March 1, 2025 – March 1, 2025
Take a guided group drive by 4WD caravan into the lush valley described by Herman Melville and survived by 2001’s intrepid Survivor contestants. A famously rugged paradise, Taipivai Valley spectacularly beautiful, rich in archeological sites, and yours to discover during this adventurous excursion. Melville was first to bring this place to the attention of the outside world in his 1846 bestseller, Typee. Part novel, part real-life travelogue, the book recounts Melville’s month spent living as guest and captive of the exotic – and reputedly savage – locals after deserted his whaling ship here on Nuku Hiva. The fact that the Survivor TV series chose to base their 2001 competition here indicates how little things have changed in Taipivai Valley in the intervening years.
