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Recommended Experiences

These pages provide an overview of must see and do highlights in each region we travel to. These amazing destinations and outstanding touring options are often included in our itineraries or can be added to suit individual needs and personal interests, as well as budget and schedule parameters.

The island of Tahiti, towering over the ocean like a proud and royal Queen, is crowned by a circle of majestic peaks.  The mountainous interior shelters deep valleys, clear streams, and high waterfalls, all bathed in the green iridescence of Mother Nature's light. The flat coastal lands, edged with a rugged coastline, are home to fields of tropical flowers and most of the island's population.

Papeete, the invigorating capital city and gateway to French Polynesia, boasts world-class resorts, spas, fine restaurants, nightclubs, and endless shopping at the vibrant markets, pearl shops, and boutiques.

Sunny, unique and unspoiled, the Fiji Islands are one thousand miles of pristine white sand beaches, fabulous coral gardens and azure lagoons.  Fiji’s 333 islands can sizzle with excitement or murmur with the quiet calm of pristine nature.  Swim with huge, harmless manta rays congregating by the shore, snorkel over giant rainbow gardens of soft coral, or scuba dive the White Wall and famous Astrolabe Reef.  The sun shines almost everyday in Fiji and when it does rain, people rush outside for a rainbath in the warm, brief downpour of a tropical shower which ends as quickly as it began. Here, life is lived for the simple joy of it all, where rushing is rude, and the name of a new friend is never forgotten.

With its multihued lagoon and rolling plains, it is easy to see why Aitutaki is called the “Bora Bora of the Cook Islands.”  Although eerily similar to Bora Bora in appearance, Aitutaki has a personality all of its own.  Home to two of the Cook Island’s leading resorts, Aitutaki’s standing as an “it” island hasn’t tainted its South Seas charm.  Reminders of old Polynesia hide around every corner.  Most of the island’s 2,100 residents work the coconut, pineapple, and banana plantations dotting the island, and can be found fishing one of the South Pacific’s most beautiful lagoons on the weekends.  That is not to say that Aitutaki doesn’t have its fair share of modern day pleasures, a stroll though Arutanga village will assure you of this, but shopping will be the last thing on your mind when you have an entire beach to yourself and can doze off listening to the wind tousle the trees.     

Time seems to stand still here, perhaps that is why the string of lush green islands forming the nation was named Vanuatu or the “Land Eternal.”  Slip into velvety seas and explore an underwater kingdom untouched by time.  Discover caves and swimming holes where generations of ni-Vanuatu (indigenous inhabitants) have spent lazy afternoons playing and are more than happy to share these special places with you.  Although Vanuatu has hotspots and high-rises, particularly in the capital city of Port Vila, what most attracts visitors to these islands and keeps them coming back is the focus on tradition and Melanesian Kastom – the real Vanuatu.