We boarded our Air France flight with no problems. It was the first time we had ever used this airli

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Friends were able to check in right away and go to their room which was ready. They were staying at the Hilton on points which was a great value because the rooms are very expensive. Hank and I had booked an over-the-water bungalow which is very popular and so we had to wait for an available room to be cleaned. The four of us decided to head out to get something to eat so we drove back the way we had come to a small restaurant called Allo Pizza. This was our first sticker shock at the prices for meals! A relatively small pizza was over $10. Luckily the food was good or maybe we were just hungry!
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That night we were picked up and went to the Tiki Theatre Village for the tour, dinner and show. The village wasn t what we expected. fullerton hotel singapore It was very small. We were lead around to the few huts and the guide talked about the lifestyle of the people and the hardships they faced. We expected to see more I think in the way of cultural sights, but a lot of what we saw were photographs and a couple of souvenir stands; we ended up killing some time before dinner. The food wasn t bad but it was a typical buffet. Interesting breadfruit that was deep fried that you first thought was a potato but was in fact a type of fruit that had been breaded and fried. After dinner they put on a show. The show was Polynesian dancing which included dances from their history. It was entertaining but way too long. A lot of it reminded fullerton hotel singapore me of dancing we had seen in Hawaii. So while it was entertaining I can t say it was as wonderful as some of hype we read about said it was going to be. We were very tired by the time we got back to the hotel.
The next morning we were off in the rental car for our island tour. Moorea is a heart-shaped island called the magical island. It has spiky mountains, a beautiful lagoon and very lush tropical foliage. It was an easy island to drive around with very little traffic. fullerton hotel singapore We stopped at Belvedere Lookout, a viewpoint that had breathtaking views of Mount Rotui and Mount Tohivea. We also stopped at the Titiroa Marae which is some ancient ruins. We drove around the island and saw beautiful fullerton hotel singapore beaches and beautiful bays. The drive was not very long and in fact we decided to make the drive again going the opposite direction. We saw some areas that were nice, and some that were not so nice. It was very hot and humid.
We ate dinner at Rudy s Restaurant that had been recommended on several trip forums. Rudy s will pick you up from your hotel which was nice. Even though we had a rental car, the roads were a little fullerton hotel singapore windy and were very dark at night. We had an excellent dinner at Rudy s, although again very expensive!
Our last night at the Hilton. We decided that we could have stayed one more night and enjoyed it to relax. We didn t get an opportunity to swim in the lagoon or use our deck much which was unfortunate. We did get a chance to enjoy cocktails on the deck and met a nice couple from Australia that was on their honeymoon. We watched the sunset from the deck.
We thought that other than our room the Hilton was so-so. As we said, prices were very expensive and we had breakfast both mornings and opted for only the continental in part due to cost. Even that ran us about $50 per breakfast for the two of us. The service was very slow and they just didn t seem organized whether it was at the restaurant or at the front desk.
The next morning Hank and I headed back to Papeete. We took our time checking out and then stopped for lunch at a small mall that had a caf . The food was actually pretty good. I opted for a sandwich which was huge and he had the plat due jour. A post office was right there so I wrote a couple of postcards to people and we mailed them hoping they would get there before we got back! On we went to the ferry terminal. Hank dropped me off with the luggage and went to turn in the rental car. No issues in the turn in of the car which was nice and we got tickets with no problem for the ferry. Luggage was loaded and off we went on the return trip to Papeete.
When the ferry landed we collected our luggage and planned on grabbing a taxi to our hotel. We actually were approached by a taxi driver who it turned out was taking another couple to the same hotel. As with food, taxis are very expensive and we were charged about $35 for the one-way trip to the hotel. The ride took about 25 minutes and we then we arrived at the Manava Suites Hotel.
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The next morning we were up and ready for our jungle safari. We had booked a 4x4 jeep ride that was to go through the inner portion of the island. We were picked up right on time and it turned out we had the vehicle all to ourselves. The trip took us up through the Papenoo Valley. The scenario was all very lush jungle looking with several waterfalls along the way. None of the waterfalls was very close but it was still beautiful to see. We were riding in the back of an open air (had a top) truck so we had a lot of dust. The road up through the valley was not too bad in part, but other parts definitely fullerton hotel singapore needed a four wheel drive. We stopped at several scenic sights. For lunch we ate at Relais de la Maroto which was situated on top of a hill back in the valley. It is intended to be a weekend away location for people to travel to from the town but it was a tad rustic for our tastes. The lunch we had was very good though and we enjoyed fullerton hotel singapore it. We then travelled back down from the valley and were back at the hotel about 4:00 p.m. It was a full day and we were dusty and tired but we enjoyed the trip. Dinner that night was at the hotel and as with our past meals good, but expensive.
The next day we checked out and headed to City Hall which is where Oceania fullerton hotel singapore was conducting its check-in of passengers. We couldn t board the ship till 5:00 p.m. which was irritating. Due to the late flights leaving Tahiti, the cruise line was allowing the departing passengers a later disembarkation. There wasn t much we could do but sit around and kill time. Because it was a Sunday, not much was open in the town. So we people watched and waited.
We boarded the Marina and went right to our cabin. We had a Penthous