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 Lagoonarium prices by easyoar
When we asked at our hotel, we were told it would cost at least 7,500 per person to go. A man on a boat would take us from the hotel and bring us back, and we would be there for about an hour, they also said it wasn't open everyday.
HOWEVER, we drove past the Lagoonarium (well we drove past a little kiosk, as the Lagoonarium is actually on a little Motu [small island] out to sea). If you stop at the kiosk, there is a radio in there, and you can call them up, so I tried, and had a conversation in French/English, where it turned out that it cost 2,300 per person to get in (checkout that markup!!!), and that included a man coming over on the island in a boat to pick you up (and later bring you back) - he comes when you radio in. You were free to stay as long as you liked (within reason!).
For the money you can swim with sharks, turtles etc. You can borrow snorkels, flippers and canoes. It is very good value. The reason they can guarantee sharks and turtles etc is because they have an area in the sea that is surrounded with mesh, so keeping the fish in.
I think one of the reasons that it is good value is that it seems to be looked after by a bunch of hippies that live on the island and aren't very materially minded. They are all very friendly and decent, and just make enough money to be comfortable on the island. They are therefore divorced to degree from the crazily priced Moorea.
I highly recommend this place, it is not to be missed! Leave a Comment
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 The Tiki Village by easyoar
It puts on a show in the evenings that has Polynesian dancing, fire dancing, a Polynesian feast where you see them cooking the food too. See some of my Must See tips for these.
You are led to believe that the Polynesians there all live in the village, and perhaps they do. They certainly practice crafts like tattooing, carving etc there, and there is living accommodation there too.
Talking to some of the performing artists there, they had worked in Spain before in Port Aventura (now called Terra Mitica I think), as they have a Polynesian land there and have dancing etc going on.
Whilst the evening was excellent (although very pricey), the one thing that disappointed me at the end was when a French guy was introduced as the man who had made it all possible. Up to that point I had thought the Polynesians had set it all up themselves. It disappointed me somewhat. Leave a Comment
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 Bright flowers in Moorea by easyoar
They seem to grow all the year around, as I guess the seasons are not really so apparent when you have tropical type weather. There is certainly no frost to kill off the flowering buds!
Flowers to look out for are the Hibiscus and Tiare (emblem of Tahiti.) as well as many others too numerous to mention (or for me to even know their names!) Leave a Comment
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 Cook's Bay by Helga67
The second is on the west side of the island around Haapiti where you will have a beautiful blue lagoon and a white sand beach. Most hotels, hostels, familiy pensions and campground are located around these two places.
I've been to both areas and in my opinion if you only visit Moorea, I recommend you to stay around Haapiti where you will have the real exotic feeling you expect when coming to French Polynesia.
But if you combine your visit in Moorea with Bora Bora, I recommend you to stay in Cook's Bay, it's so different and magical and you will have plenty of white sand beaches with palmtrees on Bora Bora. Leave a Comment
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 Moorea Lagoon by minstrel74
Anybody out there looking for a nice place to go on a honeymoon or other romantic getaway--here you go. I believe that's the Moorea Lagoon Hôtel you see in this photograph. Leave a Comment
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 Mount Rotui by ATXtraveler
The south rim of the ancient volcano makes up the mountain range on Moorea. Rotui stands 2,624 ft.,it is frequently depicted on post cards and is the image on one side of the 100 CFP coin. Opunohu Bay sits on the west side of Mt. Rotui and Cook’s Bay on the east side.
This mountain really makes for spectacular pictures and I would highly recommend spending some time in a photographic area near it. Leave a Comment
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 Poisson Cru by ATXtraveler
Poisson is obviously fish, so first add fresh mahi-mahi or tuna (if you are in the non-ocean world, make sure it is considered sushi-grade fish).
Slice up the fish, put it in a bowl.
Add Lime juice or Lemon juice.
Add a couple pinches of salt.
Mix around in the bowl for a couple seconds.
Drain out excess lime juice, however keep some in there.
Add coconut milk to taste.
Dice up cucumbers, tomatoes, and carrots and toss in.
Shake it up once again, and add a lettuce garnish.
You now have a delicious island meal! No cooking necessary, because the citrus kills bacteria on fish! Leave a Comment
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 pod of dolphins by ATXtraveler
These characters were quite graceful, and our captain was definitely outsmarted by them on several occassions having to re-position his boat appropriately at times. Leave a Comment
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 4x4 tour by Helga67Leave a Comment
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 Island Road by wadekorzanLeave a Comment
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