A once-in-a-lifetime travel opportunity, Air Tahiti Nui presents package offers for the June 2012 “Transit of Venus,” in which the Earth, Sun, and Venus are set to perfectly align on June 5, 2012. Rumored to have an observed effect on humanity, Tahiti provides an ideal vantage point to view the eclipse, with history meeting science and legend in one of the world’s most pristine destinations.
Happening only once every century, the “Transit of Venus” was first recorded in 1639, and observing this phenomenon was one of the purposes behind Captain James Cook’s initial voyage to the South Pacific. Captain Cook reached Tahiti in time to observe the Transit of Venus in 1768, and continued on to claim the Tahitian Islands of Huahine, Bora Bora and Raiatea for Great Britain. After this June, the Transit of Venus will not occur again until 2117.
Agents can book clients for this momentous occasion, giving them the opportunity to stand in Cook’s footprints on Point Venus in Tahiti 243 years after his visit with a travel package from Tahiti Legends. The Transit of Venus Package is available from June 3-8, 2012 – the dates of the eclipse. Priced from $2,999 ppdo the package includes:
Roundtrip economy airfare on Air Tahiti Nui (V Class)
Inter-island air transfers
Welcome flower lei on arrival/departure and roundtrip private car transfers and baggage transfers from the airport
5 nights’ accommodations in a Deluxe Ocean View Room at the Le Meridien Tahiti Resort
Daily full breakfast, lunch and dinner for two
Half Day Circle Island Tour of Tahiti, June 4th – including a visit to Point Venus, where Captain Cook viewed the Transit of Venus in 1769)
Transit of Venus Viewing, Lecture & Special 3-course Venus Dinner, June 5th (Transit of Venus Day)
Day to Relax & Explore Tahiti, Dinner at French gourmet restaurant Le Coco’s, June 6th
A Full Day Tour to Moorea, June 7th – including ground transfers, ferry tickets, motu picnic and ray feeding**
Air Tahiti Nui, www.airtahitinui-usa.com; Tahiti Legends, 800-200-1213, sales@tahitilegends.com, www.tahitilegends.com