Sometimes the exaggerated claims of tourist boards are true. Yes, this really is the Pacific’s most outrageously beautiful ...

Mount Otemanu is one of two peaks of an extinct volcano located at the center of the island. Rising 2,400-some feet above the lagoon, this volcanic remnant makes for a dramatic photo op or an ...

The islands of Mo’orea and Bora Bora will enchant and captivate you the moment you lay eyes them. From their fairy-tale aqua blue waters to their magnificent mountains and lush rainforest landscapes, ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: If you want to have the site mostly to yourself, come shortly after sunrise, when the fish are most active and the tour companies have yet to arrive for the day. – Chantae Reden ...

But upon arrival, the facts hit you like a temporarily-forgotten minibar bill. 1) It is five minutes work to clear a spot on a rubbish-strewn beach. 2) Aquamarine water comes courtesy of Little Ms ...

While luxe overwater villas are French Polynesia’s signature attraction, countless enriching adventures await just beyond those dreamy digs. Surf with professional athletes. Paddle the traditional ...

Beginning in the mid-1930s, but with its heyday in the 1960s, French Polynesia—with its shallow turquoise lagoons and rum-rich tropical tipples—was all the rage. What came to be known in the U.S. as ...