Dreaming of Tahiti
About French Polynesia - From $7,395.00 USD per person (double occupancy)
January 13th - 28th 2022
Escorted by Allen Sears & Stephanie Motley
The Pacific’s scattered island nations bring to mind the breathtaking beaches and peacock colored lagoons of Tahiti, but they also contain the most diverse indigenous cultures in the world. Come with us as we travel beyond the packaged resorts to experience a world few get to see. Go back to the way things used to be on tiny Niue or Ile de Pins, with no crowds, only twinkling stars at night, and a pace of life many yearn for. Discover villages that still follow traditional ways of life on Rangiroa or Vanuatu. Explore small Fijian communities and the untouched rainforest of the Wasali Nature Reserve near Savusavu. Add context to the postcard images the South Pacific is known for.
TAHITI & THE TUAMOTU ISLANDS
Legendary islands & undiscovered atolls mesmerize you with their tropical hues. Feast your eyes on Bali Hai. Discover the diver’s paradise of Fakarava, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve that fulfills every fantasy about the South Pacific. Feel your heart soar as your yacht enters each radiant lagoon. Compare sunsets as you overnight in Raiatea* and Bora Bora Explore the rich ecosystem of Fakarava, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve known for some of the best diving in the South Pacific Check out your choice of complimentary watersports toys from the ship’s Watersports Platform Event: Our Bora Bora Celebration on a lovely motu, complete with Tahitian fire dancers and local foods like poisson cru and po’e
Intercontinental Tahiti Resort & Spa
- Sun Jan 16 Papeete - Sail Away - 6PM
- Mon Jan 17 At Sea.
- Tue Jan 18 - 7AM - 5PM Fakarava
- Wed Jan 19 - 9AM - 5PM
- Thursday Jan 20 - At Sea
- Friday Jan 21 - 8AM - 5PM Motu Mahaea (Tahaa)
- Friday Jan 21 - 6:30 PM Raitea Overnight
- Saturday Jan 22 Raiatea 10:00 Pm Sail Away
- Sunday Jann 23 8AM Bora BoraOvernight
- Monday 24 - Bora Bora 9PM Sailaway
- Tuesday Jan 25 8AM - 5PM Huahine
- Wednesday Jan 26 - 8AM - 6PM Moorea
- Wednesday Jan 26 - 9PM Papeete
- Thursday Jan 27 Disembarkation to Intercontinental Tahiti Resort & Spa - Day Room Depart – USA
YOUR CHOICE OF DINING OPTIONS
Discover the essence of Tahiti’s pure waters in fresh ahi tuna, the local culture is deliciously reflected in the meals you enjoy on your Windstar ship. Fresh, local ingredients – often selected by your ship’s chef on a trip to the local market – go into each perfectly presented dish. It’s just one more way we help you devour local life and community, and whet your appetite for travel. your mood and appetite lead you, you’ll enjoy delightful surroundings and the freedom of open seating, no formal dress code, and never any cover charge for specialty dining reservations.
They came in outriggers not knowing what lay ahead. Steering by sun, moon, and stars, they arrived in these far-flung islands and developed cultures that continue to astound. Fijians who walk on fire. The soaring grande case huts of New Caledonia’s Kanaks. Huahine’s stone fish traps still in use after hundreds of years. They pushed on further still — to remote islands in the Tuamotus where copra and pearl farming are still a way of life, to Rarotonga, the source of Maori culture, and to Vanuatu, the last place on earth reached by humans. Feel the tingle of kava on your lips and realize these cultures are so much deeper and richer than you ever imagined. Legendary islands and undiscovered atolls mesmerize you with their tropical hues. Feast your eyes on Bali Hai. Discover the diver’s paradise of Fakarava, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve that fulfills every fantasy about the South Pacific. Feel your heart soar as your yacht enters each radiant lagoon.
- Air NW Florida Beaches
- Overnight Intercontinental Tahiti Resort
- 12 day Cruise
- All transfers & Taxes Travel Insurance is highly recommended
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