If you are planning to cruise, Windstar and Paul Gauguin are your two options for week-long leisure cruising, and Aranui for a longer adventurous cruising beyond the Society Islands. Visit a motu (islet) - there are tons of small motus around most islands, especially Bora Bora. Visit a pearl farm - to see how Tahitians harvest black pearls Visit a vanilla plantation - to see how vanilla, the second most expensive spice after saffron, is extracted Watch Tahitian dance