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USD $48.00
Half-Day Cultural Tour of Moorea Including Opunohu Bay
Moorea, French Polynesia
Enjoy this half-day small group Moorea cultural island tour with your local guide. Let your local guide lead you on a journey of discovery as you learn about the local fauna and flora, mountains, plantations, exotic fruits, local crafts, archaeological remains and legendary sites of this incredible island. This 4-hour guided tour is one not to be missed.
Departing from your hotel at approximately 8:45am, relive history and discover the local culture as your guide begins your 4-hour tour with a little bit of history - one full of anecdotes passed on from ancestors found in the writings of the first sailors and missionaries.
Discover how Wallis berthed the islands almost 250 years ago, oral traditions were alive and queen Marau, among others, ensured these did not get lost and that the memories were written down. Then, make a dive into the past on the footsteps of Wallis, Cook, Bougainville, the mutiny of the Bounty and, above all, of great warriors and heroes who left their marks in history. As you trace the footsteps of the local ancestors, you will visit Cook’s Bay, the maraes, mountain tops and temples.
Next, visit Opunohu Bay, the property operated by the hotel school houses home to several orchards; orange, lime, lemons, grapefruit, avocados, guavas. Before leaving, taste the delicious jams made up in the high school.
Before you end your day, make one last stop at a local juice factory where you can indulge in some delicious fruit juices. Except on Sunday.
Sylvie was great! Very knowledgeable about the island, the culture, the people, the geography and very friendly to have a conversation with.
Review by: Gary M, May 2016
Sam and Sylvia were very accommodating with there service, and knowledge of Moorea ,went to a lot of old temples that had human sacrifices before Captain Cook , and missions .. A fruit luau at their plantation .excellent .to end the adventure.
Review by: Matilda W, May 2016
We are so glad we booked this tour. Sylvia and Sam were great. Picked us up on time in two small air conditioned vehicles, 4 to a vehicle. Sylvia had her i-pad and showed us pictures of the sites we visited along with a great history of the spots we visited. Sam took extra care staying with me when I was having a little trouble keeping up. When we did a beach stop, they provided us with a light lunch of fresh grated coconut, bananas and grapefruit from their own yard. Sylvia said they pretty much live off the land. Sam is from a long line of Maori natives and has lived in Moorea all his life. Great people. We really enjoyed the tour with them and would recommend it to others.
Review by: ALLAN B, April 2016
Excellent tour with lovely people. Sam and Sylvie could not do enough to make our time with them special.
Review by: Diane C, April 2016
We had the very best time on this tour. We were taken up into the hills with one other couple, visited several ancient temples, toured the island and then went to a beautifully shaded beach where we were treated to a picnic made completely from food gathered from our hosts' garden - delicious. Sylvie and Sam were delightful, knowledgeable and totally fun. It was the best day of our South Pacific tour. Highly recommended.
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