Moorea Pictures
Part of Moorea's stunning skyline from the road on the island's south side. South Pacific Beaches Photos and Information: Tahiti | Rarotonga | Fiji | Bora Bora | Hawaii Easter Island | New Zealand | Australia | Best Beaches | Pacific Information | Map
Moorea,
though a bit short of huge beaches is an island that is much closer
to a tropical paradise than Tahiti. It's quiet, has no town or even
village, is surrounded by clear waters and a moderately thriving coral
reef, offers white sand beaches and a totally magnificent group of
green mountainous peaks in its centre. Just
half an hour by fast cat [20kms/12mls] from depressing Papeete lies
Moorea, backdrop to many a Hollywood movie with its jagged green mountains,
little developed bays and aquamarine lagoon. Moorea's
white sand beaches are generally narrow and spotted with coral droppings
so they are a little uncomfortable to walk on and coral lumps and
outcrops can make them tricky to swim from, but the water is clear,
warm, azure and coral fish are abundant. The best beaches, which are
bigger and well manicured, belong to the international - need we say,
very, very pricey - five star hotels. Activities include the usual snorkelling, kayaking, diving, parasailing, windsurfing of course, but also kite surfing, swimming with sharks, lunching with sting rays and high quality dolphin encounters in one of the five star hotels. Outside the reef the extravagant few can scuba dive, possibly snorkel with spinner dolphins or see pilot whales all year round and go humpback whale watching July-October. Courageous and skilled nutters with boat support can also surf the big waves over the outer ring reef.
Inland
there are no urban centres and only occasional clusters of shops.
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