Papeete Private Tour - A Look at Tahiti's Nature on the West Coast

Begin with a visit to the romantic Vaipahi Garden, located in a tropical valley decorated with rare species of precious wood, birds of paradise and torch of ginger flowers, glossy leaves of taro and giant elephant ears.

At the Maraa Fern Grotto, the grotto at first appears small but it is quite deep and some Tahitians believe varua inside (evil spirits) lurk in the shadowy depths. Others say that if you follow an underground river back from the grotto you'll emerge at a wonderful valley in the spirit world.

Paul Gauguin wrote of a swim he took across the small lake in the cave.
The next stop is the Botanical Garden, which was established in 1919 by Harrison Smith, a physics professor who left the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at age 37 to dedicate the rest of his life to botany in Tahiti. He introduced over 200 species to the island, among them the sweet grapefruit (pomelo), mangosteen, rambutan, and durian. Admire a large Galapagos tortoise traipses through the east side of the garden.

Schedule Details Departs:

Daily

Unavailable Dates:

• January 01 (New Years Day)
• March 05 (Missionaries arrival)
• April 06 (Good Friday)
• April 08 (Easter)
• April 09 (Easter Monday)
• May 01 (Labor Day)
• May 08 (Victory 1945)
• May 17 (Ascension Day)
• May 27 (Pentecost Day)
• May 28 (Pentecost Day)
• July 14 (Bastille Day)
• August 15 (Assumption)
• November 01 (Remembrance Day)
• November 11 (Veterans Day)
• December 25 (Christmas Day)

Departure Point: Down town hotels in Papeete only Departure Time: Tour departs both in the morning and afternoon. The departure time is at clients preference. If you would like to request a time of departure, please specify in the special requirements box when requesting your booking. Return details: Tour concludes at original point of departure Hotel Pickup: Hotel pick up is available from all down town Papeete hotels. Please advise your full hotel name and address at time of booking. Please note, cruise port pick ups are not provided.

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