Plan a trip to French Polynesia

Places to see in French Polynesia

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  Marquesas IslandsUNESCO

  Îles Marquises

  Landmark · French Polynesia

  The Marquesas Islands are a group of volcanic islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the southern Pacific Ocean. Their highest point is the peak of Mount Oave on Ua Pou island, at 1,230 m (4,035 ft) above sea level.

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  Nuku HivaUNESCO

  Island · Nuku-Hiva

  Nuku Hiva is the largest of the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas country of France in the Pacific Ocean. It was formerly also known as Île Marchand and Madison Island.

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  Tahiti

  Island · French Polynesia

  Tahiti is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France. It is a tropical island located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: NASA (Public domain). Map

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  Papeete

  Papeʻete

  City · Papeete

  Papeete is the capital city of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of the French Republic located in the Pacific Ocean. The commune of Papeʻete is located on the island of Tahiti, in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands, of which Papeʻete is the administrative capital.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Remi Jouan (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Raʻiātea

  Ra’iātea

  Island · French Polynesia

  Raʻiātea or Raiatea is the second largest of the Society Islands, after Tahiti, in French Polynesia, in the South Pacific Ocean.

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  Mont Orohena

  Mountain · French Polynesia

  Mont Orohena is a mountain located in the South Pacific, on the island of Tahiti. With an elevation of 2,241 metres (7,352 ft) above sea level, it is the highest point of French Polynesia and Tahiti. Mont Orohena is an extinct shield volcano and ranks 7th in the world for topographic isolation.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: FRED at French Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Vaitape

  Town · Bora-Bora

  Vaitape is the largest city of Bora Bora Island in French Polynesia. It has a population of 4,927, about half of the island's population which is about 10,605. It is located about 210 km (130 mi) northwest of Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia.

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  Atuona

  Town · Hiva-Oa

  Atuona, located on Atuona Bay on the southern side of Hiva Oa island, French Polynesia, is the administrative centre of the commune (municipality) of Hiva-Oa. Atuona was the capital of all the Marquesas Islands but it has been replaced by Taioha'e.

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  Mount Otemanu

  Mont Otemanu

  Mountain · Bora-Bora

  Mount Otemanu is a mountain located in the South Pacific, on the island of Bora Bora. With an elevation of 727 metres (2,385 ft) above sea level, it is the highest point of the island. Mount Otemanu is an extinct volcano.

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  Matavai Bay

  Baie de Matavai

  Beach · Mahina

  Matavai Bay is a bay on the north coast of Tahiti, the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia. It is in the commune of Mahina, approximately 8 km east of the capital Pape'ete.

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  Mount Tohivea

  Tohi'e'a

  Mountain · Moorea-Maiao

  Mount Tohivea is the highest point on the island of Mo'orea in French Polynesia at 1,207 metres (3,960 ft). The mountain is about 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) south of the settlement of Pao Pao, and is easily visible from the west coast of nearby Tahiti, approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) to the east.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Olivier Bruchez (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  Papeete Cathedral

  Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Papeete

  Religious · Papeete

  Papeete Cathedral is a late 19th-century church dedicated to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Papeete.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Cathédrale.Papeete.JPG (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map