More Tuamotus & Society Islands
More Tuamotus & Society Islands
About This 10-Night More Tuamotus & Society Islands Cruise
This More Tuamotus and Society Islands cruise is a 10-night round-trip voyage from Tahiti aboard the m/s Paul Gauguin. It's built for travelers drawn to the water, weighting the itinerary toward the coral atolls of the Tuamotus and their world-class diving before rounding out the route through the Society Islands, with a call in sacred Raiatea. Below you'll find every available departure, along with everything the fare includes.
Everything Is Included
There are no hidden line items on a Paul Gauguin voyage. The fare for this More Tuamotus and Society Islands cruise already accounts for your stateroom, dining at every onboard restaurant, and unlimited beverages, wine and spirits among them. It also covers your watersports equipment, all crew gratuities, and access to the line's private beaches, so the figure you book at is the figure you pay. The few things billed separately, spa treatments and independently arranged shore excursions, are entirely up to you. Measured against other luxury small ship cruises, it's a genuinely rare value.
6 cruises
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Tahiti, Society Islands (French Polynesia)
To
Tahiti, Society Islands (French Polynesia)
10 nightsaboard the shipm/s Paul Gauguin
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From
Tahiti, Society Islands (French Polynesia)
To
Tahiti, Society Islands (French Polynesia)
10 nightsaboard the shipm/s Paul Gauguin
Next departure
From
Tahiti, Society Islands (French Polynesia)
To
Tahiti, Society Islands (French Polynesia)
10 nightsaboard the shipm/s Paul Gauguin
Next departure
From
Tahiti, Society Islands (French Polynesia)
To
Tahiti, Society Islands (French Polynesia)
10 nightsaboard the shipm/s Paul Gauguin
Next departure
From
Tahiti, Society Islands (French Polynesia)
To
Tahiti, Society Islands (French Polynesia)
10 nightsaboard the shipm/s Paul Gauguin
Next departure
From
Tahiti, Society Islands (French Polynesia)
To
Tahiti, Society Islands (French Polynesia)
10 nightsaboard the shipm/s Paul Gauguin
Next departure
*Price displayed is per person, based on double occupancy, based on availability, and subject to change at any time. The category of stateroom to which this price applies may no longer be available. The price includes the PGC Bonus discount.
The Tuamotus, in Depth
The world's largest group of coral atolls, the Tuamotu Archipelago is also the lowest point in French Polynesia—the remnants of submerged inactive volcanoes. This creates some of the best diving on snorkeling on Earth, with the isle of Fakarava a designated UNESCO Biosphere Reserve home to vibrant coral reefs and abundant marine life. This itinerary offers a deep dive into the treasures of the Tuamotus, highlighted by immersive exploration of the Society Islands, including a call in Raiatea, the sacred heart of Polynesia.
The Tuamotu Archipelago is unlike anywhere else in French Polynesia. Rather than the soaring volcanic peaks of the Society Islands, these are the world's largest group of coral atolls, low rings of reef marking where inactive volcanoes long ago slipped beneath the surface. What's left is above all an underwater destination. The clarity, the coral, and the marine life put the Tuamotus among the finest diving and snorkeling grounds on the planet, and Fakarava's UNESCO Biosphere Reserve protects some of the richest of it. Where a typical French Polynesia cruise treats the atolls as a single stop, this ten-night voyage gives them room to become the main event.
Islands and Ports on this Itinerary
Ten nights leaves room to go deep on the atolls before turning to the Society Islands. Here's where you'll drop anchor.
A designated UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Fakarava shelters vibrant coral reefs and abundant marine life within one of the most protected ecosystems in the South Pacific. For divers and snorkelers, it's the centerpiece of the voyage.
Fakarava, Tuamotus
Beyond Fakarava, the itinerary spends real time among the coral atolls of the archipelago, the lowest-lying land in French Polynesia and some of the clearest water anywhere. This is a side of the region many travelers never reach.
The Tuamotu Atolls
Known as the sacred heart of Polynesia, Raiatea is home to the UNESCO-listed marae of Taputapuatea, among the most historically significant sites in the South Pacific.
Raiatea, Society Islands
The legendary lagoon beneath Mount Otemanu is the image most travelers carry of French Polynesia. Guests of the m/s Paul Gauguin also have access to a white-sand beach reserved exclusively for the line.
Bora Bora, Society Islands
Dramatic peaks rising straight from a turquoise lagoon give Moorea one of the most recognizable profiles in the Pacific, and it's a short sail from Tahiti.
Moorea, Society Islands
The largest island in the Society group and the gateway to French Polynesia, Tahiti is where your voyage begins and ends.
Tahiti, Society Islands
Made for Divers and Snorkelers
Few itineraries in French Polynesia put this much emphasis on what lies beneath the surface. With extended time in the Tuamotus and a call at Fakarava's Biosphere Reserve, the underwater world moves from a highlight to a through-line. The ship's stern watersports marina puts snorkeling gear and equipment within easy reach, and the shallow-draft vessel can anchor close to reefs the larger ships have to keep their distance from. Whether you're a seasoned diver or simply happiest with a mask and fins, this is the itinerary that leans furthest into the water.
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Why Sail the Tuamotus with Paul Gauguin
Reaching the coral atolls of the Tuamotus, and spending real time in their waters, takes a ship suited to them. The m/s Paul Gauguin has anchored in these lagoons for the better part of thirty years, and that familiarity is what lets a ten-night voyage treat the atolls as the main event rather than a passing highlight.
At just 330 guests, the m/s Paul Gauguin can anchor inside the reef-ringed lagoons of the Tuamotus that larger ships have to bypass entirely.
Small enough for the atolls
Meals, beverages, watersports gear, entertainment, gratuities, and private beach access are all built into the fare, with no bill waiting at disembarkation.
Nothing added at the end
Long experience in the Tuamotus informs where the ship anchors and how well the crew knows the diving and snorkeling below.
Decades spent reading these reefs.
A shallow draft and a stern watersports marina put the reefs of Fakarava and the surrounding atolls within easy reach of every guest.
Rigged for time in the water.
Plan Your More Tuamotus & Society Islands Cruise
Whether you're ready to reserve or still weighing your options, we're here seven days a week to walk you through it, from choosing a departure to spelling out what's included and answering anything you're wondering about life aboard the m/s Paul Gauguin. Reach us at 1 (800) 848-6172, request a quote online, or order a brochure to see this ten-night voyage alongside the rest of our itineraries.
Frequently Asked Questions About the More Tuamotus & Society Islands Cruise
It's a 10-night voyage sailing round-trip from Tahiti aboard the m/s Paul Gauguin, reaching into the Tuamotu atolls before returning through the Society Islands.
The voyage spends extended time in the Tuamotus, including Fakarava and its UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, then calls in the Society Islands with stops such as Raiatea, Bora Bora, and Moorea before returning to Tahiti.
Yes. The itinerary is weighted toward the Tuamotus, home to some of the best diving and snorkeling on Earth. Fakarava's Biosphere Reserve protects vibrant coral reefs and abundant marine life, and the ship's watersports marina and shallow draft make the underwater world easy to reach.
Both pair the two archipelagos, but this ten-night itinerary leans further into the Tuamotus and their diving, with a call in sacred Raiatea. It suits travelers who want the atolls to be the focus rather than a single stop.
Yes. Accommodations, all dining and beverages, watersports equipment, onboard entertainment, crew gratuities, and access to the line's private beaches are built into the fare. The only separate costs are spa treatments and shore excursions you choose to add to enhance your experience.
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