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Overwater Bungalow at the Sofitel on Moorea
Tips on how to stay in an overwater bungalow on Moorea
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Raiatea: L'Excursion Bleue with Bruno's Crew
Snorkeling in the Coral Gardens of Raiatea This tour is offered two ways. The traditional way includes a stop at both a vanilla and pearl farm. Or you can contact Bruno direct and ask him to put together a swim only tour. The swim only tour skips the vanilla and pearl farm and allows you to spend MUCH more time snorkeling in the gorgeous waters of the South Pacific. You still get lunch served on a private Motu and two stops for snorkeling through a coral garden. You will meet
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Mo'orea Snorkeling Tours. Albert and Alex
There is no need to prebook any tour water tour on Moorea. In both 2024 and 2025 there were several tour operators with signs right when you get off the tender. I went with Albert's tours since I had used Alberts for transfer from the ferry to the Sofitel hotel and they were easy to work with. Here's the crew: The boat is nothing fancy. More like a huge pontoon boat with bench seating. I suspect it holds more than 100 people so this isn't personal tour (it's also $50 as oppos
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Nuka Hiva ~ Marquesas Islands
The Welcoming Committee at Nuka Hiva Nuka Hiva's claim to fame is that this island was the location for the filming of Survivor Season 4. If they offered a tour to visit the old camps where the filming was done I'd be all over that, but there is only one tour offered in Nuka Hiva from the ship (and that tour uses nearly every available privately owned 4-wheel drive on the island). There are very minimal independent tours. The odds of getting an independent tour without prior
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