Just boarded the plane to Tahiti (Tahiti), the French Polynesian archipelago in the Pacific, the flight attendant presented each guest with a gardenia with buds to be released, and the passengers put the flowers on their heads, and the cabin was suddenly filled with fragrance. After more than 10 hours of flight, looking down from the porthole, there are small islands scattered in the vast ocean, and the colors of the sea are sometimes dark blue, sometimes blue, sometimes light blue... Purity is also the first and deepest impression that Tahiti has left on us.
When the plane lands in Papeete, the capital of Tahiti, every passenger arrives receives a bunch of wreaths or flowers, and cheerful drums and passionate dances are played in the airport lobby to welcome guests from afar. The pure and beautiful atmosphere of Tahiti is intoxicating.
Bora Bora impressions
Among the island communities of Tahiti, boraboraisland is the most famous honeymoon destination. The romance of the French gives the island another identity – synonymous with witnessing love. The simple words "Follow me to Bora Bora" express a strong affection and a commitment. The whole island of Bora Bora lies on a natural coral reef, and the most amazing thing is the clear and self-exhilarating blue-green of the sea, like a dreamy blue crystal, which makes people eager to plunge into it, and they are afraid of disturbing its quiet and deep beauty.
Along the coastline, rows of tin-plated thatched houses dot the shallow water and sparkle in the sun. What American writer James Michner called "the most beautiful island in the world" is also chosen as a vacation choice by many lovers immersed in sweet love.
As soon as they got off the plane, the tourists couldn't wait to pick up their cameras and camcorders to capture the beautiful scenery in front of them, so that at the urging of the airport staff, everyone reluctantly walked into the departure hall to collect their luggage. From Bora Bora Airport to the hotel, only speedboat transfer is possible. Walking out of the airport gate is the pier, where various hotels use speedboats to pick up guests, sitting on speeding speedboats, and the blue water is washed out of a white waterline. On the island pier where the hotel is located, a tahitian man with a wreath of flowers greets him with a smile, and he wears a necklace of shells to each guest, as if blowing a warm wind from the Pacific Ocean.
The hotel rooms are all built on the water, and the huge community of water buildings protrudes into the water like tentacles born from land. Lying in a hammock on the platform, you can see the Twin Peaks Mountain in the middle of Bora Bora and the turquoise sea that surrounds the mountains. The combination of mountain and sea views, and the wisdom of nature surrounded by mountains and waters, is the distinctive feature of Bora Bora that distinguishes it from the Maldives.
Olympic Games in Polynesia
Tahiti is the largest of the French Polynesian islands and is home to the capital, papeete. Of the 118 islands in the Polynesian archipelago, Bora Bora, Moria and Tahiti are the most famous, as Tahiti's "jianghu name" seems to have become synonymous with the entire archipelago.
The ancestors of the Tahitians first came from Southeast Asia, and in 1716, the British fleet accidentally discovered this paradise of flowers and flowers. Since 1842, it has been under French colonial rule, so the way of life of the islanders has been influenced by French culture. Today's Tahiti blends the wildness of the islanders with the elegance of the French, giving rise to a unique local charm and many interesting customs. For example, at a traditional Tahitian wedding, every woman wears a flower around her ear: wearing it on the left means being married and telling other men not to pursue themselves; wearing it on the right means being unmarried but doesn't want to be pursued for the time being; wearing it in the middle is for the person she wants.
Every year, Tahiti hosts a cultural festival with a rich schedule of events, with women wearing flower crowns, flower neck ornaments, golden straw skirts made of straw, dancing to the rhythm of leather drums and guitars, and men gathering to perform various programs. Some of the island's inhabitants are mixed breeds of locals and French, with dark and red skin, good physique, a strong temperament, and good at singing and dancing. During the festival, you can enjoy dances and acrobatics that express Polynesian history, customs and religions, listen to melodious folk music, and watch dragon boat races and "coconut splitting" competitions. The game of men throwing coconuts with javelins is the climax of the entire cultural festival. People from different islands gather in Tahiti to demonstrate strength and skill. The whole competition was quite intense, like the Olympic Games in Polynesia.
Dragon boat racing is a major folk event in Polynesia, said to commemorate their ancestors who sailed from Southeast Asia across the ocean to settle on the island. On the pier along the coast, there is a sports field where the male and female team members are carefully dressed and wear garlands on their heads. At night, the cultural festival's song and dance performances are grand and lively, and various dance teams also compete with each other for their housekeeping skills. The sheds around the performance plaza are filled with various amusement machines, where adults and children can have fun.
Gauguin's spiritual home
Paulgauguin was a French Post-Impressionist master, sculptor, potter and printmaker. In 1891, Gauguin left Paris, abandoned everything, traveled far and wide, and came to Tahiti, where the beauty and mystery fascinated him and the source of his creation. British writer William Somerset Maugham's novel The Moon and Sixpence is based on the story of Gauguin in Tahiti.
Here, Gauguin indulged in the splendid and harmonious natural scenery and pristine humanistic feelings of Tahiti, known as a paradise on earth, and opened the door of his own art and reached the peak of his painting career. At the same time, he also tasted the real, simple and happy life. It was in the thatched hut with a tin-plated roof that Gauguin completed his masterpiece, The Young Girl of Tahiti, where he lived for 12 years. Now, there is a Gauguin Museum dedicated to the illustrious artist, which houses 25 small originals of his. This legendary experience between Gauguin and Tahiti adds a lot of artistic color to the place.
Suitable for all seasons, the average temperature of the sea is 26 °C ~ 28 °C, and you can swim in the sea all year round. The dry season is from May to October and the rainy season is from November to April. If you like to shine every day, it is best to choose the dry season.
Guest Houses:
A fine family hotel by the sea in pensionhitimoana with 8 separate rooms. The kind and hospitable hosts will take the guests out to sea and also enjoy a romantic dinner on the wooden steaks on the sea, the seafood made by the kind grandmother is very tasty and has a feeling of home.
diet:
Prices in Tahiti as a whole are high, and food is certainly no exception. In particular, local food may be difficult for many Chinese tourists to consume, although you can choose from relatively expensive French restaurants, but it is still necessary to bring some food.
Specialties: Tahitian black pearls and noni fruits, known as the "nectar of the moon".
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