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Bora Bora
Blue Lagoon Cruise


7 Days/6 Nights - Gateway: Bora Bora
£4329pp (valid for 2008)
SPECIAL: 10% reduction provided for fully paid bookings made 120 days in advance

 
 
Participate in an intimate voyage of discovery through French Polynesia’s Leeward Islands, in a unique, exclusive and sophisticated manner. Share an experience outside of the usual tourist clichés, where senses are indulged with colour, emotion and pleasure. Take the opportunity to create memories that will last forever after such an exceptional experience. Appreciate the pleasures of a fine setting for breakfast - feet in the warm lagoon water or the magic of a cinema under the stars. Take part in the discovery of natural beauty whilst paddling a kayak up a tropical lagoon river, or indulge in the hedonistic pleasure of time spent in a Jacuzzi watching the colours of the and sky slowly merge together… 

Day 1: Monday - Bora Bora
AM -Savour, right from the start, a personal welcome at the airport, refreshments on the beach whilst casting a glance towards the multi-hued lagoon and your awaiting yacht. Embark and discover life aboard at your own rhythm. A continental breakfast buffet will be set up at the back of the Uporu deck. Lunch on board, whilst the yacht sails to the Motu Tevairoa.
PM - The tenders are ready to conduct you on the “motu”. Towels, chairs, pillows, snorkelling material and kayaks are available at the beach. The NOMADE SPA is set up as well. Enjoy tea time, coffee/tea/cakes & sandwiches, onboard or on the beach. Dinner onboard will be followed by local digestive liquor offered at the bar with the compliments of the Captain. The Yacht will leave for Taha’a in the evening (approximately 2 hours & half of navigation in the open sea).

Day 2: Tuesday - Taha’a
AM - Discover the untouched beauty of this island with it’s fragrance of vanilla. Slide into the lagoon and reach for a cocktail from a floating bar, share and enjoy the traditional secrets of preparing a Tahitian oven on a “motu” with a local family. This “Tahitian lunch” will be a real experience, with tables laid on the sand along the clear waters of the lagoon. However, one may choose to have lunch onboard.
PM - Back onboard, meet Tavita, the island’s tattoo specialists. Circumnavigate the island toward sunset, champagne in hand, whilst gliding upon a calm lagoon path between the reef and the verdant growth of the island. Saturated colours will fill the horizon as the sun sets across the lagoon, the reef and the towering mountains of Bora Bora. After dinner, participate in a fishing contest from our marina platform on the aft deck.
Day 3: Wednesday - Raiatea
AM - From,Havaï’I, this sacred and respected land ,was launched the great Polynesian migration. Today it is known as Raiatea. The yacht navigates from Tahaa to Raiatea passing by the town of Uturoa, untill Faaroa bay. After breakfast, paddle the Faaroa River by kayak to reach a magnificent tropical garden and taste the flavour of a fresh coconut.
PM - Discover the beauty of Raiatea as you circumnavigate this sacred island. Hike up Mount Tapioi to embrace a breathtaking view of the Leeward Islands and sip a cool fruit cocktail as the sun descends over your aquatic playground.
Day 4: Thursday - Huahine
AM - Huahine, the authentic, greets you at dawn after 2 hours &half of sailing. Camouflage yourself as a local whilst wandering the seaside village of Fare or choose the option to do a tour of the ancient Huahine. During lunch a short navigation will allow you to smoothly reach your next halt.
PM - At anchor in front of the mystic and beautiful site of “Hana Iti”, enjoy an idyllic beach, your feet sunk in pure sand. Tenders are available anytime; towels, chairs, pillows, waters bar, snorkelling equipment and kayaks are available on the beach. NOMADE SPA will be set up. Enjoy tea time on the beach or onboard - coffee/tea/cookies,sandwiches,cakes... Before dinner, rock yourself gently to the sights and sounds of an island’s choir who will express the traditions of their island in songs and hymns and then in the evening, we will invite you to a moonlight dinner.
Day 5: Friday - Raiatea
AM - Arrival in Raiatea after 2 hours of high sea navigation from Huahine. To day, learn the clever moves of the pearl grafter at a pearl farm and spend a morning at leisure, strolling in the streets of Uturoa, the small administrative capital of the Leeward Islands.
PM - Afternoon at leisure - bar-lounge-library is set up under the trees of the sacred site of the Marae Taputapuatea to feel and hear the message of the Polynesian gods. You will also have the opportunity to visit and shop at the vanilla farm of Opoa, reputed for the quality of its products.
 
Day 6: Saturday - Bora Bora
AM & PM -It starts on the beach with breakfast served on the “motu” which has been prepared for your comfort. Snorkel in the pristine waters of Bora Bora, kayak or just relax. NOMADE SPA is set up for your well being. Lunch is served onboard or on the beach if you prefer, the same for the light meal (tea, coffee, sandwiches, cookies, cakes…) At dusk you will be invited to the world’s most exclusive cinema, nestled among the Tevairoa coconut palms, to view the classic movie “Tabu” an award winning Hollywood production by Murnau & Flaherty filmed in Bora Bora in 1928…
Day 7: Sunday - Bora Bora - Island Sunday
AM - This morning, the yacht will glide towards the motu of Toopua. Tenders are ready to transport you to a Tahitian temple to hear religious songs that will engrave the Tahitian soul in your mind until your next voyage to our islands.
Price is per person based on twin share in out board cabin with private facilities and includes morning & afternoon tea, meals, cruise entertainment, shore excursions, entrance fees and activities included in the cruise schedule and ship to shore transfers. Price excludes drinks (other than tea, coffee, juices or beverages provided as part of a meal), hire of snorkelling or other equipment, gratuities and international flights. Fuel surcharges are not included and will be charged at the end of each cruise. Average cruising time four hours per day. Every night is spent anchored in a sheltered lagoon. Cruise itinerary subject to wind, tide and weather.