18 Nights Papeete to Lima

French Polynesia has cast its tropical spell ever since Captain Cook sailed the South Pacific in 1770. Explore the coral reefs of Tahiti, visit the Fa'ahia archaeological site in Huahine, sample the aquatic pleasures of Bora Bora and learn about the living ecological laboratory of Fakarava. Mysteries of a different sort are found in the Pitcairn Islands, the final resting place of the HMS Bounty. Be among the select few to experience both the striking stone statues of isolated Easter Island and the pre-Columbian Inca city of Machu Picchu, perched nearly 8,000 feet above sea level.