On board a 170-passenger sailing yacht!
TAHITI & BORA BORA
December 7-15, 2008

For eight days, we’ll explore this paradise of the South Pacific. Captain Cook and botanist Joseph Banks landed in 1769 and found an untouched Eden, and attracted a bevy of followers, including artist Paul Gauguin and writer Robert Louis Stevenson.

In Tahiti, we will board the 4-masted schooner, Star Flyer, and first sail to Huahine in the Society Islands, where Tahitian is spoken to this day and many archaeological sites show early Polynesian culture.

On Raiatea, we may hike up Mt. Temehani to see the sacred Tiare Apetachi flower and the hibiscus tree. Raiatea is also the birthplace of the god Hiro, father of the Polynesians.

On Taha’a see a local pearl farm and view Bora Bora in the distance at sunset.

We’ll visit Bora Bora the next day, where James Michener was inspired to write Tales of the South Pacific. Explore Moorea (Michener's “Bali Hai”) before you return to Papeete.

Enjoy snorkeling opportunities and excellent food!

From $2,995 + air.

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