Best Things to Do in French Polynesia

• • Shopping for tropical fruits, black pearls and scented oils in the Papeete Market.
  • Crossing Tahiti's interior on a 4X4 tour of the Papenoo Valley.
  • Cruising to ‘Marlon Brando’s island’ - Tetiaroa, home to bird colonies and dreamy beaches.
  • Climbing up to the Belvedere for panoramic views of Moorea’s twin bays.
  • Watching pro surfers in Teahupoo and whales off the coast of Tahiti during July and August.
  • Swimming with sharks, feeding stingrays and grabbing a picnic lunch on a private islet in Bora Bora’s pristine lagoon.
  • Watching manta rays getting groomed at the ‘cleaning station’ in Maupiti.  
  • Learning how the finest vanilla in the world is produced on Tahaa and visiting sacred sites in neighboring Raiatea.
  • Feeding the sacred blue eyed eels on Huahine and hiking to its ancient temples high up in the hills.
  • Scuba diving with dolphins, sharks, sea turtles and millions of reef fish in the Tuamotu Atolls of Rangiroa and Fakarava.
  • Making it to the distant Marquesas Islands of Hiva Oa and Nuku Hiva, where nature still rules and where mysterious tiki statues rise from dense rainforests.