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Pension Havaiki: Pleasant stay
jorgejuansanchez Says: Quiet place to enjoy the nature and beaches. You will feel a local
Pension Havaiki: Budget on Fakarava
urlauberin Says: 4 Very simpel bungalows close to the beach. No aircon! Friendly owners, cooking by themselves (very delicious)!Kayaks an bikes for free.other things to do:...
Havaiki Pearl Guest House: La Perle des Pensions
Geisha_Girl Says: This charming guest house was a gem of a find! Located just 2 km from the airport, it is situated on one of the oldest pearl farms in Fakarava.The owners,...
Tikehau Pearl Beach Resort: Tikehau
TemperatureWuss Says: The bungalows are airy and light and the bathroom large and clean. The overwater bungalows have an upper and lower deck, the upper deck to sunbathe and the...
Geisha_Girl Says: This was an interesting sight right outside of our bungalow.This poor fella had to endure a clean scrub by its owner. He says there was no way the turtle would...
Thumbs WAY up on the fishing in Fakarava!
Geisha_Girl Says: If you're ever in the area of Circonscription Administrative des Îles Tuamotu et Gambier, you've gotta make an all-day event out of the fishing there!
Is fishing worth all that DANGER?
Geisha_Girl Says: Despite the close calls with the local sharks, the fish we caught were well worth the attempt!We found the nearby secluded island to pull up our boat and...
Geisha_Girl Says: With thousands of dollars worth of equipment in tow, their own documentary cameraman, and strong will for some Bone sighting, our Aussie friends returned from...
The one that "almost" got away!!
Geisha_Girl Says: As "Keeper of the Boat" I was being highly entertained at seeing the spear fishing taking place a short distance ahead.One by one, I saw the fish being tossed...
Geisha_Girl Says: As the men made their way through the deep waters, catching fish, I bravely designated myself the *official* "Keeper of the Boat!" I made sure those freshly...
Geisha_Girl Says: They say A Polynesian perfected the underwater spear-gun and underwater fishing grew at pace. Hook fishing on the far edge of the reef and collective fishing...
Is the Fish Fresh? But of course!
Geisha_Girl Says: We were on a roll ! There was one point during our boat trip where the fish were just hooking our bait like there was nothing to it! Then again, there were some...
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Making pearls is an intriguing process: Three to five year-old oysters are collected by divers and selected for the pearl cultivation.
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Fakarava - In the Middle of a Dream
There is an eerie solitude on this island, located in the Tuamotu region of French Polynesia, that is not found on any of the other islands we visited. You notice it almost immediately. There is......
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The "Robinson's Island". This oval shaped atoll located some 300 kms to the northwest of Tahiti, about a dozen kilometers from Rangiroa, has a large pass and a series of islets, the largest of which...
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This is one of the most beautiful places I've seen in this world. This is what you expect of the South Pacific. Water in different shades of blue. White sand. The quiet lagoon in front of you and......
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I landed in Rotoava, in Fakarava Island, one of the Tuamotu atolls, by ship. The locals are waiting the tourists in the pier to give them flowers. Fakarava is an atoll very flat; people are aware that...
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