 
Both
tourists and travelers alike enjoy sightseeing and exploring on Moorea Island. The island is rather small, and one can easily experience
many of the sights and general points of interest in a day or two.
This page highlights some of the
island's most popular sightseeing options and ways of experiencing them, either on your own or via organized tour.
Whether you
consider yourself a traveler or a tourist, there's a good possibility that if
you get to Moorea, you will most likely experience at least one of these general
sightseeing areas at some point of your stay.
TST
makes sightseeing and island exploring options easy! If you want MORE choices,
simply check out our other "To SEE" pages: UNIQUE
ATTRACTIONS and ARTISTS, CRAFTSMEN & OTHER
SPECIALTIES.
Wan't more? Be sure and explore our "WHAT
TO DO" section for even more activities, adventures, relaxation, shopping
ideas and other things to do and see!
 "CIRCLE ISLAND" TOURING
There are a few different ways to circle
the island and see the sights on and around Moorea. Undertaking a full circle
exploration trip in one way or another is certainly recommended, (at least once),
to experience the true flavor of Moorea...
The things you'll be needing to decide are
whether you'll be seeing the sights on your own (you'll need a car, scooter,
bicycle, or boat), and HOW and WHAT you want to explore: roadside sights or
inside the lagoon...
In French Polynesia, and certainly on Moorea,
the phrase "circle island tour" is a bit generic, but very popular
and often used. Although
some (tour operators) may lead you to believe the opposite, the thing to realize
is that there is nothing set in stone telling you to do this or that particular
type of "circle island tour". The type of tour you take depends on
the type of person you are and what you are interested in.
Probably the most common
type of Circle Island Tours are the ones that take you around the island road
by bus or mini van. Most
of these tours will circle the island at a leisurely pace (both 1/2 and full
days), stopping at all the most popular sightseeing spots. There is always a
knowledgeable guide describing the details and history of what you are seeing:
ancient maraes and other cultural sights, vanilla and pearl farms, etc. This
is a great, relaxing way to spend a few hours and get an appreciation and overvue
of the island.
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TAHITI SUN
TRAVEL RECOMMENDS:
Moorea Island, French Polynesia
Telephone-(689) 77.13.69, Contact: Mr.Carl EMERY
Accept most credit cards,
E-MAIL
& Reservations
Because of his extensive knowledge of the islands and sense of humour and
larger than life personality, Carl's Circle Island Tour of Moorea should be
on everyone's shortlist of things to do.
Living and working in Tahiti and Moorea for over 20 years, Carl has become
somewhat of a local legend due to these fantasticly entertaining circle island
tours. Carl also gives great
circle
island tours on the island of Tahiti!
Need a place to stay on Moorea? Carl's Place offers
2 of the best bungalow values on the island.
See
CARL'S PLACE website for all the details.
Package special offer: Get a FREE TOUR of Moorea to
any customers who rent the bungalows for a week at a time.
(not a hard thing to do, considering how awesome Moorea is!)
SEE OUR
DIRECT LINKING WEBSITE
FOR ALL THE DETAILS!
AND
THE REST OF THE LISTINGS:
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LE PETIT TRAIN
DE MOOREA
Cooks Bay, PO. Box 75, 98 728 Temae- MOOREA,
Contact: Mr. Gille LOUBEYRE/ Mr. Hubert COIC
Telephone- (689) 56.45.45/ or 77.19.39, Fax- (689) 56.26.36, Guided
tours of Moorea island onboard our famous custom roadside cruiser.
70 person max capacity, top speed 30 kmph., Half and full day tours
available: Options include visiting the twin bays, discovering the
Belvedere, stopping for lunches, swimming, and lots more... |
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MOOREA EXPLORER
PO. Box 104, 98 728 Maharepa- MOOREA
Telephone- (689) 56.12.86, Fax- (689) 56.25.52
Contact: Mrs. Marie PALLUD
Guided bus tours of Moorea island. 4- 45 seat buses, 5-25 seat buses
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ALBERT TRANSPORTS
PO. Box 77- 98 728 Maharepa- MOOREA
Telephone- (689) 56.13.53, Fax- (689) 56.40.58
Contact: Mr. Albert HARING
Guided bus tours of Moorea island. 1- 44 seat bus, 1-33 seat bus,
2-24 seat buses, 3-9 seat minivans and 3- 4-6 person jeeps. |
TOREA
NUI TRANSPORTS (MATE & LOULOU)
PO. Box 245- 98 728 Maharepa- MOOREA
Telephone/ Fax- (689) 56.12.48, Fax- (689) 56.15.05
Contact: Mr. Teharuru RAPARII
Guided bus tours of Moorea island. 1- 29 seat bus, 4- 8 seat minibuses,
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BENJAMIN
TRANSPORTS
PO. Box 21- 98 728 Tamae- MOOREA
Telephone- (689)56.26.50 , Fax- (689)56.28.96
Guided bus tours of Moorea island. 1- 36 seat bus, 1-33 seat bus, 1-24
seat bus, 1- 15 seat minivan and 8-6 seater jeeps.
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For more options of "Circle island touring" on Moorea, see these
categories:
LAGOON CRUISES BY CRUISER, CATAMARAN, OR PIROGUE: See the ISLAND
FUN page.
SUNSET CRUISES, GLASS BOTTOM
BOAT TOURS, & MORE: See the RELAXATION
page.
LAND TOURS
BY 4X4: See the ADVENTURES page.
TST'S "DO
IT YOURSELF" 60 KM CIRCLE ISLAND ROAD TOUR:
Suitable for printing out and taking with you.
PINEAPPLE
FACTORY & FRUIT JUICE DISTILLERY
Among
other things, Moorea is known as the "Pineapple Island" for its abundance
of well established Pineapple plantations yeilding large and commercial quantities
of the tasty fruit. These plantations make for an interesting visit if you're
so inclined. Many sell their fruits to Moorea's largest and most famous fruit
processing plant and well known juice company- Jus de Fruits de Moorea, (sporting
the brand name "Rotui" fruit juices, from which you are sure to try
if you spend any more than one day on the island). The fruit processing plant
has become a popular sightseeing attraction over the years.
There are no organized
tours or particular times to visit- just showing up and wandering into the factory
is accepted (daytime hours obviously, see details below). 
It's really quite interesting. You'll see conveyer belts
with various people doing specific jobs relating to pineapple or fruit processing.
Chopping, cleaning, quality controlling, joking, loading trucks, etc.
After you've seen the process, it's time
to taste the products at the very nice specialty store on the property that
sells just about every kind of local fruit product you can think of! Pineapple
liqours and various other tasty fruit juices, Pineapple and Grapefruit gifts,
Papaya T-shirts and pareos, and lots of other products you can only buy here.
The whole visit can be casually made in about 1 hour.
PAPETOAI TEMPLE
