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| Tahiti Holidays Hotels & Resorts Beautiful Pacific |
Beautiful Tahiti resorts and holidays is a dedicated south pacific islands travel company with unbeatable knowledge and efficient tahiti travel consultants. We offer great deals and holiday packages from our hand picked accommodation selections.
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 French Polynesia Holiday Specials Contact Us UK: 0208 123 8622 USA: 619 618 0229 Oz: 02 8005 1232 NZ: 09 889 0909 Fiji: 672 2600 |
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 The following Society Islands resorts are highly recommended by Beautiful Pacific and have won either a Beautiful Pacific gold or silver award. Society Islands Of the other Society Islands, Huahine is the largest and has a large population of indigenous Polynesians living along the coast in small villages. Huahine lies to the west of Moorea Island and has several important historical sites as major tourist attractions. However, accommodation is limited.  Between Huahine and Bora Bora is the twin island of Raiatea and Tahaa which only has a handful of tourist accommodations. Much of the coastline is rugged, but surrounding Tahaa Lagoon are a string of gorgeouis coral islands, one of which boasts French Polynesia's most upmarket resort, Tahaa Private Island.
The picturesque lagoon island of Maupiti in the western end of the Society Islands is a mini version of Bora Bora. At 11 sq. km it is about a third of the size of Bora, its highest peak of 380metres is about half as high as Bora and its population of 1,271 is less than a quarter that of Bora. More importantly for tourism though, is that there are just a handful of guesthouses on the islands, no resorts and no organized tours. For some, this is paradise and there are a couple of lovely guesthouses where tourists can escape mass tourism.
Outer Islands - Tuamotu Group The vast expanse of the Tuamotu Islands has a collection of 76 small islands and fringing atolls. The closest of these lie some 350km from Papeete or an 90-minute flight. The turquoise lagoons and white sandy beaches are some of the best in the South Pacific. Several of these island groups have luxury resorts and hotels and small pension guesthouses and along with Pearl farming, is the groups major source of income. Scuba diving is exceptional and the romance of being lost amongst remote islands draws the honeymoon market.  Rangiroa Atoll is the closest atoll to Tahiti and the most developed island for tourism. It is also the second largest atoll in the world with a lagoon in its centre measuring 75km across and 25km wide. Surrounding this lagoon are over 200 tiny islands, stretching for 200km around the lagoon, most no more than 300 metres wide. Few places rise above 10 metres from sea level making the threat of cyclones or, worse still, tsunamis, a real worry for its 2000 inhabitants. Rangiroa is the most famous shark diving destination in the South Pacific with over 10 species commonly sighted. About 250km south west of Rangiroa or 450km north of Tahiti is Fakarava Atoll, the second largest atoll in the group and with a flourishing tourism industry. The airstrip is located on the north eastern side of the atoll, close to Rotoava Village which has 500 inhabitants, mostly fishermen. Snorkelling in the lagoon is excellent and there are several dive companies offering courses and dive excursions to the outer reef passages. About 150km to the north east of Rangiroa is Manihi Island which is famous for its black pearls which are farmed extensively in the lagoon.  Outer Islands - Marquesas Islands The unusual Marquesas Islands to the north of Tuamotu are unique in that there is no reef. The volcanic islands just pop out from the deep ocean and the bays and cliffs make this one of the most scenic regions to visit. The two largest islands, Nuku Hiva and Hiva Oa have a small variety of accommodation from luxury resorts to guesthouses. Back to Tahiti Holiday Guide |
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