Our islands are in a state of permanent enchantment with floral masterpieces on display all year long. We invite you to discover the secrets of these blossoms...
The Polynesians came from south-east Asia and after thousands years of migration first settled the uninhabited islands of what is now called French Polynesia....
If one mentions The HMS Bounty, people tend to immediately think of the Mutiny on the Bounty. If one mentions the name Captain William Bligh, most people envision an old, mean, ugly sea captain—a captain whose men revolted against him because of hi...
Since 2002, French Polynesia’s territory constitutes one of the largest protection zones in the world for marine mammals. Humpback whales are sheltered from w...
French Polynesian Francis Gazeau is one of those people who elicits respect due to his courage and actions. To say that his entire life has always been extrao...
One hundred and fifty years ago in March 1865, 337 laborers of Chinese origin arrived in Tahiti. This event marked the birth of a Chinese community in our islands. As you’ll discover here in the first of a series of two articles dedicated to the Ch...
We continue our exploration of Papeete, Tahiti’s capital city, via its architecture through which contemporary mindsets foresee a Polynesia evocative of ancie...
They are in a sense our ambassadors who highlight Polynesian culture throughout the world. These creations and works of art are located in the biggest museums...
Within the dynamic world of Tahitian graffiti, he is known by the name of Abuz. Renowned and respected in French Polynesia, this 31-year-old graffiti artist is above all a true artist, obstinate and talented. Here is a portrait.
“To stop p...
How do the Polynesian islands come into being? What will they become? How is it that they are so unique and beautiful? The answers are in this informative voy...
