From Papeete to Papeete · Pacific Islands · 14 nights
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trademark élan and flair, with just 92 spacious rooms and suites, a
stylish pool deck and an intimate, refined onboard ambience.
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other islands, and luxuriate in the turquoise lagoons, white sand
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means the most magical spot - you need to venture forth to see the
other islands, and luxuriate in the turquoise lagoons, white sand
beaches fringed with palm trees, rugged mountain peaks and coral
reefs. Expensive and remote, these islands have maintained their
uncommercial magic, with excellent hotels and a warm Polynesian
welcome everywhere you go.
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French Polynesia. And once you are there, Papeete itself is by no
means the most magical spot - you need to venture forth to see the
other islands, and luxuriate in the turquoise lagoons, white sand
beaches fringed with palm trees, rugged mountain peaks and coral
reefs. Expensive and remote, these islands have maintained their
uncommercial magic, with excellent hotels and a warm Polynesian
welcome everywhere you go.
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Don’t bother with local currency – all the local shops and markets will take US dollars. And take aqua shoes, impossible to walk in the sea otherwise.
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means the most magical spot - you need to venture forth to see the
other islands, and luxuriate in the turquoise lagoons, white sand
beaches fringed with palm trees, rugged mountain peaks and coral
reefs. Expensive and remote, these islands have maintained their
uncommercial magic, with excellent hotels and a warm Polynesian
welcome everywhere you go.
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Don’t bother with local currency – all the local shops and markets will take US dollars. And take aqua shoes, impossible to walk in the sea otherwise.
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means the most magical spot - you need to venture forth to see the
other islands, and luxuriate in the turquoise lagoons, white sand
beaches fringed with palm trees, rugged mountain peaks and coral
reefs. Expensive and remote, these islands have maintained their
uncommercial magic, with excellent hotels and a warm Polynesian
welcome everywhere you go.
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Don’t bother with local currency – all the local shops and markets will take US dollars. And take aqua shoes, impossible to walk in the sea otherwise.
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The island of Raiatea – extraordinary scenery, like being in Jurassic Park.
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means the most magical spot - you need to venture forth to see the
other islands, and luxuriate in the turquoise lagoons, white sand
beaches fringed with palm trees, rugged mountain peaks and coral
reefs. Expensive and remote, these islands have maintained their
uncommercial magic, with excellent hotels and a warm Polynesian
welcome everywhere you go.
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Don’t bother with local currency – all the local shops and markets will take US dollars. And take aqua shoes, impossible to walk in the sea otherwise.
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means the most magical spot - you need to venture forth to see the
other islands, and luxuriate in the turquoise lagoons, white sand
beaches fringed with palm trees, rugged mountain peaks and coral
reefs. Expensive and remote, these islands have maintained their
uncommercial magic, with excellent hotels and a warm Polynesian
welcome everywhere you go.
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Don’t bother with local currency – all the local shops and markets will take US dollars. And take aqua shoes, impossible to walk in the sea otherwise.
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French Polynesia. And once you are there, Papeete itself is by no
means the most magical spot - you need to venture forth to see the
other islands, and luxuriate in the turquoise lagoons, white sand
beaches fringed with palm trees, rugged mountain peaks and coral
reefs. Expensive and remote, these islands have maintained their
uncommercial magic, with excellent hotels and a warm Polynesian
welcome everywhere you go.
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Don’t bother with local currency – all the local shops and markets will take US dollars. And take aqua shoes, impossible to walk in the sea otherwise.
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The island of Raiatea – extraordinary scenery, like being in Jurassic Park.
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get there! It's a long old haul to get to Papeete, the capital of
French Polynesia. And once you are there, Papeete itself is by no
means the most magical spot - you need to venture forth to see the
other islands, and luxuriate in the turquoise lagoons, white sand
beaches fringed with palm trees, rugged mountain peaks and coral
reefs. Expensive and remote, these islands have maintained their
uncommercial magic, with excellent hotels and a warm Polynesian
welcome everywhere you go.
[callout] => Our tip
Don’t bother with local currency – all the local shops and markets will take US dollars. And take aqua shoes, impossible to walk in the sea otherwise.
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The island of Raiatea – extraordinary scenery, like being in Jurassic Park.
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[description] => If you are in search of paradise, don't expect it to be easy to
get there! It's a long old haul to get to Papeete, the capital of
French Polynesia. And once you are there, Papeete itself is by no
means the most magical spot - you need to venture forth to see the
other islands, and luxuriate in the turquoise lagoons, white sand
beaches fringed with palm trees, rugged mountain peaks and coral
reefs. Expensive and remote, these islands have maintained their
uncommercial magic, with excellent hotels and a warm Polynesian
welcome everywhere you go.
[callout] => Our tip
Don’t bother with local currency – all the local shops and markets will take US dollars. And take aqua shoes, impossible to walk in the sea otherwise.
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The island of Raiatea – extraordinary scenery, like being in Jurassic Park.
)
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get there! It's a long old haul to get to Papeete, the capital of
French Polynesia. And once you are there, Papeete itself is by no
means the most magical spot - you need to venture forth to see the
other islands, and luxuriate in the turquoise lagoons, white sand
beaches fringed with palm trees, rugged mountain peaks and coral
reefs. Expensive and remote, these islands have maintained their
uncommercial magic, with excellent hotels and a warm Polynesian
welcome everywhere you go.
[callout] => Our tip
Don’t bother with local currency – all the local shops and markets will take US dollars. And take aqua shoes, impossible to walk in the sea otherwise.
)
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[callout] => Don't miss
The island of Raiatea – extraordinary scenery, like being in Jurassic Park.
)
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[description] => If you are in search of paradise, don't expect it to be easy to
get there! It's a long old haul to get to Papeete, the capital of
French Polynesia. And once you are there, Papeete itself is by no
means the most magical spot - you need to venture forth to see the
other islands, and luxuriate in the turquoise lagoons, white sand
beaches fringed with palm trees, rugged mountain peaks and coral
reefs. Expensive and remote, these islands have maintained their
uncommercial magic, with excellent hotels and a warm Polynesian
welcome everywhere you go.
[callout] => Our tip
Don’t bother with local currency – all the local shops and markets will take US dollars. And take aqua shoes, impossible to walk in the sea otherwise.
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[callout] => Don't miss
The island of Raiatea – extraordinary scenery, like being in Jurassic Park.
)
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If you are in search of paradise, don't expect it to be easy to get there! It's a long old haul to get to Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia. And once you are there, Papeete itself is by no means the most magical spot - you need to venture forth to see the other islands, and luxuriate in the turquoise lagoons, white sand beaches fringed with palm trees, rugged mountain peaks and coral reefs. Expensive and remote, these islands have maintained their uncommercial magic, with excellent hotels and a warm Polynesian welcome everywhere you go.
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Raivavae is one of the Austral Islands, French Polynesia’s southernmost island group. Surrounded by a dreamy lagoon scattered with sandy islets known as ‘motu’, this little piece of paradise is one of the most beautiful spots in the South Pacific, and is also home to numerous seabirds.
Papeete is the capital of French Polynesia, situated on the northwest coast of Tahiti. The port is not the most magical spot, so we advise venturing forth to luxuriate in the turquoise lagoons, relax on the white sand beaches fringed with palm trees, and explore the rugged mountain peaks.