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Nearly everyone enjoys looking at tropical pictures of exotic locations. The allure of an island paradise is irresistible. Images of swaying palm trees, white sand beaches, cascading waterfalls and lush vegetation can cause most people to start dreaming of a tropical island vacation. Moorea, Tahiti is the perfect place to fulfill that dream.
Photograph of the lush Moorea landscape with picturesque
Mount Rotui rising in the background.
A cruise ship is anchored on Moorea's beautiful Cook's Bay.
The island of Moorea is not very large - just 53 square miles in size. It has rugged volcanic peaks and spires which rise almost 4,000 feet in height. The most beautiful and famous of these peaks (at 2,949 feet high) is Mt. Rotui. It is also sometimes known as the fictitious mountain "Bali Hai" made famous by novelist James A. Michener. Moorea, Tahiti has been featured in many magazine articles and also in movies. The most famous movie to showcase Moorea was "Mutiny on the Bounty".
Jagged volcanic peaks form the mountain ridge lines on Moorea.
Spectacular Cook's Bay is a perfect place to capture memorable photographs of Moorea. Mount Rotui can be seen in the far distance
(just right of center).
There are two large bays on the island of Moorea - Cook's Bay and Opunohu Bay. Both bays are great locations if you want to capture beautiful tropical pictures of Mt. Rotui or Mt. Tohiea (the tallest peak on the island). Another excellent location to photograph from is the Belvedere viewpoint. You can see both bays at once from this scenic spot.
View of Cook's Bay as seen from the Belvedere viewpoint.
One of many varieties of hibiscus flowers found on Moorea.
The word "Moorea" means "yellow lizard" in Tahitian. I encountered several of these cute little lizards during my stay on the island in 1988. There is a road which circles the island and is 37 miles long. To this day it has no stoplights anywhere on it, and it is a joy to drive or bicycle on this road. A friend and I chose to rent bicycles while on Moorea so we could stop easily at various sites and photograph the awesome scenery. We also did this on
Bora Bora
which is even smaller than Moorea and is also a great place to take tropical pictures of.
Few cars are encountered while bicycling around the island. The lush scenery is breathtaking at every turn and bend in the road. There are
many opportunities to capture beautiful tropical pictures.
Serene and peaceful beach along the shoreline of Opunohu Bay.
Two young coconut trees begin to take root in the ground on the island of Moorea. I was fascinated by this amazing process which begins as a fallen coconut (or from one which washes ashore).
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Pictures of Bora Bora, Tahiti
Pictures of Bora Bora sharks
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