Polynesia Cruise - Cabin cruise - 11 days / 10 nights
Boat: Lagoon 620 - 19 m catamaran, 6 double cabins with private heads + 2 crew members: skipper - steward/chef
118 islands divided into 5 archipelagos form French Polynesia, located in the eastern part of the South Pacific. Polynesia has a pleasant weather, refreshed by the Pacific Coasters throughout the year. It's famous for its landscapes, its inhabitants, but especially for the colors of its placid lagoons. Its beaches are mostly thin and made up of coarse white coral sand blends. The backdrop is generally hard since entering the water. This particular feature makes the water take on an incredible color and transparency and will allow you to easily admire the many forms of marine life that populate it.
Polynesia Cruise - 11 days /10 nights
ITINERARY RAIATEA-TAHITI
DAY 1 - RAIATEA // TAHAA
Welcome and boarding at noon. Downtown of Uturoa. Lunch and navigation inside Raiatea // Tahaa lagoon to Motu TauTau, water-based activities: snorkeling, in a coral garden, kayak rides
DAY 2 - RAIATEA
Navigation to Bora Bora (4 hours). Lunch at anchor at the Motu Tapu. Afternoon: swimming with the reef sharks and discovery of one of the most beautiful lagoon in the South Pacific. Night at anchor in the East of Bora Bora.
DAY 3 - BORA BORA
Swimming with the manta rays. Breakfast and short navigation to the Motu Taurere. Beachcombing and kayaks rides. Option: Tahitian Barbecue lunch on a private motu. Afternoon of sailing in the famous lagoon of Bora Bora. Evening and night at Matira point.
DAY 4 - BORA BORA // RAIATEA
After the breakfast, navigation of 4 hours to Raiatea island. Lunch at anchor, leisure afternoon: nautical activities, swimming, snorkelling. Option: Visit of a black pearl farm, snorkeling Evening and night at anchor.
DAY 5 - RAIATEA // TAHAA
Stop at Raiatea for shopping in Uturoa, main village of Raiatea with the local market. Walk on the Tapioi Montain for a great overview. Option: guided tour of Raiatea, Taputapuatea temple, botanic, green valley and waterfalls. Short navigation to motu Cerant. Robinson day at anchor for water-based activities: kayak rides, beachcombing, bathing.
DAY 6 - HUAHINE
Early departure to Huahine, navigation of 4 hours. Arrival in Bourayne Bay around noon. Afternoon, leisure activities at the beach of Ana Iti: kayaks, snorkeling parties, watersports. Option: Diner and evening in a restaurant with a local polynesian show.
DAY 7 - HUAHINE
After the breakfast, short navigation to Fare Village. Visit of this village and snorkelling. Option: Morning guided tour of Huahine archeological sites, fish traps, vanilla plantations, sacred eels. After the lunch, navigation of 4 hours to Raiatea island. Sunset arrival on the sacred island.
DAY 8 - RAIATEA
Navigation in the East of Raiatea. At anchor on a motu ; swimming, water based activities, visit of Faaroa River by dinghy. At the sunset, departure to Moorea, night navigation of 12 hours.
DAY 9 - MOOREA
Arrival in Moorea during the morning. Mooring at Papetoai Village, typical polynesian village. Beachcombing, sea kayaks, snorkeling on the Tiki spot. Navigation to Opunohu Bay, late afternoon : short walk in Opunohu Valley.
DAY 10 - MOOREA // TAHITI
Short navigation to Cook’s Bay. Option: Halfday Safari excursion in Moorea with a guide: belvedere – the pineapple road - visit of archeological polynesian sites. Stop at the public beach of Opunohu: kayaks rides – snorkelling – sea – swimming. Navigation to Vaiare Bay, lunch and water based activities. Late afternoon, 2.30 hours of navigation to Tahiti, night at the Marina Taina, West coat of Tahiti.
DAY 11 - TAHITI
Disembarking at 08.00 am, Marina Taina, Tahiti.
ITINERARY TAHITI - RAIATEA
DAY 1 - TAHITI
Welcome and boarding at noon, Marina Taiana Papeete. Lunch aboard and sea crossing to Moorea island, 3 hours, Mooring in Vaiare Bay, front of the largest white sand beach of Moorea, night at anchor.
