed by 25-30 minutes of swimming alongside one or two sea turtles.

Source: Le Méridien web page

Healer of the Day

Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm
Cost: Outside guests XPF 13,000/person (approx. USD$125)
Activity Details: The entire program is led by a specialized biologist explaining how to care for and protect sea turtles. It includes 30 minutes of observing the sea turtles in the water, and the price includes lunch!

Source: Le Méridien web page

Day Pass

Time: 9:15am - 4:00pm
Cost: XPF 16,000/person (approx. USD$154)
Activity Details: Includes round-trip shuttle boat from Vaitape, turtle feeding (swimming with turtles not included), full access to all Le Méridien resort facilities, and lunch at Te Ava restaurant.

Source: Le Méridien web page

🐢 Reservation Information

Location: Le Méridien Bora Bora Inner Lagoon
Official Website: https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/bobmd-le-meridien-bora-bora/
Reservation Email: conciergedesk@lemeridien-borabora.com

🐢 Transportation Information

🛥️ Private Boat Transfer

Daytime one-way: XPF 25,000/person (approx. USD$240)
After 8 PM one-way: XPF 32,000/person (approx. USD$305)

For transportation, Le Méridien can arrange a private boat transfer (the prices listed above are for travel between the Conrad and Le Méridien as of 2019). And yes, you read that right—that price is per person, one-way! You definitely need deep pockets if you want to take a private boat! 😱😱😱 While doing our research, we saw international travelers getting complete sticker shock over private boat transfer prices when changing hotels in Bora Bora. If you want to save some travel funds, you can take your hotel's shuttle boat to Vaitape instead. Every resort on the island operates shuttle boats to the Vaitape pier. By simply switching shuttle boats at the pier, you can save a ton of money. Cherry has shared detailed info on taking the Conrad resort shuttle boat; if you're interested, you can click here.

🛥️ Le Méridien Vaitape Shuttle Boat:

Departs from Vaitape Pier: 9:15am & 12:00pm
Departs from Le Méridien: 11:30am, 1:00pm & 4:00pm
Ticket Price: Round-trip XPF 2,800/person (approx. USD$27)

The tourist centre entrance also has Le Méridien's shuttle boat schedule posted, though the times differ slightly from what the hotel provided us directly (as of March 2019)~ We spent half the day researching all this because we genuinely planned to go see the sea turtles. Unfortunately, when we tried to confirm our reservation 48 hours in advance, we were told they were fully booked. Because of that, we sadly can't share our actual experience of taking the boat or seeing the turtles firsthand this time. Le Méridien's Turtle Centre primarily prioritizes their own hotel guests and can only confirm reservations for outside visitors 48 to 72 hours in advance. If you really want to go see the turtles, remember to confirm your booking early! 🐢🐢🐢

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