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Mangareva Gambier Islands French Polynesia Cruise Port
Location:
As ships are moored or anchored in this port, you will be tendered ashore.
This is as far as you can get to the ends of the earth.
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Sightseeing:
More than 1,600 kilometers southeast of Tahiti, the Gambier group consists of 14 small mountainous islands, the largest and most populated of which is Mangareva.
The cradle of Polynesian Catholicism in the nineteenth century, these islands hold more than one hundred stone buildings built from that time, including churches, presbyteries, convents, schools, weaving workshops, bakers' ovens and watch towers.
The main village, Rikitea, has the imposing St Michael's cathedral dating from 1848 whose masterpiece is the altar richly decorated in pearls and mother of pearl.
The lagoons of Mangareva were formerly worked for their pearl oysters. This work continues today since the biggest and most famous pearl farms are here, being the main resource of these islands. Its lagoons are reputed to be the best source of fine quality pearls.
Tours Excursions Transportation:
If you want to bike around the island, be aware that some tracks are pretty steep.
Nearby Places:
Shopping and Food:
There are only a few stores.
Bargaining and haggling over prices in markets and stores is not customary.
Currency:
1000 CFP francs = 8.38 euros. Credit cards not accepted.
Communication:
Official languages: French, Tahitian
Opening Hours and Holidays:
Good Friday
Easter Monday
Ascension Day
Whitmonday
Assumption Day
Missionary Day (March 5)
Labor Day (May 1)
Bastille Day (July 14)
Internal Autonomy Day (September 8)
All Saints Day (November 1)
Armistice Day (November 11)
Christmas Day (December 25)
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