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A jungle walk not far from the airport takes you to this magnificent, once-sacred hilltop ruin. Before Europeans arrived in the Society Islands, the village of...more
The French post-Impressionist painter Paul Gauguin infamously spent 10 of the last 12 years of his life residing in Tahiti, specifically in Mataiea Village and...more
It may sound iffy, but it's one of the most popular activities in the islands: donning a snorkel, jumping into head-high water, and holding onto a secure rope...more
While there are fabulous surf spots all over French Polynesia (Teahupoo on Tahiti is one of the world's most awesome breaks), Huahine's reliable...more
American expat Captain Richard Postma is such a character (one clue: taravana means "crazy" in Tahitian) that his stories are about as entertaining as...more
At the sleepy end of South Road on Tahiti Iti—just about the farthest you can go from chaotic, congested Papeete—life continues as it has for...more
There is something questionable about this faux "Tiki Village" run by flamboyant French expat Olivier Briac—but if you don't mind kitsch and you're...more
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