A joint venture between Air Tahiti Nui and HBG, Tahiti Nui Helicopters was formed after the only Polynesian company offering a civil helicopter service closed last year. With the arrival of the final two choppers this month, the operation is now in full swing. Tahiti Nui Helicopters offers the choice of three panoramic flights from Tahiti, Moorea and Bora Bora, ranging from 10 to 45 minutes, and including an aerial journey into the volcanic heart of Tahiti, a flight over the lagoons fringing Moorea and sightseeing above Bora Bora’s blue lagoon, with one trip also hovering over the heart-shaped island of Tupai.