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Overwater Bungalows

The world's most perfect hotel room for couples! Traditional thatched-roof
bungalows built with all the amenities of a first-class hotel room are
perched above the turquoise lagoon waters. In many of the rooms,
tropical fish swim below as you look through the glass floor or coffee table.
Bungalows feature a private balcony with stairs to the warm water below
creating the perfect place to relax in the sun, jump into the warm water,
or enjoy the sunset views. Surrounded only by water and sky, you can
enjoy both breakfast (often delivered by canoe) and the sunset (seemingly
delivered by the heavens).

Photo: Breakfast delivered by outrigger canoe to an overwater bungalow
at the Manihi Pearl Beach Resort. Courtesy Tahiti Tourisme.


Photo: Courtesy of Tahiti Tourisme. Bora Bora Beachcomber
Inter-Continental.



Photo: Courtesy of Tahiti Tourisme.  Le Meridien Bora Bora.




Photo: Courtesy of Tahiti Tourisme.  Moorea Beachcomber
Inter-Continental.



Unique Cruise Ships

The world's most romantic voyages depart every week for Tahiti's
most beautiful isles. Couples have the choice among luxurious cruise
ships from the world's leading cruiselines featuring first-class meals
and balcony cabins, Tahitian-owned "super yachts" sailing deep
within the smooth-water lagoons, or a passenger freighter voyaging
between 17 ports. Something for every couple on cruises found
nowhere else on earth.

Photo: Courtesy of Tahiti Tourisme.

Water Activities

Enjoy the perfect place to do everything or nothing at all. Jump into
the lagoons for world-class snorkeling in the crystal clear lagoons,
share a diving adventure among the infinite marine life, or join in a
shark and ray feeding expedition. For a faster pace, circle the islands
on jetskis, powered outrigger canoe, or private catamaran sailboat
and stop off at one of the hundreds of private beaches or islands for
a day of seclusion under the South Pacific skies.

Photo: Courtesy of Tahiti Tourisme. 

Land Activities

By land, share the adventures offered on each of the islands by
experiencing the simplicities and beauty of everyday Tahitian life. As
nearly every island has a coastal road following the lagoon shores,
you can either drive around the island by rental car or take a private
guided tour, stopping off at shops and villages along the way. Explore
the island interiors on a 4x4 safari, guided nature hike, or horseback
ride.

Photo: Courtesy of Tahiti Tourisme.

 
Tahitian Cultured Pearls 

The world-renowned iridescent luster of Mother Nature's most perfect
gem can only be created in Tahiti warm lagoon waters. Commonly
known around the world as Black Pearls, each Tahitian Cultured Pearl
ranges in size and shape and the colors range from the darkest black
to shimmering shades of green, blue, bronze, aubergine, or even pink.
Tour a pearl farm on Manihi, Rangiroa, Raiatea, Huahine, Taha'a, Tikehau,
and Fakarava or visit one of the many pearl shops.

Photo: Courtesy of Tahiti Tourisme.

Polynesian Spas

Enjoy spa treatments for two at one of the many resort and cruise ship spas.
Surrounded by a backdrop of natural beauty and floral fragrances, there is
no better setting for relaxation and rejuvenation. Enjoy herbal rain showers,
body wraps in banana tree leaves, or fresh-flower baths as seen here from
Hélène Spa. You can also rejuvenate your romance at the spas aboard the
cruise ships including the Parisian-influenced private Spa Villa for two on
the m/s Paul Gauguin.

Motu Picnic
Enjoy a private picnic on your own motu (tiny islet in the lagoon.) Your resort
or cruise ship can provide an unforgettable experience where gourmet meals
are prepared and enjoyed on a table set either under a coconut tree or in the
warm, shallow waters along the beach as shown here with Huahine Nautique.