Tahiti
Honeymoons 
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Activities
and Excursions
Tahiti
- Moorea
- Bora
Bora - Huahine
- Raiatea/Tahaa
- Rangiroa/Manihi
Papeete, French Polynesia’s capital city, bustles with activity. Don’t miss visiting Le Marché, the colorful public market. It’s a great place to pick up several versatile pareos, the brilliantly painted Polynesian sarongs that serve as everything from beach cover-ups to evening wear. Other popular items are woven hats, mats, grass skirts and other Tahitian handicrafts.
More crafts beckon at the Artisans Village where you can find an assortment of handmade quilts, cloth, woven bags and wall hangings.
If you have the time, visit the Papeete waterfront. Stop for a meal at Les Roulettes, the charming lunch wagons that line up along the waterfront at dusk. Choose from Italian, Chinese, French and other cuisines. You’ll be seated alongside the wagons at fold-out dining counters; some are even spread with elegant white tablecloths.
Circle Island Tour
Take in all of Tahiti’s "must
sees," from the Arahoho blow-hole to Faaruumai waterfalls, the Gauguin
Museum, and the Botanical Gardens. Walk on the black sand beach at Point Venus
where Discoverers Wallis, Cook, and the Bounty crew first came ashore, and be
charmed by Tahitian homes, gaily painted in all the colors of the rainbow.
Full day, with lunch - $110 per person
Interior Island Safari
Get a closer look at Tahiti’s interior, a
land of unbounded natural beauty where almost-vertical vegetable plantations
edge their way into bamboo and fern forests, and waterfalls cascade into hidden
pools watched over by stone-faced tiki.
Half day, from $75 per person
Full day, with lunch - $140 per person
Rental Car
Rent a car and follow the fortunes of the
road which winds around Tahiti Nui ("big Tahiti") and the peninsula of
Tahiti’Iti ("little Tahiti"). Spectacular vistas, pearl and ebony
beaches, fascinating historic sites, colorful gardens and glimpses of
traditional village life await you. (International driver’s license not
required).
Daily rate - from $106 per car
Golf
Tee off on Tahiti’s 18-hole international
championship course, unique in French Polynesia. Located about 45 minutes from
Papeete, this par-72 course, designed by Robert Baldock, a California golf
course architect, measures 6550 yards and affords unparalleled island and reef
views ... keeping your eye on the ball won’t be easy!
18 Holes Green Fee - approx. $64 per person
Deluxe golf package from $270 per person
Note: Rates are subject to change
without notice
Much of the adventure on Moorea lies in discovering new vantage points from which to admire its glorious mountain-surrounded bays – Cook’s and Opunohu. The most acclaimed views beckon at Belvedere Lookout, where the mountains part to provide scenic vistas of both bays.
Poke around Moorea at your own pace. Set out early one morning for a hike along part of the 37-mile road that skirts the island’s edge. When the sun gets too hot, you can hop aboard the island bus.
Be sure to stop at one of the general stores along the way, if only to marvel at the creative clutter – you’ll find everything from work shirts, buttons and thread, to breadfruit, fresh fish and Chinese vegetables, to chicken feed and fragrant ginger blossoms, plus an array of pareus fluttering from the rafters.
Circle Island Tour
Discover Moorea’s volcanic peaks,
crystalline waters, and lush mountain slopes. Encircle the island on the coastal
road, passing fabled "Bali Hai" on the way to the spectacular
Belvedere viewpoint, high above Cook’s and Opunohu Bays.
Half day - $42 per person
Land Rover Safari
Savor the serenity of Moorea’s majestic
mountains. Visit vanilla, grapefruit and pineapple plantations, and ancient
sacrificial sites accessible only to 4-wheel drive vehicles.
Half day - from $62 per person
Swim with Dolphins
Play with dolphins in their natural
habitat, cavorting with them in the crystal clear lagoon. Share an enchanting
moment with these magnificent mammals, exploring their underwater world.
Dolphins Experience - 1 hour $210 per person
Rental Car
Only 37 miles around, with boutiques,
restaurants and villages dotting the circle island road, Moorea is easy to tour
in a day by car.
8-hour rate: Email for rates
Tiki Village
Travel back in time to Polynesia of
yesteryear in this authentically recreated village. Participate in island
life... see the making of hei (crowns of flowers), tattooing, carving,
and pareo painting. On Tuesday, Friday and Saturday evenings celebrate the tama’ara’a
-- a feast of island foods, accompanied by a spectacular Polynesian dance show
of traditional songs and dances.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday: Dinner and Revue - $118 per person
Scuba Diving
Explore Moorea’s coral reefs with
dive professionals to guide you. (Certification available).
