Visit French Polynesia - What To Do In The Marquesas Islands
The Marquesas are as wild and untamed as the horses roaming freely through their rugged terrain. Unlike the other islands in French Polynesia, there are no lagoons or protected coral reefs surrounding these landscapes. Instead, steep volcanic mountains plunge straight into the pounding Pacific Ocean, while jagged ridges lay interspersed between deep valleys and thriving jungles.
The Marquesas Archipelago is one of the most remote island groups in the world. These distant volcanic islands are located farther away from a continental landmass than any other island in existence. They are so isolated they even have their own time zone. Flight time to get here from Tahiti is approximately 3.5 hours.
Known as Te Henua Enata, The Land of Men, these primitive islands will call to your innermost savage. You can explore their rugged terrain and discover a land that few people have seen before you. Throughout the islands, there are many archaeological and ceremonial sites including houses, shrines, stone statues, agricultural terraces and burial grounds that testify to the existence of an ancient civilization.
The islands include Nuku Hiva, Hiva Oa, Fatu Hiva, Ua Pou, Ua Huka, Tahuata and other small, uninhabited islands. Nuku Hiva and Hiva Oa are the only two islands with hotel accommodations. These include the Nuku Hiva Pearl Lodge and Hiva Oa Pearl Lodge. There are also a handful of pensions and guesthouses available around the islands.
Nuku Hiva, located on the northwestern edge, is the largest of the Marquesas Islands. Known as the Mystical Island, it is home to many rare and magnificent attractions such as the black sand beach of Anaho; Hakaui Valley waterfall, the third tallest in the world; Cathedral of Notre Dame, which houses intricate stone and wooden carvings from each island; and countless underwater caverns that shelter an impressive variety of flora and fauna. The main town of Taiohae, the administrative capital of the Marquesas, is a small yet lively port, especially during yachting season.
Hiva Oa, the second largest island, is located in the southeastern group. Home to the harbor town of Atuona, this island is usually the first port of call for sailboats crossing west over the Pacific. This is the most historic island in the group, with some of the largest ancient tiki statues in French Polynesia. Known as Gauguin's Island, Hiva Oa is also the final resting place for painter Paul Gauguin and poet Jacques Brel. Both artists are buried at the Cimetière du Calvaire, Calvary Cemetery, overlooking Atuona.
In the spirit of true artistry, it is here in the Marquesas Islands that many Polynesian art forms originated. The locals have proudly safeguarded the ancient techniques of tattoo, sculpture and woodcarving. They are also leaders in the revival of the traditional pahu (drum). Every four years, Nuku Hiva hosts the Marquesas Arts Festival, a celebration of the renowned artistic talent and deeply rooted traditions of these islands.
The best way to experience the primitive beauty of these faraway islands is to take an adventure cruise aboard the Aranui V. This working cargo freighter, which transports everything from food and medicine to fuel, also operates as a cruise ship for passengers who want to explore each of the fascinating Marquesas Islands.
The Marquesas, more than any other island in French Polynesia, beckon a very different type of traveler—one with an innate thirst for adventure. As you ride horseback through these wild and untamed landscapes, you will fall completely captive to their powerful and dreamlike qualities.
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Time Laps baie de Taiohae aux Marquises Nuku hiva
Un paysage grandiose : cascades féeriques (dont Hakaui, la troisième plus haute du monde), grand canyon, bassins naturels, falaises abruptes, parcourues par les chèvres et les chevaux sauvages.
Des vallées majestueuses, dont celles de Taipivai, Hatiheu ou encore Anaho, considérée comme une des plus belles de Polynésie française.
Des vestiges archéologiques gigantesques et innombrables (sites, « tiki », pétroglyphes, etc.).
Une culture vivace : langues, traditions, artisanat, sculpture, tatouage, art culinaire.
De nombreux centres d’intérêt.
Des expéditions en bateau, en 4x4, à pied ou à cheval.
A NE PAS MANQUER
la Cathédrale Notre Dame des Îles Marquises de Taiohae,
la colline de Muake offrant une vue panoramique sur la rade de Taiohae,
la cascade Vaipo de la vallée de Hakaui (350 m de hauteur), troisième plus haute du monde,
la baie de Anaho et sa superbe plage de sable blanc,
la Baie du Contrôleur, rendue célèbre par Herman Melville,
la plage de Hakatea,
les sites archéologiques de Paeke, de la vallée de Hakaui, de Kamuihei, de Hikokua et le « Pa'e pa'e » Temehea.
la vallée de Taipivai,
la stèle d’Herman Melville
LE SAVIEZ VOUS ?
