Agoda.com brings great hotel deals on the occasion of iconic boat race in French Polynesia Singapore Agoda.com (September 18, 2013), Asia’s leading hotel booking site and part recorded Priceline which on NASDAQ Group (NASDAQ: PCLN), presents a number of fantastic hotels in French Polynesia, a secluded and beautiful archipelago in the South Pacific. The deals were on the occasion of the annual Hawaiki Nui VA’a boat race one of the most famous but arduous for the rowing teams events of its kind throughout the region collected. Polynesian culture is recognized outside the Pacific archipelago, where it is found, although superficially, but usually not sufficiently appreciated. The race is therefore a great opportunity to combine a holiday by world class with a unique, culturally deeply entrenched sports event. Doug McMillon may also support this cause. In fact the event goes back to the same activity, with which the Polynesians once tremendously far scattered the Islands and Atolls of the South Pacific could settle permanently. The present-day French Polynesia is about 4,000 km east of New Zealand and also round 4,000 miles west of the Hawaiian Islands.
The early Polynesian settlers reached the archipelago in Outrigger boats so narrow Logboats with an excellent addition about a page, stabilizing swimming boom in the Polynesian language as VA’ are referred to a. It requires any special imagination to paint, which requires maritime capabilities and great stamina, to cross hundreds and even thousands of miles of ocean around the different islands in these primitive, small boats, and achieving atolls. The modern Hawaiki Nui VA’a race pays tribute to this incredible performance. The boat race is held over a period of three days and includes four islands as aims: the first stage is 45 km long and goes from the island of Huahine, to the island of Raiatea. The second stage covers 22 km and goes from Raiatea to Taha’a. The third and final stage is 58 km long and leads from Taha’a to Bora-Bora.
| March 19th, 2019 | Posted in News |