Papeete Travel Information

Think Bora Bora and your mind instantly conjures up romantic images of astonishingly clear blue..

Tahiti is probably the kind of place most people think of when the word 'paradise' is mentioned...

The Society Islands Archipelago (composed of the Windward Islands and the Leeward Islands) is a..

The Tuamotus Gambier Islands are a massive chain of coral atolls which cover an area the size of..

Slightly over an hour away from Tahiti on flights that run daily, Rangiroa is a gigantic atoll,the..

Just a few minutes away from Raiatea's airport by shuttle boat,Tahaa “The vanilla island”has..

450 kilometres from Papeete, Fakarava is the second largest atoll of Polynesia. Like her big sister..

The Marquesas archipelago, with its powerful landscapes, its cliffs and sharp peaks and its deep..

Protected from the ocean's fury by a small coral reef, Rurutu the “gushing rock” in the..

300 kilometres northeast of Tahiti and a few kilometres from Rangiroa,Tikehau,with its nearly..

Hundreds of miles to the south of Tahiti lie the Austral islands, a chain of five high islands..

40 minutes on a direct flight from Tahiti- Faa’a,Raiatea was the first island settled by..

A little over 300 kilometres west of Tahiti, Maupiti is a small,isolated island at the tip of the..

A few minutes' flight from Tahiti, or just 30 minutes on the ferry, Moorea the “sister..

With all her 28 tiny islets etched out under the sky, where a multitude of sea birds nest, whose..

In June of 1842, Nuku Hiva was the first island to be seen by the whaleboat carrying the novelist..

Located on the tropic of Capricorn, Tubuai enjoys a temperate climate, tropical yet cooler than..

Huahine is certainly the most sensual of the islands. Only just a 30-minute flight from Tahiti, it..

Fatu Hiva is an extreme island: the most southern, the wettest, the lushest, the most remote and..

“In those islands of pure solitude, I have found a sort of peace” wrote Jacques Brel who spent..

Located more than 1700 kilometers east of Tahiti, the Gambier archipelago is a little off the..

With its 48 square miles of mountains, Ua Huka is one of the smallest islands of the Marquesas...

Located between Rangiroa and Manihi, the Ahe atoll is slowly being discovered by visitors searching..

Last Island of the northern group of the Marquesas, Ua Pou is the most populated and geologically..

Less than 200 kilometres from Rangiroa, the atoll of Manihi is particularly famous for its pearl..

Discovered by Pedro Fernández de Quirós in 1606, Hao, also named “the island of the arc” or..

Located at the extreme northwest end of the Tuamotu, Mataiva is a small reticulated atoll covered..

Discovered in 1595 by Spanish navigator Alvaro de Mendaña de Neira, Tahuata (“sunrise” in..

Takapoto embodies the dream of paradise.Named also “short chin”, this wild and idyllic atoll..

“I have approached formal perfection there”, said French navigator Bernard Moitessier seized by..