Cook Islands & Society Islands Papeete • Papeete 12 days / 11 nights 2022 departures: 25 Jun, 27 Aug, 17 Dec. 2023 departures: 15 Apr, 20 May, 1 Jul, 9 Sep, 28 Oct. Society Islands Bora Bora
Taha'a Motu Mahana Huahine
Moorea
PAPEETE Tahiti
Aitutaki Cook Islands Pacific Ocean Rarotonga
W it h it s p ear l f ar ms and white s and b e a che s , Fre nch Poly ne sia is f ull of b eaut y and my s ter y. Huahine, nick name d t he g arden island, is home to te mple s sur rounde d by wild orchids and sple ndid archa e olog ic al site s hidde n among t h e lush ve ge t at ion. A s e clude d ge m of around 16 k m², A it ut ak i is a small f ishing island wh ere a p ea cef ul at mosphe re reig ns on t h e e dge of a lago on, conside re d one of t h e mos t b eaut if ul in Poly ne sia . There’s a tot al change mo o d in Rarotong a, t he large s t of t he Co ok Islands , whos e jag ge d silh oue t te s t ands out s t ar k ly ag ains t t he a zure sk ie s . Th e Te Mang a p eak r is e s to an alt it ude of 6 0 0 me t re s . It s she er slop e s are c ar p e te d wit h lush ve ge t at ion, a pre cious , nat ur al re s ource for t he inhabit ant s of t he island wh o der i ve a lot of pro duce f rom it . In t h e archip elago of t he S ous- le -Ve nt islands , t he le gendar y B or a B or a is an e nchant ing sp e c t a cle of nat ur al b eaut y, wit h it s di v ine b ea che s and t ropic al ve ge t at ion. Taha'a , al s o c alle d t he Vanilla Island, is f amous for g rowing t his r are spice a s we ll a s for cult i v at ing bla ck p ear l s , a genuine Pol y ne sian t rea sure t rove.
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