Visiting Moorea, Maupiti, Raiatea, Huahine, Bora Bora and Rangiroa you would expect the most beautiful reefs to be found on the islands in French Polynesia. Having seen some of the most beautiful Coral we have ever seen we did not
Rangiroa is part of the Tuamotu islands in French Polynesia. On all the Tuamotus the main island no longer exists (erosion) and thus only the surrounding Motus are still there forming a giant lagoon where the island used to be
That is the saying on the islands in French Polynesia. We found this to be true and not true during our 4 days in Bora Bora. On one hand you cannot help feeling that all the luxury resorts are totally
After 4 days on Raiatea, Huahine was our next stop. The flight was less than 20 minutes airtime, and it took only 5 minutes by taxi to reach the house we had rented. We really did not know quite what
Saying goodbye to beautiful Maupiti it was time to board the plane for a short 25 min flight to the island of Raiatea. We would be staying in a bungalow close to the western tip of the island in a
After a week in Moorea we were looking forward to the very different scenery of the tiny island of Maupiti. Air Tahiti only flies to Maupiti every three days and the size of the plane was already a first indication
Getting to Moorea proved slightly more difficult than anticipated. We had received our vouchers when we first arrived in Tahiti which included a travel plan with ferry and flight departures. Unfortunately, the agency had forgotten that May 26th was a
Unfortunately Jesper had brought a serious cold with him from San Francisco so we had to take it easy for the first days in Tahiti. Ready to head out one thing did however quickly become clear – in Tahiti you