Coral Gardeners

A brilliant company with an inspiring vision for the preservation of coral reef across the world. You can tell the passion for the project from all who work here. The tour includes a highly informative presentation on coral, what the company does and the company's mission to save the coral before heading out to the reef to see what they have achieved. A definite must do for anyone who likes snorkeling and enjoying the beautiful islands such as Moorea and wants to learn more about how important the coral is. A special shout out to our tour guide who spoke perfect English despite only learning it for 7 months!

I had the pleasure to meet the Coral Gardeners today. A dozen young people are working together at this NGO. The mission is to raise awareness for the environment and in detail the coral reefs. They have observed that the amount of dead or bleaching corals has grown due to global warming, storms, several industries and tourisme. Therefore they inform in a 2,5h Eco Tour about who they are, what they do and how you can help. The tour costs 5000XPF. Even if you are not in Moorea, you can adopt a coral for 3000XPF/25EUR. As thank you you will receive a certificate with your name, how you named your coral, a photo of it and the gps location. Thereby you give fishes a new home, help to keep Moorea's eco system alive, fishs for the locals to eat and tourists to see the Moorea's beautiful marine diversity....

Spread the word about this wonderful place! They are literally saving the planet one coral at a time. We visited not knowing what to expect and were greeted by several lovely workers. One took the time to explain their fascinating work to us. We were told we could swim over to the coral nurseries any time. We bought some merch before we left to support them and when we get home we will adopt a coral. This place deserves much recognition.

Great and amazing organization! It was lovely to see all the coral gardens in their backyard:)

Amazing and very promising project! The eco tour was great, starting with some background on how the founders grew up on the island and how that made them to connect to the topic of reef conservation. After that it was a great input about the bleaching of the reef, it's consequences and how they fight to face the issue locally and globally. I am very happy that involves teaching at school, speaking on podium discussions and the média. We had a great time planting our own corals and I hope they will flourish to a healthy reef. Keep on the good work!

Spent a wonderful afternoon here, learning about the role of coral in the ecosystem, and the ways that this dedicated group of people are helping coral, both directly and through community outreach. We then visited their coral nursery, where we chose a coral to plant, then attached it to a rock where it will continue to grow.

Belle initiative et de belles personnes! Un guide au top qui sait garder son public engagé, et surtout plein d’humour!! Merci encore, c’était super de pouvoir vous rencontrer et de visiter la nurserie :D Petites notes: Ca serait bien de recevoir une confirmation de réservation, indiquant à quelle heure arriver, quoi emmener ect. Ensuite pour ceux qui veulent acheter de la merch, vous pouvez directement le faire sur place! (Le site met 15$ de frais de port automatiquement). Encore merci et bonne continuation à Coral Gardeners!

Nous avons participé à un tour Coral Gardeners cet été 2024, après des années à entendre parler de ce projet fou, né dans le Pacifique. L'expérience est bien rodée, très professionnelle et les équipes ont le sens de l'accueil. Le projet mérite d'être connu et soutenu, la restauration des récits coralliens étant expliquée avec beaucoup de simplicité, par l'exemple, et de manière très attrayante. Pour les amoureux de la nature et ceux qui cherchent plus trivialement une sortie en mer sur la Polynésie, c'est une activité ludique, conviviale et qui offre, en plus, un impact à l'échelle de chacun. Personnellement, je suis né et j'ai grandi à Tahiti, et malgré tout, j'ai beaucoup appris sur un environnement que j'estimais comme acquis Bravo à celles et ceux qui font tourner cette belle initiative. H.