The Belvedere is the great viewpoint of Moorea: a clearing on the saddle between the volcanic ridges, at the end of a 6-kilometre road that climbs up from the Opunohu Valley. From the platform you look down on both of the island's iconic bays — Cook's to the east, Opunohu to the west — separated by the long ridge of Mount Rotui. Behind, the basalt teeth of Mount Tohivea, Mouaroa and the inner peaks rise vertically out of green pineapple fields.
The road up passes through the Opunohu Agricultural School's pineapple plantations and the marae complex at Titiroa, both worth a stop on the way. Sunrise gives the bays their bluest colour; cloud often closes the view by late morning. There are no facilities at the lookout itself other than a couple of food trucks parked in the high season.