COOK'S BAY, Moorea -- Perched along the rails of the motor sailing ship Wind Spirit, an umbrella drink in hand, Tirana Vaknin is marveling at one of most seductive sights of the South Pacific: The ...

So as not to be “loved to death,” French Polynesia, commonly referred to simply as Tahiti (which is also the main island in the chain of 100+ islands and atolls), has banned large cruise ships with ...

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, ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. "My island is the most beautiful," announces our local guide, improbably named Giovanni, puffing up his chest with pride. He's wearing a ...

French Polynesia is the archetypal island paradise. A place of such astounding natural beauty that superlatives fail from overuse. This French overseas territory sits in the heart of the South Pacific ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. 1 / 5EXPLORE TAHA'A A 15-minute boat ride across the lagoon from the much larger Raiatea is the ...

Lee and Lori Fesenmaier skipped out on St. Cloud last month to spend mid-January in, well, paradise. They made their way to the South Pacific to island-hop around French Polynesia, and they were ...

There's nothing quite like the feel of a stingray nuzzling your toes and running its silky undersides over your feet. We'd caught the early morning ferry from Tahiti for the 30-minute hop over to ...