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South Pacific Vacations South Pacific Vacations Please click on your desired destination for more information Tahiti Moorea Bora Bora Fiji You’ll enjoy exclusive premium vacations with: ► Complimentary room upgrades ► Early check-in & late check-out ► Special VIP status (Subject to availability) AAA Member Benefit: ► Receive a $40 per person discount Restrictions do apply. Additional amenities vary by hotel and may include: ► Complimentary daily in-room Internet access ► $75 resort credit ► Upgraded room amenities ► Bottle of champagne ► Welcome amenity ► $50 Spa Credit ► Daily breakfast for two Tahiti Discover a world of intoxicating aromas, flower-strewn valleys, deserted stretches of white sand beaches, over-water bungalows, isolated motus, sapphire lagoons, and a palette of colors so vibrant only a painter like Gauguin could come close to capturing them. InterContinental Tahiti Resort Just minutes from the airport and downtownmPapeete, you’ll find magnificent views of Moorea from its 30 tropical acres, gourmet overwater restaurant and spectacular dinner shows at the open-air Tiare restaurant. Enjoy two infinity pools as well as a lagoonarium. Moorea A lagoon surrounds the island’s mountains, peaceful meadows and cool waterfalls. Fields of pineapples and vanilla will fill your senses and renew your belief in the majesty of nature. Pastel-painted houses, with gardens of hyacinth and birds of paradise, circle the island in a fantasy of happy, yet simple, architecture. Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa A unique picturesque location, 106 airconditioned beach and overwater bungalows with private terraces and glass floor viewing panels beckon. An infinity-edged pool, white sand beach, two restaurants and bars, Mandara Spa, fitness center, tennis, and 24-hour room service offer a fabulous lagoon experience. InterContinental Moorea Resort & Spa This resort provides all the comfort, friendly service and amenities you would expect from a truly international Polynesian resort. The 143 beach, garden, overwater bungalows and lanai rooms are all well appointed, and guests can enjoy various water sports and the Helene Spa. Bora Bora Here lush tropical slopes and valleys blossom with hibiscus while palm-covered motus circle the lagoon like a delicate necklace. Perfect white-sand beaches give way to emerald waters where impossibly colored fish animate the coral gardens. Hilton Bora Bora Nui Resort & Spa Suspended between turquoise waters and limitless skies, the Hilton Bora Bora Nui Resort & Spa is nestled in a sacred cove of white sand and majestic lava rock. Protected from the open sea by a string of tiny coral islets, the stunning lagoon is the perfect tropical playground. InterContinental Bora Bora Le Moana Resort An intimate, romantic resort sprinkled across the most beautiful beach and lagoon in French Polynesia. The canoe breakfast and the famous glass-topped coffee table to view the lagoon below, were invented here. Close to restaurants, shops and galleries. You’ll enjoy spectacular sunsets from the infinity pool or pulse-quickening Tahitian dinner/dance shows. Fiji One of the most spectacular and secluded groups of islands in the South Pacific, Fiji is known as “The Crossroads of the Pacific.” These lovely islands (330 in all), offer an exotic mix of people and cultures. A mecca for divers and snorkelers, Fiji has over 1,000 species of fish swimming the grottoes and lagoons, and colorful birds and tropical flowers are everywhere. Koro Sun Resort and Rainforest Spa The Koro Sun welcomes guests to a true native and nature experience. Built on a 150-acre coconut plantation, the resort’s 17 bures are located on the hillside, in the gardens or at the edge of the golf course. There is a secluded Rainforest Spa hidden under a canopy of huge trees that will bring you a sense of wonder. Qamea Resort and Spa Qamea Resort & Spa is an intimate boutique resort catering to a maximum of 34 adults, with only seventeen luxuriously appointed and air-conditioned beachfront bures and exquisite villas with private pools, nestled among swaying coconut palms and verdant tropical gardens. .
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