Paul Gauguin Ship provided a bus to town and the beach. We spent the day swimming at the public beach next to town. The town is small. The beach was beautiful ...
Off the beaten path that seems like Polynesia before much tourism. We took the bus to the other side of the island and did some snorkeling off beach. Very nice reef considering it was next to a town by a grade school. Shocking this is so pristine and beautiful. It is obvious the Polynesians care about their environment ...
Our 3th time here so we did not take an excursion.
I cannot rate or give a review on this port other than to say it is very much like most of the south Pacific islands. ...
Best excursion. Short cruise within the lagoon to an island and enjoyed snorkelling and lunch with local dancing and entertainment. On the way we were followed by dolphins!Lunch was at a table in the lagoon! Really: in the lagoon! little fishes came right up to your table! ...
We prearranged a private 6 hour sailing/snorkeling adventure ($100p/p) on a 50' sloop. We reserved in advance but did not have to pay in advance. You paid on the boat, cash only. We sailed and snorkeled and stopped for a picnic lunch on a beach (bring your own lunch), Claude and Martine supplied water & juice. Their website is http://www.tahitisailingcharter.com/
And their email is ...
Take the "Le Truck" bus to get into town. You get to see a little of the island, without paying for a shore excursion. However, you do miss the sacred sites. ...
Booked a safari type trip; we rode in the back of a pick up style truck with 6 others. Joe was our guide and was very informative. We stopped at a vanilla farm, pearl farm (we got on a small boat) which was really great to see exactly HOW the pearl is started and how it grows (take your credit card)
went to many sights to view parts of the island and to see the blue eyed eels. ...
Again, jaw-dropping approach from sea. Once ashore, a complementary Oceania shuttle took us through incredibly lush foliage (have your camera ready) to the town of Fare (Fah-ray), where we'd arranged for a rental car from Europcar. (I wish we'd known there would be some Avis cars right at the dock. ... now -you- know.) We had a great time exploring tribal ruins and seeing incredible beaches. ...