The archipelago of the Society islands is the most important from the economic and demographic point of view of French Polynesia, it is divided into the Windward Islands (Îles du Vent) and Leeward Islands (Îles Sous-le-Vent). These islands are located ...
Read More »Ahe Atoll: the atoll of the pearl oysters
Ahe is an atoll in the archipelago of the Tuamotu islands, which measures 23.5 km in length and 12.2 km in width, inside which a 138 km² lagoon is enclosed. The island has a single passage to the ocean located ...
Read More »Tuamotu islands: the islands of the atolls
The archipelago of the Tuamotu islands is the largest in French Polynesia, it in fact extends between 14 ° and 24 ° south latitude and 134 ° and 150 ° west longitude, on an area of the Pacific ocean as ...
Read More »Rimatara: the westernmost of the Austral archipelago
Rimatara is the westernmost of the inhabited islands of the archipelago of the Austral islands. In fact, the island is located west of Rurutu just north of the tropic of Capricorn. Rimatara which measures only 8.6 km² is a circular ...
Read More »Rapa: the most remote island in French Polynesia
The island of Rapa (40 km²) is what remains of a large volcano that currently reaches a height of 650 meters above sea level. This island is the most remote inhabited island of French Polynesia. In fact, it is located ...
Read More »Raivavae: the Bora Bora of the Austral islands
Raivavae is a small island of about 16 sq km inhabited by about nine hundred inhabitants (2017 census) which is known as the Bora Bora of the Austral islands. Mountainous island located 730 km south-east of Tahiti, it is also, ...
Read More »Tubuai: the first stop of the mutineers of the Bounty
Tubuai is an island that measures 45 sq km and has about two thousand inhabitants. This island represents the administrative center of the archipelago of the Austral islands. The island is located 640 km south of Tahiti, between the islands ...
Read More »Rurutu: Polynesian crafts and whales
The island of Rurutu (32.7 km²) is the second largest island of the archipelago of the Austral islands. Rurutu is located 572 km southwest of Tahiti, between the islands of Rimatara and Tubuai. The highest point on the island is ...
Read More »The climate of the Austral Islands: when to go
The climate of the Austral islands presents the worst weather conditions in the entire French Polynesia. In fact, due to the geographical position of the islands of the archipelago, which are located near the Tropic of Capricorn, the climate of ...
Read More »Austral Islands: the southernmost archipelago of Polynesia
The Austral Islands are the southernmost group of islands in French Polynesia, they are located near the Tropic of Capricorn between 21 ° and 28 ° south latitude. Their total area reaches 148 sq km and their population slightly exceeds ...
Read More »Fatu Hiva: the most spectacular island of the Marquesas
The island of Fatu Hiva (84 km², 587 inhabitants) is the southernmost island of the archipelago of the Marquesas islands. The island is in fact almost 80 km south of the island of Hiva Oa and is the most difficult ...
Read More »Tahuata: an island with beautiful beaches and scenic bays
The island of Tahuata (61 km², 671 inhabitants) is part of the archipelago of the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia. The island is located south of the large island of Hiva Oa. Only the narrow Bordelais canal, 4 km wide, ...
Read More »Ua Huka: the wild horse paradise of the Marquesas
The island of Ua Huka (83 km², 571 inhabitants) is located in the archipelago of the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia. The island is located 35 km east of the island of Nuku Hiva and 55 km northeast of the ...
Read More »Ua Pou: the island with bizarre shaped mountains
The island of Ua Pou which has an area of 105 sq km is the third largest island of the Marquesas archipelago. This island is located about 45 km south of Nuku Hiva. The island has just over two thousand ...
Read More »Eiao: an uninhabited and isolated island
The island of Eiao (43.8 sq km) is an uninhabited island, which, together with the small island of Hatutu (6.5 sq km, uninhabited) and the sandy island of Motu One, is part of the northernmost section of the Marquesas islands. ...
