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Moorea

Green Peaks, a Turquoise Lagoon and the Humpbacks' Winter Home


Cook's Bay, the Opunohu Valley, the lagoon and its motu, and the humpback whales that come every winter: the complete guide to Moorea.

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InsideLagoon, whales, hikes
SeriesDiscover French Polynesia
Edition2027
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Inside this book

Everything you need for Moorea.

Moorea rises from the Pacific just across the water from Tahiti, a jagged green island of old volcanic peaks wrapped in a lagoon of every shade of blue. Between July and November, humpback whales arrive from Antarctica to give birth in its warm, sheltered waters.

This guide covers the island bay by bay, with the lagoon and its motu, rays and sharks, the hiking trails of the interior, where to stay and how to combine Moorea with day trips to Tahiti.

  • Cook's Bay and Opunohuthe two great bays, the Belvedere lookout and the valley in between
  • The lagoon and the motusnorkelling, kayaking and the best sandbanks
  • Humpback whaleswhen they come and how to watch them responsibly
  • Rays, sharks and reeflagoon encounters and diving outside the reef
  • Hiking trails and Tahiti day tripsthe interior on foot and the ferry across the Sea of the Moon

From the book

Maps and pages from inside.

A few of the spreads you will find in Moorea: our own maps, chapter openers and the pages that plan your trip.

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