It is amazing that boarding at Pape'ete airport could be one of your best flying experiences. Sometimes, getting around the place will only be bliss if the airport has all the facilities or services needed to help you get around your area of destination. For instance, Air Tahiti comes with other services that should make your stay at the island blissful. One of the services that you will not be able to do without is car hire. If you need to go to your hotel and or if you need to get to a nearby shopping mall to do some quick shopping, you might need a car. Considering you would like to get to know Tahiti better there a couple of things you can do around the island.
There are a couple of places you can visit in Tahiti and with the right reservations you shouldn’t have a difficult time getting around the island. For instance, the Aremiti Ferry offers one of the most spectacular scenic views where you have a chance to enjoy the island as you are ferried from Pape'ete to Mo'orea Island. Considering there are specific boarding hours you need to get a car hire service so that you are able to work around schedule smoothly. Actually, the first ferry leaves at 7.30 a.m. meaning you must wake up early.
Mo'orea Island is featured in our '10 of the most beautiful islands in the world' article. If you would like to read more then check it out here.
Then there is the Robert WAN Pearl museum which is a perfect sensation of historical embellishments exhibited all over the museum. It consists of precious gems and pearls collected over time with all of them having a myth about them, especially the black pearl. Actually the museum is the only museum worldwide that dedicated itself to collection of pearls. It is not very far from Papeete airport and with good car hire services you should be there in no time.
There is also the Tomb of King Pomare V which is decorated with coral making it even more sensational. Even though the tomb is quite covered in shrubs and trees it still does score as a great tourist attraction site. There are times when you will want to remove the excess shrub and get the full picture of the tomb but the whole structure should give you an idea of how it actually looks like. A drive to the tomb with a commendable car hire service would be a good choice as you figure out other places you can visit around the tomb location. It is one of the best tour destinations and you will love boarding with Papeete airport.