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 Tahiti's
sister island is also named "fee" in Polynesian,
which means the octopus because of its jagged shape. The
surface area is 132 square km, with the highest peak at
1,207 meters. This makes the island a vast, abundantly flowered
tropical garden. The interior of the island is covered with
silvery fields as Moorea has specialized in the production
of pineapple, and the fruit is processed by a local plant
which turns it into a delicious fruit juice. As are all
these islands, Moorea is an ancient volcano which sank partially
in the ocean, the remains of the crater being the two bays
of Cook and Opunohu, with the central vent being the magnificent
Mount Rotui (886 meters). Eimeo, which is the other Polynesian
name given to Moorea, used to allow clans defeated in wars
in Tahiti to find a refuge at a safe distance from the victors.
Moorea (literally the 'yellow lizard') has a population
of a little over 11, 960, of which many have chosen to live
on the calm island and work everyday in the busy city of
Papeete, after crossing a 20-kilometer wide channel.
 Frequent
shuttles ferry, catamaran or small airplanes make the
trip easy between islands. Driving around Moorea (so 60
kilometers) deserves to be done at a leisurely pace as befits
such a natural paradise of flowers and plants. Visitors
are also warmly invited to visit the interior of the Islands
using the "Pineapple Road' up to the Belvedere, which
vides a startling view of both bays. A stay in Moorea is
the opportunity for visitors to share their time between
the pleasures of strolling and water sports. For divers,
it is a must to attend a "shark feeding" expedition
off the shores of the Club Med. In the ocean, at a depth
of about 20 meters, dozens of sharks (gray or black-finned)
come and get their food from the hands of diving instructors.
A unique world attraction : at the end of diving, ferocious
lemon sharks, measuring 3.50 meters appear in turn to get
some food, swimming close to divers who then have a thrilling
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| MOOREA |
| TRANSPORTS |
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| Air Moorea |
56 10 34 / 56
31 13 |
| Aremiti Channel
Express |
42 88 88 / 56
31 10 |
| Aremiti Ferry |
42 85 85 /
56.31.10 |
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BUREAU DU
TOURISME/ VISITOR CENTER |
| Comite du
tourisme |
56 29 09 / 56
26 48 |
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SANTE / HEALTH |
| Hôpital d'Afareaitu (urgence) |
56 23 23 / 56
24 24 |
| Dispensaire de
Pao Pao |
56 12 03 |
| Dispensaire de
Papetoai |
56 14 78 |
| Pharmacie Tran
Pao Pao P.K. 6,5 |
56 10 51 |
| Pharmacie de
Haapiti P.K. 30,5 |
56 41 16 / 56 31 05 |
| Dr Dominique
Barraille |
56 27 07 |
| Dr Brigitte
Busseuil |
56 26 19 |
| Dr Herve Paulus |
56 10 09 |
| Drs C.Jonville
et J.P. Senechal |
56 32 32 |
| Dr Jacques
Guien |
56 47 47 |
| Dr Pierre
Champion |
56 44 63 |
| Dr Bernard
Stehlin |
56 15 55 |
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KINESITHERAPEUTE
/ PHISIOTHERAPIST |
| Yves Tapiero |
56 35 54 |
| Gil Busseuil |
56 16 54 |
| Jean-Baptiste Court |
56 50 74 |
| Patrick Chavet |
56.21.51 |
| Rachel
Cambergue |
56.56.92 |
| DENTISTES
- DENTISTS |
| Dr Frédéric
Avet |
56 32 44 |
| Dr Bernard
Sztejnmann |
56 47 51 |
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BANQUES -
BANKS |
| Banque de
Polynesie ( Maharepa ) |
56 14 59 |
| Banque de
Polynesie ( Haapiti ) |
56 12 02 |
| Banque Socredo |
56 13 06 / 56
18 63 |
| Banque de
Tahiti |
56 13 29 |
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OFFICIELS |
| Gendarmerie |
56 13 44 |
| Mairie/City
Hall |
56 10 36 |
| Police |
56 10 36 / 56
10 84 |
| Poste Papetoai |
56 13 15 |
| Poste Maharepa |
56 10 12 |
| Pompiers |
56 20 18 |
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| LOCATION
DE VOITURE - RENT A CAR |
| Albert rent a
car |
56 33 75 |
| Arii Rent a car |
56 10 01 |
| Europcar |
56 35 05 / 56
34 00 |
| Avis |
56 32 68 |
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BUS/BUSES |
| Benjamin
Transport |
56 11 69 |
| Billy Transport |
56 12 54 |
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