Historic sites

Papeete and Tahiti

French Polynesia Windward Islands

Papeete and Tahiti
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Tahiti's capital has a covered market selling fruit, flowers and black pearls, and roulottes (food trucks) in the evening. Drive around the island to black-sand beaches, waterfalls and Teahupo'o, a famous surf break.


The Musée de Tahiti et des Îles tells Polynesian history.

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Natural features

Moorea

Windward Islands

A lush island 30 minutes by ferry from Tahiti, with jagged peaks, Cook's Bay and Ōpūnohu Bay, and the Belvedere lookout.

Natural features

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Leeward Islands

An island with the volcanic peak of Mount Otemanu rising above a turquoise lagoon ringed by small islands (motu) with overwater bungalows.

Tours and activities

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