So, the second day we were there, we went to the Polynesian Cultural Center. This is something that I had really wanted to visit, and I wish we would have had more time!
There are 6 or 7 different villages that you can visit; and at each of them there is something to do. They have shows you can watch, demonstrations, taste testing, etc. It is so much fun, and there is just so much to see and do that you can’t do it all in one day! If I were to do it again… I would definitely take at least 2 days for the PCC (code for Polynesian Cultural center, ;).
We took one of their cheap tours, where lunch was included. The guide was able to get us to all the villages to see some show or taste test something while we were there! It was a really fun time and we really enjoyed all that we saw and learned!
This is us on the canoe. We are on our way to the first village.
We stopped off in Fiji first. They did a show for us, and we got to help the with the music by pounding these sticks on the ground to the beat of the music.
We then went to Tahiti and watched as they made this Coconut bread. We got to taste some before we left too… it was really good!
They have a parade of villages on the river mid-afternoon. We got excellent seats, thanks to our wonderful guide. They showed their different dances and the different costumes that they wear. It was so much fun to see the different attire and dances!
This is the King and Queen.
This is New Zealand…
Samoa… haha… this night happened to be their canoe pusher guy’s first night; the dancer’s got the canoe rocking so hard that he fell off! It was hilarious! I guess the initiated him! :)
Fiji… this little boy was amazing! He was just as good as the older guys!
Hawaii…
Tonga…
Tahiti… I sure wish I could move my hips like them! ;)
We then went to the Tongan village, where they put on a hilarious show!! And, thankfully, the people they chose to bring on stage played right along with them!
They brought 3 guys up and made them imitate that big guy on the right! The one that could do it the best won a prize! All the guys were so funny, that they even had the big guy laughing! This guys was imitating him perfectly… the voice and everything! There was this Japanese guy (old guy), and it was hilarious to hear him say the different things and do the yells! We all had tears running down our faces as we watched them all!
We then went to New Zealand. They showed us more of their stick games. It was pretty cool to see them throwing and catching these sticks along to the music.
We then went to Samoa…
Where this guy entertained us with lots of smoking hot jokes and looks… He thought he was pretty hot. ;)
But, he showed us how they made fire, and how they cracked and ate the coconuts. They also had someone climb a tree, and that was amazing! They have to be pretty strong for that… and brave!!
We then headed into the Luau and dinner…
This is when they were bringing in the pig…
We then decided to take a trip up the the Hawaii Temple before we went to the show that night.
And, we watched a beautiful sunset…
Then we headed back for the “Ha, Breath of Life” show.
My pics didn’t really turn out great since we couldn’t use a flash… but what an awesome show!! I recommend it to anyone that goes!!
This is when they started dancing with the fire! Can you see the guy in the middle… he is sitting on the fire. They kept sliding and sitting on it! Crazy!!
I just can’t believe how fast they can move their hips!!
This is the guy from Samoa that I showed earlier. He was amazing!! At a later point in the show, he was spinning 2 sticks of fire… one in each hand!
They are standing on top of each others legs….
It was just really awesome to watch this dance! Definitely our favorite!
And, then we headed back to the motel to get ready to fly to Maui the next day!
I would highly recommend spending a couple days in Oahu to see the PCC!! You can really have a lot of fun there!
