Vairao

[Mudehy]

Anyone been to Vairao? Our cruise on July 27th stops here!

Edited June 15, 2019 by Mudehy

[SWFLAOK]

We haven't stopped there on a PG Cruise, but we did drive there while staying at the IC Tahiti for 2 nights after a PG Cruise. We rented a car and drove every coastal road on both Tahiti and Tahiti Iti. On Tahiti Iti, you can drive a car along the shore past Vairao until the road heads inland and ends. There was nothing of interest along the shore other than some small beaches and one beachfront restaurant (but it was too early for lunch so it was closed). There are offshore islands, but no way to access them. This is a big surfing area, but we don't surf.

After that, we drove back toward Tahiti, and took the road to the other shore. We drove out as far as we could find a road that continued near the shore. We ended up in a small town with a tiny park on the shore. And then headed back toward Tahiti looking for the road into the mountains. We eventually found it and drove up to the lookout, passing the cows. It's a nice view, but hard to find. We continued driving hoping to find a way to the far end of Tahiti Iti, but ended up coming back down on the same road we had been on earlier.

We found more things to see on Tahiti than Tahiti Iti, but if I was on that cruise, I would do the excursion "Bonjouir's Garden of Eden" since I have no idea how to drive there, and it sounds interesting. 

[pdxsunny]

We stopped at Vairao on our 6/1 PG cruise.  Very little to do there unless taking a cruise excursion.  Some stalls and booths when you get off the tender.  We found out after the fact (from passengers)  that there was a free sightseeing bus that took cruise passengers to most of the sights for a free will offering,  This was not mentioned by PG shore excursion desk.  Also heard from other passengers that they arranged sight seeing with locals working in the booths or by going to the gas station next door.  

[aururab]

On 6/15/2019 at 2:08 PM, Mudehy said:

Anyone been to Vairao? Our cruise on July 27th stops here!

 

What did you end up doing in Tahiti iti?