Welcome to Moorea
Picture perfect doesn't begin to describe this tiny volcanic island in French Polynesia. Located across the Sea of the Moon from Tahiti, the smaller, quieter Moorea makes a great destination for travelers searching for an off-the-beaten-path experience that's still relatively easy to get to. Private and small-group tours whisk you to adventures across twin Cook's Bay and Opunohu Bay, home to hotels, restaurants, and stunning white sand beaches. Or follow your guide into the rest of the island's dense tropical forest dotted with small villages, coffee plantations, and fields of spiky pineapples growing in the South Pacific sun. Explore Moorea on a sand or sea tour—or both. Group tours via 4x4 vehicles up to Belvedere Lookout reward travelers with views of the entire island and you can sign up for a guided tour or rent your own extreme roadster to travel up the perilously steep (and exciting) Magic Mountain. To admire Moorea by sea, join a snorkeling, jet skiing, or boating excursion around the island and experience the calm, warm lagoons crowded with South Pacific sea life (including dolphins). Take it up a notch with a helicopter tour for aerial views of the emerald green, forest-covered volcanic island surrounded by glorious sandy shores and jewel-toned seas.
