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The bucket-list things to do — and who runs each one.
Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, who runs it, and how to book it direct — so you can weigh it against your ship’s excursion and pick what suits you.
See the spires of Hanavave's Bay of Virgins in the first light before tenders crowd the shoreline. This basalt cathedral is French Polynesia's single most arresting view.
Walk the legendary 17km ridge trail linking Fatu Hiva's two villages, through wild goat country and cloud forest, with sweeping views down onto both bays.
Sit with one of the last practicing tapa masters as she strips, beats, and paints mulberry bark into cloth using motifs found nowhere else in Polynesia.
Paddle or motor along Fatu Hiva's roadless southern coastline, where sheer green cliffs drop straight into the Pacific and hide sea caves accessible only from the water.
A quiet walk to overgrown ceremonial platforms and petroglyphs in the hills above Omoa, explained by a guide whose own family history is tied to the sites.
Head out into deep water off one of the most remote coastlines on earth for a chance at mahi-mahi, wahoo, or marlin with a skipper who fishes these waters daily.
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