Pacific Island Paradises

– 212 – www.paradises.com 417 Boulevard Pomare, BP 2359 Papeete, Tahiti FRENCH POLYNESIA Tel: +689 500 100 Fax: +689 436 847 Email: hotltiaretahiti@mail.pf www.hoteltiaretahiti.info www.hoteltiaretahiti.com H O T E L T I A R E T A H I T I Hotel Tiare Tahiti is located right on the waterfront in Papeete's most elegant neighbourhood. From the hotel it is only several minutes walk to many excellent restaurants, shops and points of interest including Papeete's local market, Bougainville Park, the Yacht Harbour and the waterfront promenade. Centrally located Built on part of Pomare's Royal Estate, the hotel's site is close to the heart of the small village of Papeete founded in 1818. For more than a century until the 1960s the American Consulate occupied the site and today the hotel combines its historical heritage with Polynesian charm and modern facilities. A Polynesian touch of elegance There are 38 air-conditioned guestrooms, each with a bathroom, telephone and television. The rooms are elegant, spacious and adorned with Polynesian artefacts. Most feature a private lanai with magnificent harbour views across to the nearby island of Moorea. The hotel also boasts a coffee shop, breakfast room, 24-hour reception, safe deposit box and provides currency exchange. A tour desk assists guests with activities such as snorkelling, diving and cruises. For a casual dinner, stroll to nearby Les Roulottes at the town square on the waterfront. These "restaurants on wheels" sell everything from Italian to Chinese cuisine as well as a local favourite, Poisson Cru. Also nearby is the Vaima Centre with a variety of upmarket shops and interesting nightlife. Hotel Tiare Tahiti offers the intimacy of a boutique hotel and is a convenient 10–minute drive to the airport. of Taravao. Helicopter and plane tours offer a great way of seeing the two islands. The 4WD tours around the island provide a more complete view of the islands. Explore the breathtaking Papenoo Valley and enjoy a swim in one of its many waterfalls, visit the Vaihiria Lake and the many maraes (Polynesian temples). Take a leisurely bushwalk into tropical jungle featuring giant ferns at an altitude of 1400 metres or climb Mount Marau for a spectacular view of Tahiti's neighbouring islands. Tahiti also has a wide range of activities to keep the most active traveller entertained, with hang gliding, bowling and tennis, deep-sea fishing, sailing, surfing, and scuba diving, windsurfing, jet-skiing, waterskiing and snorkelling. The island's mountainous interior provides challenging and unusual trekking tours into valleys and up mountains, as well as discovering lava tubes, burial caves and hidden grottoes. The islands of Moorea, Bora Bora and Tetiaroa are also all close enough for a day trip from Tahiti. — T a h i t i —

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