Tahitian Beach Resort

... and copying the maori warrior chief as he did lots of maori chanting and stuff with a spear! Caz also joined in with the Tahitian dancing which involved lots of hip shaking! We've certainly topped up on our tans here and relaxed plenty. Caz has also ...

... of the Cook Islands) at 630am. We cleared customs and took our pre-arranged transfer to our little hotel called The Muri Beach Resort. The Cook Islands are quite similar to Tahiti in culture and geography. However, the population of the entire country of ...

... in on the choirs and we smiled at each other and continue on with the song. It was good music that they played here at the beach resort.   We left the group before they could start their next song as we needed to return to the bus and there was one ...

... in on the choirs and we smiled at each other and continue on with the song. It was good music that they played here at the beach resort.   We left the group before they could start their next song as we needed to return to the bus and there was one ...

... really set up for cruise ships. The ship made available shuttle buses to take us into the town of Blankenberg, the most popular beach resort in the country. But not today, with the temperature in the mid 50's, the beaches were deserted. There were wide ...

... really set up for cruise ships. The ship made available shuttle buses to take us into the town of Blankenberg, the most popular beach resort in the country. But not today, with the temperature in the mid 50's, the beaches were deserted. There were wide ...

... obvously isn't looking to start things on the right foot here. Sorry mum. Anyway, we've just come back from the Sofitel Hotel Beach Resort, where we have no chance of staying but were able to get through the (guarded) front gate by insisting that we were ...

... a million colorful fish swimming around us and huge schools as well.   The last night we treated ourselves to a dinner and Tahitian show, where to Morgan's amusement I was picked out of the crowd to perform in a "dance off".  I was ...

Late last night the Tahitian Princess sailed thru the Straits of Hormuz and into the Persian (or Arabian Gulf). If you are an Arab then it is the Arabian Gulf. Others called it the Persian Gulf. We steered to port and headed for Dubai, United Arab ...

... the fruit plantations for some incredibly picturesque beach spots and bay views. Later, we ventured to the village where we bought Tahitian black pearls as our final souvenirs of this journey. The greatest excitement of all came from one of the Polynesian ...

... . This is how, after a short walk, we found ourselves reclining on the sandy beaches of the 5* Sheraton Resort, enjoying cocktails at their bar and watching traditional Tahitian folk dancing laid on for their guests. This is how we spent most of our 4 ...

... batik designed Polynesian moomoo, and the sale of the local crafts of wood sculptures and necklaces. We also had a stop at a new resort hotel, Sofitel Motu, with both over water bungalows as well as those on land adjacent to the white sand beach. The ...

... to ride a bike in my vertigo state. At least that is what she said. Anyway, we took a cab from town to the beach from a nice Tahitian lady that had a little pearl business on the side. She sold Sandy a couple of black pearl "knockoffs" for five hundred ...

La Orana from paradise! That means 'sunny hello' in Tahitian. Crazily though, having left Queenstown on 04 Jul to get to Auckland, spend the night there and then leave for Tahiti on 05 Jul, we actually arrived in the capital Pape'ete on 04 Jul - the ...

... gave us a room to shower and change in prior to our flight to Los Angeles. Overall LOVED TAHITI. I hope one day to go back. P.S The hotel throws a Seafood Banquet on a Saturday Night with Tahitian Dancing, check out Mik with the pretty ...

Late last night the Tahitian Princess sailed thru the Straits of Hormuz and into the Persian (or Arabian Gulf). If you are an Arab then it is the Arabian Gulf. Others called it the Persian Gulf. We steered to port and headed for Dubai, United Arab ...

... Froggy and were soon aboard the small dive boat with all our (brand new) gear. We skirted around the reef that sheltered the resort's beach and headed to the first dive spot at Gili Manji. Trung stayed aboard while Nils, Fared and I perched ourselves on ...

... along came various dutch, british and french trade boats which stopped in the bay for supplies.  It is well documented that the Tahitian women of the time were most forward in their welcome dances (as good as spread eagled on the bed begging for ...

... dinner at Le Sands restaurant at the hotel.  The food was divine!  I had salad niçoise, a half lobster and Tahitian vanilla crème brulee.  Brian’s dinner was also quite good:  chicken cesar salad, grilled baraccuda and fig ...

... around 15 of the contractors. Four guitars are shared amongst the group as some of the young lads provide the entertainment, with one Tahitian dude with impressive dreads throws in the odd Bob Marley tune as we all join in. We're sat cross-legged on a ...