Petit Futé travel guide to Tahiti and French Polynesia, with practical information, numerous photos and suggested itineraries.
If Tahiti has been so seductive, if the myth of the paradise island has been so praised by writers, artists and thinkers of all time and that the dream still persists, it is quite simply because Polynesian nature is so beautiful with its landscapes, lagoons, mountains, corals and flowers… A true “Mecca” for divers, Polynesia and its five archipelagos (the Marquesas Islands, the Austral Islands, the Gambier Islands, and the Society Islands, made up of the “Windward” and “Leeward” Islands) have many other assets. Each island thus becomes the object of wonderful visits, where Polynesian traditions are recalled by its marae, ancient outdoor places of worship, and where a multitude of activities on foot, by bike or on horseback are possible. Away from the big tourist masses, open your ears wide and listen to a fascinating local population. Here, the world pulses at the speed of human footsteps.