Port
Papeete, French Polynesia
Activity Level
Strenuous Activity
Excursion Type
12,All
Wheelchair Accessible
No
Starting At (prices in USD)
$345
Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
Duration
Approximately 9½ Hours
Meals Included
Meals included
From your ship – you are transferred to Papeete ferry terminal to catch a local speed ferry over to Tahiti’s sister island of Moorea.
Upon arrival in Moorea – you are met by your local guides and board special covered but open-air four-wheel drive vehicles with English-speaking knowledgeable driver-guides to visit this spectacular & beautiful island. Our first stop is the Ia Ora lookout point for an amazing panoramic view of coconut lined white sand beaches, turquoise lagoons & the island of Tahiti in the foreground. Other highlight stops include Cooks Bay and the spectacular “Le Belvedere Lookout Point” where you have a ‘bird’s eye view’ of Moorea’s crater with her two famous bays far below – Cook’s & Opunohu Bay. Other points of interest enroute include visiting pineapple fields, ancient archeological stone temples “maraes”, Tahitians' of yesteryears sacred worshipped grounds. Travel through the forests of bamboo groves and pineapple plantations before veering off-road into interior trails to transverse streams to allow your local guide attract freshwater eels.
Drive to the Moorea Fruit Juice Factory and enjoy juice from local papaya, grapefruit, pineapple and other tropical island fruits. They also produce an assortment of 10- to 40-proof fruit brandies, including star fruit, ginger and papaya, as well as 25-proof liqueurs made from coconut, ginger and pineapple. You’ll have time to visit the gift shop for island souvenirs, gifts & pearls too.
Our final stop is at a local restaurant for your choice of drinks with set-menu choices of local dishes & delicacies.
After lunch, you join waiting motorcoach for a scenic drive around the rest of the island with several more highlight stops before arriving back at Moorea’s ferry pier. A speed catamaran cruise will bring you back to Papeete where waiting coaches will transfer you back to your ship.