One tank dive - from $80 per person
Two-tank dive - from 160 per person
Note: Rates are subject to change without notice
Aquatic and island adventures abound. Go motu-hopping by canoe in the morning and join a four-wheel drive tour and grind up and down muddy, rollercoaster mountain roads to verdant vistas and ancient marae in the afternoon. Rent a bicycle or hop aboard Le Truck and take the 18-mile trip around the island. Stop in Vaitape Village where you’ll find an artisan market as well as shops selling pareus, shell jewelry and black pearls.
Don’t miss a festive evening at a Polynesian
folkloric show, offered at many of the major hotels. For fresh fish, try Bloody
Mary’s in Tiipoto.
Shark and Ray Snorkeling
Safari
No visit to Bora Bora is complete without
this exhilarating, unforgettable experience. Taken to the outer reef, you don
snorkel and flippers, slip into the water (with just a touch of trepidation!)
and watch Tahitian divers hand feed black-tip sharks right before your
eyes.
Half day - from $95 per person
Helicopter Sightseeing
Soar like a bird over Bora Bora’s
multi-colored lagoon and lushly forested interior. Get a closer look at misty
Mount Otemanu and see why no one has ever been able to climb to the top of this
fabulous basalt obelisk.
Rates quoted on request
Jeep Safari
Head off the beaten track on this
daredevil, four-wheel drive adventure. Climb to dizzying heights and discover
sacred sites in Bora Bora’s virgin mountain interior.
Half day - from $80 per person
Scuba Diving
Graceful manta ray and hundreds of
neon-bright reef fish greet you as you descent into the lagoon, marveling at its
natural beauty and abundant sea life.
One tank dive - from $98 per person
Note: Rates are subject to change without notice
Huahini is fun to explore. Head for the hills
on horseback; stroll though tropical fruit orchards, then sample dishes created
with organic ingredients the the Local Motion Farm’s restaurant; join a canoe
and hiking excursion from Marae Tahaa to Marae Manum.
Jeep Safari
Discover Huahine in a 4x4, passing
plantations, fording streams, and venturing into the natural, wild interior.
Climb high above the lagoons and bays, into another world, for lofty views of
the mighty Pacific Ocean. Half day - from $65 per person
Rental Car
Drive the partially-paved road that winds
around the twin islands of Huahinne-Nui ("big Huahine") and Huahine-Iti
("little Huahine"). Luxuriant foliage lines the route which passes by
several small villages, giving you the opportunity to meet the people who are
fortunate enough to live here. Request a quote.
Marae & Plantation Tour
Delve into the mystery of the ancient marae,
open-air sanctuaries where religious ceremonies took place, and savor the sweet
scents of Huahine’s fragrant vanilla bean.
Half day - from $65 per person
Surfing
If surfing’s your thing, you won’t want
to miss the renowned waves of Avo Mo’a Pass.
Tahaa is also know as Vanilla Island, so named for its numerous plantations of this fragrant plant, whose sweet aroma lingers in the air, seeping into every nook and cranny of the island. While fishing and farming are its main livelihoods, what seduces the visitors are its pretty beaches, coral gardens, and the sandy motu which pepper the lagoon it shares with Raiatea.
Marae Tour
Explore sacred Taputapuatea Marae,
and learn of Oro, the fierce god of war and fertility, who dwelled in the crater
of Raiatea’s extinct volcano.
Request a quote.
Faaroa River Trip
Venture up Raiatea’s magnificent,
jungle-like Faaroa River, the only navigable river in French Polynesia. Half
day - from $75 per person
4 x 4 Jeep Safari
Explore the interior of Raiatea with its
mountains, rivers and waterfalls. This is the only way to see the interior
of this magnificent island.
Half day - From $80 per person (min. 2)
Note: Rates are subject to change without notice
Lagoon Excursion
Venture offshore, across sun-warmed waters
to a deserted islet, taking time to snorkel and view the amazing marine life.
Enjoy a beach barbeque made even more delicious by the soft sea breezes and
gentle murmuring of the lagoon.
Full day, Rangiroa: $160 per person
Scuba Diving
Incredible numbers of manta rays, sharks,
Napoleon wrasses, schooling barracudas ... drift dives in these exceptionally
rich Tuamotu waters are among the best in the world.
Rangiroa-One tank dive - $95 per person
Manihi-One tank dive - $95 per person
Pearl Farms
Visit a pearl farm and see for yourself how
that purest of jewels, the rare black pearl, is farmed from the giant
black-lipped oyster, pinctada margaritifera.
Half day, Manihi - $35 per person
Note: Rates are subject to change without notice
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