Your eco-excursion will begin with an introduction from your knowledgeable anthropologist guide.  You will leave the pier aboard an open-air vehicle and make your way to Maeva Village, home to the densest concentration of archaeological sites in Polynesia. During your walk you will see the Fare Pote’e Museum and learn about Polynesian origins and society.   Just above Maeva is Mata’irea Hill, home to over 200 stone structures, including marae, agricultural terraces, house foundations, fortification walls, and burial platforms.  Your next stop will be at a local family-run vanilla plantation then on to see the 500-year-old fish traps used by the people of Maeva today.  Your return route to the pier will take you through the village of Faie where your guide will feed the giant blue-eyed eels and then up the mountain to the Belvedere Lookout where you will have a wonderful photo opportunity of the beautiful Bay of Maroe.