temarama tour

We were 2 couples on Paul Gauguin Cruise to Marquese Islands and Society Islands. A lot of times, it was difiicult to do our own tour since there were not a lot of options in those islands. However, I was fortunate enough to find Richard Deane who is the owner and guide for Temarama Tour in Nuku Hiva. I contacted one of his past clients and she spoke highly of him. We booked a tour with Richard and we had the best time of our lives. He was a fantastic guide, giving us an insight into life on the islands. He was knowlegable and very pleasant. You simply cannot go wrong by booking with Richard. His email address is temarama.tour@hotmail.fr or simply google him on the web. Sometimes, it takes a day or so for him to respond. I highly recommend his tour!

As a shore excursion on Nuku Hiva, we booked the half day island tour with Richard. He answered all our emails promptly and we were comfortable that we were dealing with a very reputable guide. There were another 22 people from our cruise ship who had also booked the tour. Richard was waiting for us at the dock. He had a sign with our names on it and he was easy to find. He waited for everybody on his list. He had arranged small 4x4 trucks with drivers to take us around the island. The trucks were in good operating condition and the drivers were very good, safe drivers. Our driver spoke very little english but was very polite. There were 4 people plus the driver in each truck. This meant that all the people in the back seat were crowded and the person in the middle was the most uncomfortable. This is the reason why I rated the tour "Very Good" instead of "Excellent". I would take the tour again but I'd throw politeness out the window and be one of the people who rushed to grab the front seat. We made several stops on the island where Richard would explain the history and points of interest. We could always hear what he was saying and he speaks excellent english. He is very interesting, humorous, and knowledgeable about Nuku Hiva. I think it's a beautiful island and one of the most interesting in Polynesia. At the Kamuihei archeological site, Richard did a performance of a historical dance. It was great. Even though there were several tours on the same day, the tour operators arranged it so that the tours didn't generally stop at the same places at the same time. The exception was Kamuihei but even there the site didn't feel crowded.I watched several other tours that made that same stop and I think Richard's was better. Richard's tour was reasonably priced and excellent value. I would book a tour with him again.

We booked a half day tour with Richard Dean and it was just awesome! He picked us up from the dock of our cruise ship and took us around the island in his comfortable 4x4. Richard was an amazing wealth of knowledge about the island and the history of his people. The four hour tour was filled with really interesting and unique experiences and Richard managed to drive us over much of the island. We even visited a 600 year old archeological site complete with a bone pit! From beginning to end this was a first rate tour. He even stopped for sunscreen and drove us to a nice restaurant for lunch after the tour. Amazingly Richard speaks four languages and is one of the only English speaking guides on the island.

Richard est passionné et passionnant ! Il nous fait découvrir la faune, la flore et les sites archéologiques de son île natale d’une façon ludique. Un tour en 4x4 avec lui nous permet aussi de comprendre la vie actuelle aux Marquises avec ses difficultés et ses plaisirs.

Les marquises Nuhu Hiva et Hiva Oac´etait deux escales prévues pendant notre croisière avec Marina d´oceania cruise.un rêve de jeunesse qui se réalise les Marquises ma 1 ere ile Nuku Hiva, tour proposé directement sur le quai avec Temarama Tour - absolument à faire, en voiture ou en 4x4, une nature encore pure d´un coté l´océan, de l´autre la montagne, de temps en temps des cochons sauvages, des petits chevaux, on traverse un petit village avec des gens sympas le sourire aux lèvres, des points de vue à vous couper le souffle, des fjords avec des eaux transparantes, les flancs des montagnes , des plantes, des fleurs inconnues (des arbres en fleurs, des flamboyants, des bougainvilles avec plusieurs couleurs, des cocotiers, des Ananas.....une culture polynésienne si peu connue, des explications sur les polulations, les religions, les tatouages, les plantes, les fruits, les coutumes,,,tant de sujets, des histoires à écouter, tant de sensations,Richard Deane nous fait découvrir son ile, il jongle en francais ou en anglais je traduis en allemand à mon mari et nous éprouvons tant d´émotions, une journée c´est bien trop court.malheureusement nous n´avons pas pu visiter Hiva Oa nous aurions voulu faire un hommage à J. Brel et P. Gauguin les vagues étant trop hautes nous n´avons pas pu descendre sur l ile avec les "Tender" . Hiva Oa, les Marquises nous reviendrons mais cette fois-ci nous prendrons le temps........... Richard merci, danke schön

'excursion de plus de 3 heures en SUV ou Jeep 4x4 nous fait découvrir les superbes panoramas des montagnes et des baies de Nuku Hiva sans compter la vue au loin de quelques chutes de plusieurs centaines de mètres. Sauf pour la dernière partie qui nous amenait au village de Huatiheu, la route était goudronnée et plus confortable que ce que les guides annonçaient. Le site du marae en pleine montagne est assez impressionnant mais l'utilisation de lotion anti moustiques est une obligation. Les explications et commentaires du guide Richard sont clairs et assez complets. Toutefois, certains arrêts pour des points de vues panoramiques auraient pu se faire à des endroits qui nous apparaissaient plus spectaculaires.