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Moorea / French Polynesia

3 questions, each answered from published authorities with the sources listed.

Mount Rotui between Opunohu Bay and Cook's Bay on Moorea, seen from the Belvedere — "DSC00050 French Océania Mooréa Island Mount Rotui and Opunohu and Cook Bay (8044054128)" by DANIEL JULIE from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Author DANIEL JULIE from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0 File source

When to visit 1

When should I visit Moorea, French Polynesia, for the best experience?September into mid-October — inside the dry season's tail and at the peak of the humpback season (French Polynesia's regulated whale window runs July 20 to November…

Things to do 1

What are the most worthwhile things to do in Moorea on a first visit?Read the island from the Belvedere, walk its Polynesian past in the Opunohu valley, and spend the rest of the time in the lagoon — the ray-and-shark sandbar off…

Food and drink 1

Where should I eat in Moorea, and which local food or drink is worth trying?Start with i'a ota ha'ari — poisson cru au lait de coco, raw fish marinated in coconut milk and lime juice, which the islands' tourism board describes as the national…

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