As we celebrated the 250 years since the arrival of the French navigator, Bougainville, in Tahiti this year, there is also another first that should not be ...
The expansive Papenoo valley, on Tahiti’s East coast, is scattered with hiking trails that pass through a rich archeological and cultural history as well as...
We will explore the valley jungles, more typical of the terrain encountered on Polynesian hikes. What could be more natural than to choose one of the most str...
French Polynesia has five archipelagoes. Each one has its own language, topography and particularities as well as its own name. However…when, how and why did ...
French Polynesia has five archipelagoes. Each one has its own language, topography and particularities as well as its own name. However…when, how and why were...
The first contact between Europeans and Tahitians occurred on June 18, 1767—exactly two hundred and fifty years ago—with the arrival of Samuel Wallis on board...
The Polynesians came from south-east Asia and after thousands years of migration first settled the islands of what is now known as French Polynesia. They went...
The Tara Expeditions Foundation organizes scientific missions to study and understand the impact of climate change and the ecological crisis facing the world'...
Isolated in the heart of the South Pacific with island landscapes as stunning as they are rugged, the Marquesas are fascinating and magnetic. This reputation ...
