7-Day Tahiti Cruises: Roundtrips
from Papeete, Tahiti
Ports of call: Papeete, Raiatea, Huahine,
Bora Bora, Moorea.
Ship: Wind Song
Bora Bora, Tahiti: Bora Bora, with a lagoon
resembling an artist’s palette of blue
and greens, is love at first sight. Honeymooners
and romantics from around the world have laid
claim to this island where castle-like Mount
Otemanu pierces the sky. Lush tropical slopes
and valleys blossom with hibiscus, while palm-covered
motus circle the lagoon like a delicate necklace.
Perfect white-sand beaches give way to emerald
waters where impossibly colored fish animate
the coral gardens.
Huahine, Tahiti: Huahine, with its lush forests,
untamed landscape, and quaint villages, is
one of Polynesia’s best-kept secrets.
A deep, crystal-clear lagoon surrounds the
two islands while magnificent bays and white-sand
beaches add drama and solitude to their virtues.
Relatively unchanged by the modern world, Huahine’s
few residents welcome visitors with great kindness.
The island’s soil is rich and fertile,
providing farmers a bountiful harvest of vanilla,
melons and bananas.
Moorea, Tahiti: Moorea, soaring magically
out of the ocean in an explosion of green velvet,
is what you would imagine a South Sea island
to be. A wide, shallow lagoon surrounds the
island’s vertical mountains where poetic
threads of waterfalls tumble down fern-soften
cliffs. Fields of pineapple and vanilla hidden
in peaceful meadows will fill your senses and
renew your belief in the majesty of nature.
Paste-painted houses surrounded by gardens
of hibiscus and birds of paradise, circle the
island in a fantasy of happy, yet simple villages.
Raiatea, Tahiti: The Sacred Island, Raiatea,
meaning “faraway heaven,” and “sky
with soft light,” was first named Havai’i
after the homeland of the ancient Polynesians
and is the most sacred island in the South
Pacific. As the center of religion and culture
1000 years ago, legend and myth still lend
enchantment to Raiatea’s azure shoals.
The green-carpeted mountains covering the interior
include the celebrated Mt. Temehani, a sort
of Polynesian Mt. Olympus.
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The perfect place to enjoy the calm delights
of this stunning tropical island. A casual, laid-back
atmosphere ensues year round and every comfort
is met in first-class, stress-free style. Guests
stay in traditional beach bungalows with private
sun terraces and furnishings befitting the natural
surroundings. The waterside restaurant provides
excellent cuisine and entertainment, allowing
a smooth, beachside transition from day into
night.
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