Read More »Nuku Hiva: the largest island of the Marquesas
The island of Nuku Hiva (387 sq km, 2,660 inhabitants) is the largest island of the Marquesas. This is an island of great scenic beauty with high basaltic mountains, plateaus, waterfalls, green valleys, and rocky shores overlooking the sea. The ...
Read More »Hiva Oa: the island of Paul Gauguin and Jacques Brel
The island of Hiva Oa (316 sq km, 1,986 inhabitants) is the second largest island, and today it is also second in importance, of the archipelago after Nuku Hiva. The first European to discover Hiva Oa was the Spanish navigator ...
Read More »Cruise to the Marquesas Islands with the Aranui cargo ship
One of the most beautiful and interesting ways to visit the Marquesas islands is to take a cruise aboard the Aranui 5 cargo ship. This is an interesting combination of a transport ship and a cruise ship operating between Tahiti ...
Read More »The climate of the Marquesas Islands: when to go
The climate of the Marquesas islands is sub-tropical, the prevailing winds greatly influence the climate, bringing precipitation along the southern and eastern coasts of the islands, which are covered with abundant tropical vegetation, while the north-western coasts receive little rain ...
Read More »Marquesas Islands: the wildest islands of Polynesia
The Marquesas Islands are the part of French Polynesia closest to the equator. In fact they are located between 8 ° and 11 ° latitude south of the equator, and about 1,400 km north east of Tahiti, their longitude is ...
Read More »Gambier Islands: an archipelago of French Polynesia
The Gambier islands, located just north of the Tropic of Capricorn, are the smallest and most isolated of the large archipelagos of French Polynesia. The islands are almost a continuation of the Tuamotu archipelago, in fact they are located at ...
Read More »French Polynesia power plugs and sockets, telephones
FRENCH POLYNESIA: DOCUMENTS All visitors to French Polynesia must be in possession of a passport valid for at least 3 months following the date of arrival. The visa, for citizens of the European Union, is not necessary if you are ...
Read More »A trip to Fiji: How to organize a travel to Fiji
Fiji is a remote destination located almost in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, to visit them you need to make a long air trip that is rewarded by postcard beaches and a culture still largely original and authentic. If ...
Read More »The island of Kuata: strange rock formations in Fiji
The southernmost of the Yasawa islands and therefore the first island one encounters coming from Port Denarau is the small island of Kuata. The island is located about 50 km north-west of Port Denarau in Viti Levu. The island of ...
Read More »The lagoon of the islands of Naukacuvu and Narara, Fiji
In the southern Yasawa just over 6 kilometers north of the mountainous island of Waya are the two small islands of Naukacuvu and Narara. The two islands of Naukacuvu and Narara share the same splendid lagoon. These islands in themselves ...
Read More »Shark snorkeling in Yasawa Islands, Fiji
The seas surrounding Fiji are rich in fish and underwater life. The coral reefs of these islands are among the most unspoiled and rich in life on the planet. Fiji is known for snorkeling with manta rays and sharks. At ...
Read More »Manta rays snorkeling in the Yasawa, Fiji
An experience not to be missed for those who visit the Yasawa islands is certainly the snorkelling with manta rays. Some of these islands are known worldwide for the possibility of snorkeling with mantas. Mind you: manta rays and not ...
Read More »The island of Nacula: low hills and beautiful beaches
The island of Nacula is the third largest island in the Yasawa archipelago. Like all Yasawa islands also the island of Nacula is an island of volcanic nature. The island has no roads. For the connections between the villages of ...
Read More »Waya: the most beautiful mountains in the Yasawa
The island of Waya is one of the southernmost islands of the Yasawa archipelago and therefore one of the first that you come across by boat from Port Denarau. The island is located immediately north of Kuata and Wayasewa. Waya ...
Read More »Sawa-i-Lau: the caves of the ancient Fijian god Ulutini
In the north of the Yasawa islands lies one of the most special attractions of Fiji: the caves of Sawa-i-Lau. The caves are located along the west coast of the island of Sawa-i-Lau, which is located off the south coast ...
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