Tahiti

Group sizes typically range from 50-100 people, but there’s no limit either way. Always, the right people show up for each trip!

INCLUDED:

• All transfers throughout the program (except airport transfers if not arriving or departing with times coinciding with group flight).
• 7 nights accommodations on board Paul Gauguin for the April 6-13, 2024 sailing Papeete to Papeete.
• Hotel Day room use on April 6th from 6:00AM-12:00PM before attending the TUT talk and group lunch at the hotel and then on to the cruise terminal. (Boarding begins at 3:00PM on Paul Gauguin)
• All on board meals, beverages, and mini bar replenishment.
• TUT Workshop Fee including daily meetings with Mike and Andy.
• All transfers by deluxe vehicles. Smaller vehicles may be required for some transfers.
• Professional English speaking escorts throughout.
• All ship and hotel taxes, service charges and gratuities.

NOT INCLUDED:

• Airfare into and out of LAX for those requesting airfare on group flights. If you are booking your flights to connect with the group flights, you should plan on a minimum of 3 hours of connecting time each way in LAX for immigration and customs. If you would like our assistance booking your flights to/from Los Angeles or from your home city to Tahiti on flights other than the group flights, our air agents can book those for you.
• Transfers for independent arrival and departures not on group flight. (If your flight arrives prior to the group flight, you may meet at the airport and join the group transportation).
• Items of a personal nature such as laundry, telephone calls, internet services, beverages when off the ship, travel insurance, etc.

Should you desire, BenchMark will book you on the group flight with Air France round trip from Los Angeles. Should you so choose, you may book and ticket your own airfare instead. The group airfare is $1,165.05 including taxes* per seat round trip in economy. (*Taxes of $104.05 are subject to change until ticketed)

Outbound Flight: April 5, 2024 (one day prior to cruise) Depart Los Angeles (LAX) at 11:55PM on Air France #078 to Papeete (PPT) arriving at 5:20AM (April 6th).

Return Flight: April 13, 2024 Depart Papeete (PPT) at 7:30AM on Air France #079 to Los Angeles (LAX) landing at 6:35PM (same day).

Within 90 days prior to departure, any deviation from the group flights incurs a fee of $50.00. After ticketing, any name change will incur a re-issue fee of $150.00 so it is important to make sure you provide your name exactly as it appears on your passport when registering.

If you are booking your flights to connect with the group flights, you should plan on a minimum of 3 hours of connecting time each way in LAX for immigration and customs. If you would like our assistance booking your flights to/from Los Angeles or from your home city to Tahiti on flights other than the group flights, our air agents can book those for you.

A non-refundable deposit of 50% of the total trip cost is due at the time of booking. The final payment is due January 1, 2024. If final payment is not received by January 1, 2024, BenchMark Travel Services/TUT reserve the right to consider the booking as cancelled by you, and charge you any cancellation fees that may apply, unless alternative arrangements have been made. Please note that this trip has limited availability and reservations will be held on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations must be made through the TUT website. Individuals may not join the trip by making their own cruise ship reservation. Click here to see our terms and conditions.

When you register for the trip, there’s a button to click if you’d like us to find you a roommate. We will then do our utmost to pair you with another traveler who has also requested a roommate.

Resort casual or elegant resort-wear is appropriate dress for all evenings aboard The Gauguin. Resort casual consists of a dress, skirt, or slacks with a blouse or sweater for the ladies, and slacks with collared shirts for gentlemen. No ties are required at any time. 

Please note that casual wear, such as shorts, T-shirts, casual jeans (frayed and/or with holes), baseball caps, flip-flops, and Crocs are not considered appropriate after 6:00 p.m. in all restaurants and lounges. Bathrobes and bathing suits are not appropriate in the ship’s restaurants and lounges. Shirts and shoes are required in all public areas at all times, except on the pool deck. During the day, comfortable shorts, bathing suits, aqua shoes, sandals and flip flops are the norm!

