Maori Storytellers and French Polynesian Treasures
West from the Society Islands to the Cook Islands and back: Aitutaki, whose lagoon is among the most photographed in the Pacific, and Rarotonga, with a track up to Te Rua Manga through primary forest. Two days at sea each way over open ocean.
- Operated by: Windstar Cruises
- Ship: Star Breeze
- Length: 11 nights
- Regions: South Pacific
- Wildlife: Nesting tropicbirds on Honeymoon Island off Aitutaki, red-tailed tropicbirds and frigatebirds over the lagoon, reef sharks and giant clams in the shallows, and the forest birds of Rarotonga's interior
- From: $5,297 per person
- Next departures: 2027-05-30, 2027-09-05, 2028-06-11, 2028-09-17
- Route: Papeete → Raiatea → Motu Mahaea (Taha’a) → Aitutaki → Avatiu (Rarotonga) → Bora Bora → Huahine → Moorea → Papeete
The ship
- Star Breeze: 312 guests, built 1989
Departures
- 2027-05-30: $5,297
- 2027-09-05: $5,297
- 2028-06-11: $5,297
- 2028-09-17: $5,297
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