Exceptional Value

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Exceptional Care

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Small Groups

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Children and Senior Citizens most welcome

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Exceptional Value ~ Exceptional Care ~ Small Groups ~ Children and Senior Citizens most welcome ~

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What our customers say

  • Nerissa Ranginui Fri 20 Feb, 2026

    Had a wonderful experience swimming with the turtles and other sea life. Sharing stories of the sea life and history of Rarotonga. I’m not a confident swimmer, but he made me feel very safe in the water. We love you Papa Turtle! Definitely a must-do activity in Rarotonga. Book your private tour now or catch him at the Muri Night Market. Meitaki Papa Turtle.

  • Ryan Poppe -Fri 20 Feb 2026

    An amazing experience with Papa Turtle, very knowledgeable and friendly, would highly recommend when visiting Rarotonga.

  • Victor Stojanovic- Mon 16 Feb 2026

    Thx papa turtle for this wonderful experience to see these beautiful creatures your a gentleman and your the best operator on the island strongly advise using
    Papa for a wonderful journey
    Loved it so much will definitely be back and tell all my friends and family to come and see the legendary papa and those beautiful turtles ❤️❤️❤️Description goes here

  • Michell Vining- mon 9 Feb 2026

    Swimming with the turtles was the highlight of our holiday. Papa Turtle is so very passionate and took wonderful care of us to ensure we had the best experience possible. Highly recommend to anyone visiting the Cook Islands. Thankyou so much Papa Turtle- we will be back!!

  • Amanda Bridge-Thu 13 Feb 2026

    Such a beautiful experience with Papa Turtle. I will remember it forever and I highly recommend to anyone wanting a local experience swimming with turtles and if your lucky some rays

  • Jane Dursley-Thu 12 Feb, 2026

    Had an amazing tour with papa turtle. We were in a small group of 7 people with mixed ability. We felt well looked after and had an amazing swim with the beautiful turtles in their natural habitat. We saw at least 7 turtles that day and other wonderful marine life. Papa turtle is very respectful of the marine life. A truly magical experience.

  • Mike Bremner-Mon 23 Feb, 2026

    Simply amazing.... one of the highlights of our trip for sure. My wife and I had such an amazing experience.... not just with the turtles but loved hanging out with Papa Turtle too! Super experienced guide who is very respectful of the turtles and their environment.

  • Josie Bullock-Wed 21 Jan, 2026

    Papa Turtle was a lot of fun. He got everyone involved and connecting together. He helped me a lot, staying with me the whole time as my diving buddy. We saw lots of turtles. It was very reasonably priced.

  • Aly J- Wed 21 Jan, 2026

    Papa Turtle was the best guide! Less commercial, more personal and truly knows these turtles. We loved it so much we did a second day and we saw so many turtles and even the rays. Couldn’t recommend Papa Turtle enough

  • Daniel Dixon- Mon 19 Jan, 2026

    We searched the island for a turtle tour that would accommodate our young families and Papa Turtle was the only one who was game. We felt safe looked after the whole time. Our tour was tailored to our pace and we had an amazing time out on the water seeing the wonderful turtles in their own environment.

  • Marisha Rogers-Mon 15 Dec 2025

    Our tour with papa turtle was the highlight of my trip to Rarotonga. Papa turtle looked after us beautifully and made sure we had the best experience , finding many turtles and even a shiver of eagle rays. Papa turtle took photos of our encounters and went out of his way to share them with us. I 100% recommend papa turtle tours

  • Marlie Crummer- Thu 8 Jan, 2026

    We had an incredible experience with Papa Turtle full of wonderful turtle interactions, 89 fantastic pics to show off to all our friends and family, engaging and witty story telling, and beautiful views of one of Rarotonga’s underwater channels. At every step of the way, Papa Turtle made my family and I (who are of varying swimming competencies) feel safe swimming in the channel through his thorough safety debrief prior to the tour, close attention to our movements and consistently checking up on us individually. Given his extremely reasonable prices, uplifting attitude and delivery of an experience that is the highlight of our trip, snorkelling with Papa Turtle is a must-do on your Cook Island holiday. We cannot recommend Papa Turtle highly enough - if we could give him ten stars we would 😊

  • Andrew Neil-Mon 29 Dec, 2025

    Highly recommend this amazing experience. Papa Turtle guided everyone in the group with knowledgeable, entertaining stories and ensured everyone was safe and so respectful of the environment. The experience was one of our families highlights of the holiday.


  • Jenna Von Carate-Mon 29 Dec 2025

    This was a fantastic tour. Snorkels, rashies and wetsuits are provided if you need them. Papa Turtle was extremely knowledgeable and a great guide. The water is quite shallow in most places, with Papa Turtle towing guests across the rocky section on paddleboards to the deeper section where you can swim easily. We saw at least a dozen turtles, beautiful fish, coral etc. Highly recommended