TAHITI TOTAL S0LAR ECLIPSE 2019
Fly into the Eclipse path to see the Total Solar Eclipse from our chartered aircraft!
June 25-July 4, 2019, With Optional Bora Bora Extension to July 7th.
Dear Members & Friends:
We invite you to explore
Tahiti with us in 2019 and
see the Total Solar Eclipse
July 2, 2019.
Captain Cook and Robert
Louis Stephenson fell in
love with Tahiti for good
reason. It is really one of the
most beautiful places on
earth, with jagged volcanic
peaks, a profusion of
flowers, fringing coral
reefs, fascinating cultural
sites of early Polynesia, and
a bounty of coral and
tropical fish.
During this Tahiti Eclipse
adventure, we will discover
the magic of French
Polynesia and see the Total
Solar Eclipse from our
chartered aircraft near the remote Gambier Islands.
Our trip will begin with the legendary island of Tahiti.
Here we will visit historical sites, museums, and spectacular
coastal waterfalls and beaches. This will include Point Venus
where Captain Cook first landed to observe the Transit of
Venus in 1769.
The next day we will take a ferry from Papeete to Moorea,
certainly one of the most spectacular islands in the world. Here
we will visit the UC-Berkeley Gump Research Station, take a
walk through an ancient village site, and enjoy the coral reef.
A special highlight will be joining Dr. Michael Poole to learn
about the spinner dolphins. He is a world’s expert on these marine mammals. With
a bit of luck, we will be
enter tained by schools
of acrobatic dolphins, as
we learn about their life
and habits.
We will then fly to the
remote Gambier Islands,
our staging ground to see
the Total Solar Eclipse the
next day. The Gambier
Islands are a marine
wonderland of coral reefs,
lagoons, exquisite islands,
and a hardy Polynesian
people who have learned
to exist in this ruggedly
beautiful environment. It
is one of the most remote
locations on earth.
We will be hosted by
the islanders, and have
accommodations in the school or meeting house (there are
no hotels on the island). This will create a house party
atmosphere which will be a highlight of our trip! (In 2010, we
saw the Tahiti Eclipse at Anaa atoll hosted by the locals, and
it was the trip of a lifetime!)
On the day of the Total Solar Eclipse, we will board our
charter aircraft, and fly to the center line of the Total Solar
Eclipse! This will be a wonderful adventure with shared
viewing out
the airplane
windows,
similar to
the Iceland
Eclipse in
2015!
We hope you
will join us to
explore Tahiti
and see the
2019 Total
Solar Eclipse!
$5,995 plus air
Brochure (PDF)
 
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Photos courtesy of Andre Ashley
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