Tahiti is French Polynesia’s largest and best-known island, often serving as the gateway to the region – but it’s far more than just a stopover. Tahiti is made up of two parts: Tahiti Nui (“nui” ...

A self-described cultural life coach, Tahiarii Pariente founded his own adventure-tourism outfit, Polynesian Escape, as a way to show intrepid travelers the real French Polynesia This interview is ...

By Athena Lucero Views from the passenger seat of an SUV transported me to a world far from the traffic and concrete of Los ...

Surf's up for the 2024 Olympics. And while the vast majority of events will take place on the French mainland, there's one sport that will have a special site of its own, nearly 10,000 miles away: ...

According to an old Tahitian proverb, “The well-trodden path is not always the right path.” When it comes to travel, that is most certainly the case. Though the world is full of destinations du jour, ...

Researchers who studied and mapped coral reefs in French Polynesia over a seven-month expedition in 2012-13, have found that French Polynesia had one of the world’s healthiest corals, and some of the ...

French Polynesia has announced the creation of the world’s largest marine protected area. Speaking on the first day of the United Nations Ocean Conference in France, French Polynesian President Moetai ...