Nuku Hiva est la deuxième île la plus grande de Polynésie, avec 330 km² de superficie, après Tahiti.
La cascade de la vallée de Hakaui, chutant de 350 m, est la troisième plus haute du monde.
La Cathédrale Notre Dame des Iles Marquises se trouve à Taiohae, le village principal de Nuku Hiva.
Plusieurs grands noms de la littérature ont succombé au charme de l’île et notamment : Robert Louis Stevenson et Herman Melville (roman « Taipi » publié en 1846).
Il existe un décalage horaire de 30 minutes entre Tahiti et les Marquises.
Il existe des espèces d'oiseaux endémiques qui peuvent être observées à Nuku Hiva tel que le Upe ou Carpophage des Marquises, qui est un pigeon géant, que l'on retrouve également à Ua Huka.
Nuku Hiva, the Mystical Island - Oct 2018 - Maasdam Cruise
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Nuku Hiva is the largest of the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia. We walked around the tender port at Taiohae Bay to see Notre Dame Cathedral (a fairytale of a church), and Tohua de Temehea (ancient archeological religious meeting site with extraterrestrial stone carvings. It’s the ancestral home of Queen Vaekehu who was the last queen of the Taiohae. She reunited the 2 halves of the once divided tribe through marriage). Then we took a half day tour with Terese to the breathtaking Taipivai Valley (where Herman Melville escaped to stay in this Valley and write his book Typee, based on his experiences here), beautiful Hatiheu Bay, Hooumi black sand beach and Tuhiva during sunset.
Cérémonie de dédicace à Taiohae - Nuku Hiva
C'est au son du Mave mai que les autorités représentatives du Pays, de l'Etat et de l'Eglise, ont procédé à la cérémonie de dédicace de la chapelle adventiste du septième jour à Taiohae sur l'île de Nuku Hiva.
Cross 2014 Taiohae: Raphaël en tête dans la grande descente
Sr Marie-Claire, marquisienne et clarisse
Voeux solennels de Sr Marie-Claire de la Trinité, originaire des Iles Marquises au Monastère Sainte Claire de Tahiti. Novembre 2015. Images et Réalisation: Georges Daviles-Estinès pour Te Mahana O Te Fatu- 17 minutes.
The Cruise of the Snark Audiobook by Jack London | Full Audiobook with subtitles
The Cruise of the Snark (1913) is a memoir of Jack and Charmian London's 1907-1909 voyage across the Pacific. His descriptions of surf-riding, which he dubbed a royal sport, helped introduce it to and popularize it with the mainland. London writes: Through the white crest of a breaker suddenly appears a dark figure, erect, a man-fish or a sea-god, on the very forward face of the crest where the top falls over and down, driving in toward shore, buried to his loins in smoking spray, caught up by the sea and flung landward, bodily, a quarter of a mile. It is a Kanaka on a surf-board. And I know that when I have finished these lines I shall be out in that riot of colour and pounding surf, trying to bit those breakers even as he, and failing as he never failed, but living life as the best of us may live it. Excerpted from Wikipedia.
Genre(s): Memoirs
The Cruise of the Snark
Jack LONDON
Chapters:
0:23 | 1 - Chapter I -- Foreword
22:46 | 2 - Chapter II -- The Inconceivable And Monstrous
54:18 | 3 - Chapter III -- Adventure
1:11:43 | 4 - Chapter IV -- Finding One's Way About
1:34:55 | 5 - Chapter V -- The First Landfall
1:50:08 | 6 - Chapter VI -- A Royal Sport
2:14:28 | 7 - Chapter VII -- The Lepers Of Molokai
2:45:10 | 8 - Chapter VIII -- The House Of The Sun
3:14:18 | 9 - Chapter IX -- A Pacific Traverse
3:50:08 | 10 - Chapter X -- Typee
4:21:00 | 11 - Chapter XI -- The Nature Man
4:48:48 | 12 - Chapter XII -- The High Seat of Abundance
5:27:12 | 13 - Chapter XIII -- The Stone-fishing of Bora Bora
5:42:33 | 14 - Chapter XIV -- The Amateur Navigator
6:22:33 | 15 - Chapter XV -- Cruising in the Solomons
7:01:18 | 16 - Chapter XVI -- Beche de Mer English
7:17:00 | 17 - Chapter XVII -- The Amateur M.D.
7:56:00 | 18 - Back Word
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