French polynesia
Romantics from around the world have laid claim to this island where the castle-like Mount Otemanu pierces the sky. Lush tropical slopes and valleys blossom with hibiscus, while palm-covered motu circle the illuminated lagoon like a delicate necklace. Perfect white-sand beaches give way to emerald waters where colored fish animate the coral gardens as they greet the giant manta rays. This could be easily be described as the center of the romantic universe, where luxury resorts and spas dot the i...
A deep, crystal-clear lagoon surrounds the Huahine island while magnificent bays and white-sand beaches add drama and solitude to their virtues. Relatively unchanged by the modern world, Huahine offer a slower taste of old Polynesia. With only eight small villages scattered across the island, the few residents welcome visitors with great kindness. Not surprisingly, this fertile world offers rich soil providing the local farmers a bountiful harvest of vanilla, melons, and bananas. Hotels in Hua...
Raiatea, meaning "faraway heaven" and "sky with soft light", was first named Havai'i after the homeland of the ancient Polynesians and is the most sacred island in the South Pacific. This, the second largest Tahitian isle, was the center of religion and culture over 1000 years ago and still lends enchantment to ancient legends told to this day. The green-carpeted mountains include the celebrated Mt. Temehani, a sort of Polynesian Mt. Olympus. ...
Taha'a, with the rich aroma of vanilla lingering heavily in the air, offers a glimpse of the traditional, tranquil life of the Tahitians. The flower-shaped island's simple beauty is charmed by soft mountain shapes and surrounded by tiny motu with bright sand beaches. In the fertile valleys cutting within the island, local farmers grow watermelon, vanilla, and copra. ...
Moorea soars magically out of the ocean in an explosion of green velvet - what you would imagine a South Seas island to be. A few minutes from the island of Tahiti by plane, and only thirty minutes by high-speed catamaran. ...
Tahiti, often called The Island of Love, is the largest of the 115 islands and atolls that comprise French Polynesia. The 1,042 sq. km. (402 sq. miles) of Tahiti's surface area consist of mountain peaks reaching over dense rainforests of soft ferns. Waterfalls cascading into cool rivers and streams as well as flat coastal area contraining fields of taro and tropical flowers. The beaches on the island of Tahiti vary, you will find black sand beaches on the north east cost and white sand beaches o...
If you are looking for isolation, imagine a group of some 20 mountainous volcanic islands against whose steep cliffs waves crash that have rolled for 4000 miles! The Marquesas lie between 800 and 900 miles or 7 to 10 days’ sailing from Raiatea. Even the planes from Tahiti take 31/2 hours and the Marquesas are far enough away to warrant a 30-minute time zone change. This isolation has helped them retain the wild charm that has attracted not only sailors but such notable artists as painter Paul ...
A Warm Welcome to our Polynesian Paradise! Tahiti and Her Islands. Those magical places of so many legends. Are they Myth or Reality? We suggest you come and decide for yourselves? And there's no better way than sailing in your private yacht, catamaran or monohull. Come aboard for your very own cruise, completely free to explore our islands at your own pace and fancy. Tahiti and Her Islands - especially those in the Leeward Islands of the Society Archipelago: Bora-Bora, the majestic, Raiatea, th...