BenchMark Incentives strongly recommends the purchase of travel insurance* before any TUT trip! Travel insurance offers travelers coverage for unforeseen problems, from a cancelled flight to a serious illness—or in rare cases, even an act of terrorism or the financial default of a travel supplier. If you miss a travel connection, even for reasons beyond your control, you are NOT necessarily protected from financial loss unless you have travel insurance. For example, if you encounter mechanical problems, flight delays, or inclement weather that causes you to miss connections, the airline carrier might re-book you, although in many cases (such as bad weather) it is NOT guaranteed (in which case you may either have to purchase an entirely new round-trip ticket or forego the entire prepaid trip without any reimbursement). Travel insurance can cover new flights or provide trip cancellation coverage (for a covered loss), as well as emergency medical expenses and medical transportation.

Travel insurance also provides 24 hour "911" emergency travel service, in case a traveler has to change a flight or a hotel room, in addition to assistance with emergency cash transfers, lost baggage, and pre-trip consultation services (travel advisories, passport requirements, inoculation information, etc.).

HOW TO PURCHASE TRAVEL INSURANCE:

You can obtain travel insurance from Travel Guard International. To view the various policies offered, log onto Travel Guard Insurance. You will have two options to purchase travel insurance: 1.) US and Canadian residents may call Travel Guard directly at 1-800- 826-1300. In this case you may be asked for a travel agent code. Please give Travel Guard the code 22735731 as this code will identify your booking with BenchMark Incentives, Inc. 2.) Visit Travel Guard’s website at Travel Guard Insurance to process the insurance yourself. Please be sure to read all policy information thoroughly and note that if you have a pre-existing condition you must apply for the insurance within 14 days of the trip deposit date.

• Please note that Travel Guard insurance is only available to U.S. and Canadian residents at this time. If you live elsewhere, please check for such coverage within your home country from independent providers.

You will need to pack clothes, toiletries, necessary medicines, electronics, and anything else you’ll need for a trip lasting 9 days. Click here to see our pre-departure check-list! We also recommend you take a look at the itinerary to plan accordingly when packing.

The Gauguin highlights the beauty of French Polynesia with exciting adventures in each of the ports-of-call. Shore Excursions fill up fast, so it is recommended that you sign up for your preferred tours online prior to departing for our 2024 TAHITIAN WOW TOUR. Guests can start pre-requesting the excursions 60 days prior to departure.  The latest they can pre-request an excursion is 10 days prior to departure. Please review the available Shore Excursions by visiting: https://www.pgcruises.com/shore-excursions.

NOTE: EXCURSIONS AND TOURS WILL BE AT YOUR OWN EXPENSE.

If you’ve always wanted to try Scuba diving, your cruise on The Gauguin is the perfect opportunity. The onboard marina offers diving excursions for all experience levels, and it’s the only luxury ship in French Polynesia to offer PADI certification classes for novices. To learn more about the SCUBA program visit: https://www.pgcruises.com/scuba.

The Gauguin’s specially designed watersports platform turns the ship into your headquarters for all kinds of adventures on the water. It’s as easy as descending to sea level and hopping aboard a paddleboard or launching a kayak. The watersports equipment is also available to enjoy The Gauguin’s private beaches. Plus, if you plan on snorkeling in multiple ports, you’re welcome to check out snorkeling gear from the marina for the duration of your cruise.

NOTE: THE WATERSPORTS MARINA IS AVAILABLE IN SELECT PORTS AND SUBJECT TO WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LOCAL RESTRICTIONS. SWIMMING FROM THE WATERSPORTS MARINA IS PROHIBITED.

Mike and Andy invite you to join them for the TUT Talks they will be hosting every day. Times and locations will be announced as we get closer to our 2024 TAHITIAN WOW TOUR.

This is an opportunity for adventurers, like-minded thinkers from around the world, to come together and share the experience of a lifetime. There will be daily workshops, group excursions, free time to explore on your own, and time to connect with Mike Dooley and his brother, Andy, one-on-one.

Each day, there will be time for you to spend however you like. Some days you will have free time in-between excursions and workshops, and other days you will have the entire morning or afternoon to relax or explore on your own.

Yes! We would love for your spouse and/or children to join us, however, the minimum age for children joining our adventures is 18 years-old.

We don’t have any scholarships available for WOW Tours at this time, nor are we accepting an exchange of services. The only way to attend is to register.

You can read all about Mike and TUT here. And check-out Mike’s featured videos and interviews.

The “TUT Travel Team” coordinates each adventure and will be right there with you in the action.  We would LOVE to hear from you.  Please reach out to tut@benchmarkincentives.com with any questions. We will reply soon!