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Tuesday, October 8, 2024 |
Papeete, French Polynesia |
Embark |
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The city of Papeete (Tahitian Pape'ete; pop. 27,000) is the capital of Tahiti, the largest of the French Polynesian Islands. With its pleasant warm tropical climate, city-lovers will enjoy Papeete's chic shops, specialist stores and boutiques, together with the lively mix of French, Polynesian, and Chinese cultures. Read more about Papeete, French Polynesia
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Wednesday, October 9, 2024 |
Rangiroa, French Polynesia |
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Rangiroa, also known as The Endless Lagoon, is a coral atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago of French Polynesia. It lies 325 km to the NE of Tahiti. The lagoon is 80 km long and rather narrower, with two main sea passages to the ocean at the northern end. Read more about Rangiroa, French Polynesia
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Thursday, October 10, 2024 |
At Sea |
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Friday, October 11, 2024 |
Ua Pou, Marquesa Islands, French Polynesia |
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Ua Pou is the third largest of the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the South Pacific Ocean. The 15 Marquesas Islands are volcanic with the highest peak on Ua Pou at 1230m. The skyline of the centre of Uo Pou features a dozen sharp basalt peaks, often shrouded in mists, and which seem to appear in every photograph! Read more about Ua Pou, Marquesa Islands, French Polynesia
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Saturday, October 12, 2024 |
Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia |
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Nuku Hiva is the largest of the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France. The Marquises lie 1400 km NE of Tahiti. The island is about 25 km across, with a high inland plateau and the highest peak Tekao at 1224 m. Read more about Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia
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Sunday, October 13, 2024 |
Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia |
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Nuku Hiva is the largest of the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France. The Marquises lie 1400 km NE of Tahiti. The island is about 25 km across, with a high inland plateau and the highest peak Tekao at 1224 m. Read more about Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia
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Monday, October 14, 2024 |
Puama'u, Hiva Oa |
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Tuesday, October 15, 2024 |
Hiva Oa, French Polynesia |
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Hiva Oa is the largest island of the southern Marquesas group, 1400 km NE of Tahiti. Its population is around 2200. Hiva Oa means “long ridgepole,” likely so named because of its long central ridge. Read more about Hiva Oa, French Polynesia
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Wednesday, October 16, 2024 |
Fatu Hiva, French Polynesia |
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Fatu Hiva - aka Fatu Iva - is the southernmost and most isolated of the inhabited Marquesas Island in French Polynesia. Fatu Hiva is the island of superlatives: the furthest south, the wettest, the lushest, the most isolated, and the most authentic. Hanavave Bay on Fatu Hiva is one of the most beautiful bays in the world, and it is surprising that it has been able to remain an untouched paradise. Read more about Fatu Hiva, French Polynesia
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Thursday, October 17, 2024 |
Tahuata, French Polynesia |
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Tahuata is the smallest of the inhabited Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia in the Pacific Ocean. Situated 1400 km to the NE of Tahiti, the jagged island rises to a height of 1050 m. Isolated without an airfield, the 700 or so inhabitants are reached by boat from nearby Hiva Oa. Read more about Tahuata, French Polynesia
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Friday, October 18, 2024 |
At Sea |
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Saturday, October 19, 2024 |
Fakarava, Tuamotu Islands |
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Sunday, October 20, 2024 |
Tuamotus Islands, French Polynesia |
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Monday, October 21, 2024 |
Moorea, French Polynesia |
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Mo'orea is French Polynesia's second-most popular tourist attraction after Tahiti. Located a mere seven kilometres west of the island of Tahiti, Mo'orea is distinctive for its jagged peaks cloaked with lush greenery, its white and black sand beaches that are among the finest in the world.The island is encircled by a lagoon of translucent green, fringed by the deep blue of the ocean and light blue sky. Then there are the fascinating threads of waterfalls that tumble down fern-softened cliffs, all of which sets one in awe of the majesty of nature. Read more about Moorea, French Polynesia
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Tuesday, October 22, 2024 |
Papeete, French Polynesia |
12:00 AM |
Disembark |
The city of Papeete (Tahitian Pape'ete; pop. 27,000) is the capital of Tahiti, the largest of the French Polynesian Islands. With its pleasant warm tropical climate, city-lovers will enjoy Papeete's chic shops, specialist stores and boutiques, together with the lively mix of French, Polynesian, and Chinese cultures. Read more about Papeete, French Polynesia
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