DAY 2 - MOOREA
Navigation to Opunohu bay. Option: Halfday Safari excursion in Moorea with a guide: belvedere – the pineapple road - visit of archeological polynesian sites. Afternoon: Water-based activities, snorkeling at the Tiki spot, swimming with the sting rays. At the sunset, departure to Raiatea for a night navigation of 11 hours.
DAY 3 - RAIATEA
Arrival for the breakfast in the South of Raiatea. Water-based activities: snorkelling parties – kayak rides – swimming. Afternoon, navigation inside the lagoon of Raiatea to Faaroa Bay, visit by dinghy of Faaroa river. Mooring and night front of a motu.
DAY 4 - RAIATEA // TAHAA
Short navigation of 2 hours to Uturoa, main village of Raiatea. Shopping or walk on the Tapioi montain for a great overview. Panoramic lunch, short navigation inside the lagoon to Motu Tautau, at the North West of Tahaa. Water-based activities, swimming, kayak rides, beachcombing.
DAY 5 - TAHAA // BORA BORA
Navigation to Bora Bora (4 hours). Lunch at anchor at the Motu Tapu. Afternoon: swimming with the reef sharks and discovery of one of the most beautiful lagoon in the South Pacific. Night at anchor in the East of Bora Bora.
DAY 6 - BORA BORA
Swimming with the manta rays. Breakfast and short navigation to the Motu Taurere. Beachcombing and kayaks rides. Option: Tahitian Barbecue lunch on a private motu. Afternoon of sailing in the famous lagoon of Bora Bora. Evening and night at Matira point.
DAY 7 - BORA BORA // RAIATEA
After the breakfast, navigation of 4 hours to Raiatea island. Lunch at anchor, leisure afternoon: nautical activities, swimming, snorkelling. Option: Visit of a black pearl farm, snorkeling Evening and night at anchor.
DAY 8 - RAIATEA // TAHAA
Stop at Raiatea for shopping in Uturoa, main village of Raiatea with the local market. Option: guided tour of Raiatea, Taputapuatea temple, botanic, green valley and waterfalls. Short navigation to motu Cerant. Robinson day at anchor for water-based activities: kayak rides, beachcombing, bathing.
DAY 9 - HUAHINE
Early departure to Huahine, navigation of 4 hours. Arrival in Bourayne Bay around noon. Afternoon, leisure activities at the beach of Ana Iti: kayaks, snorkeling parties, watersports. Option: Diner and evening in a restaurant with a local polynesian show.
DAY 10 - HUAHINE
After the breakfast, short navigation to Fare Village. Visit of this village and snorkelling. Option Morning guided tour of Huahine archeological sites, fish traps, vanilla plantations, sacred eels. After the lunch, navigation of 4 hours to Raiatea island. Sunset arrival on the sacred island.
DAY 11 - RAIATEA
Disembarking at 08.00 am, main pier of Uturoa.
The optional excursion package (220 €) includes:
● Excursion in Moorea : pineapple road, Belvedere, degustation of local products, archeological sites
● Tahitian BBQ lunch on a private motu
● Visit of a pearl farm, guided snorkeling on the pearls
● Guided Tour of Raiatea, the sacred islsands, Taputapuatea temple (marae), botanic, vanilla plantation
● Discovery of archeological sites, fish traps, sacred eels
● Diner and evening in a restaurant with a local polynesian show
N.B. The schedule is purely indicative and not binding and may be changed at the discretion of the captain, according to weather conditions or for reasons of force majeure if they were to result in lack of security for guests, crew and vessel.
All the year. 11 days cruises. 118 islands divided into 5 archipelagos form French Polynesia, located in the eastern part of the South Pacific. Polynesia has a pleasant weather, refreshed by the Pacific Coasters throughout the year. It's famous for its landscapes, its inhabitants, but especially for the colors of its placid lagoons. Its beaches are mostly thin and made up of coarse white coral sand blends. The backdrop is generally hard since entering the water. This particular feature makes the water take on an incredible color and transparency and will allow you to easily admire the many forms of marine life that populate it.
