A TAILOR-MADE HOLIDAY DESIGNED BY SPECIALISTS
At The Ultimate Travel Company, all our holidays are created individually to suit your preferences and the Classic French Polynesia itinerary can be used for inspiration or as a starting point for your luxury French Polynesia holidays. Whether you prefer a different style of accommodation, a greater focus on a particular experience or wish to include extra stops on your journey, our experts will design an itinerary that is entirely unique to you.
ABOUT THE ITINERARY
They’re no less beautiful now than when they were first discovered – except today, of course, you can stay at world class resorts on the edge of superb, castaway lagoons.
You’ll begin with Tahiti – favoured by Gaugin – with its colourful town of Papeete. You’ll then take a short hop over to Moorea to discover a nirvana of forests, meadows, tropical flowers and fruit trees. Your French Polynesia Classic trip culminates on the staggeringly beautiful island of Bora Bora, with its incomparable beaches, lagoons and countryside.
TAHITI
From Tahiti’s main airport you’ll have a very short distance to travel to reach the island’s most prestigious resort, standing on the edge of a blissful lagoon. Exactly the sort of scene you picture in your mind’s eye when you think of a Crusoe-style tropical beach. Yet you’re only minutes away from the restaurants, shops, markets and nightlife of Papeete. Explore deeper into Tahiti’s interior and you’ll discover monumental mountains covered in dark green forests with plunging valleys, sparkling streams and cascading waterfalls.
Stay: Two nights at the Intercontinental Resort
MOOREA
A short hop takes you to neighbouring Moorea – another volcanic island that has been completely colonised by deep forests, coastal meadows, exotic flowers and shrubs, swaying palms and tropical fruit trees. The fragrance of flowers lingers everywhere. You’ll be staying on the edge of a beautiful lagoon that looks out towards Tahiti – in a resort with two restaurants, a fabulous swimming pool, spa, Jacuzzi, tennis and water sports.
Stay: Three nights at the Hilton Moorea.
BORA BORA
Paul Gaugin was inspired by the clarity of the light and the striking colours of Tahiti, but he would have been overwhelmed by the intensity of the colours of Bora Bora. The blues of the sea, varying with the depth of the water, range from soft turquoise and aquamarine all the way to cobalt and the deepest ultramarine. The fringing sand is pure white, or pale gold and the island’s indigenous plants are a riot of colour contrasting with the dense greens and olives of the surrounding vegetation. This must surely be one of the most picturesque islands in the world. And you will have plenty of time to marvel at two crowning citadels – natural monuments sculpted in jagged basalt – its scimitar-shaped lagoon and its motus; palm-tufted sandy islets standing in the ocean.
Stay: Seven nights at InterContinental Bora Bora Resort Thalasso Spain an overwater bungalow.
FLY HOME
13 days from £8,950 per person
PRICE INCLUDES
- Economy flights, transfers, and accommodation on a bed and breakfast basis. Based on two people travelling.
A hugely enjoyable nine-day trip, expertly organised from start to finish. The itinerary covered everything we wanted to see and do, with excellent guides, drivers and seamless logistics throughout. The documentation was clear and helpful, and the London office was consistently responsive, knowledgeable and efficient.
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