The Best Attractions In Mangareva

Ep. 19 French Polynesia: The Gambier Islands

After the challenging 12-day sail from Rapa Nui (Easter Island) to the Gambier Islands, we savored our first taste of French Polynesia. The Gambiers are rarely visited by cruisers because they are off the more popular “Coconut Milk Run” route from the Americas, wherein landfall is typically made in the northern island chain of the Marquesas. Despite having to tackle some rather unpleasant boat projects, we had plenty of fun and learned a lot! We hiked the second highest peak on the island of Mangareva, visited a pearl farm, and enjoyed the company of a local family and trio of young sailors who had taken up residence on the out-island of Taravai. Neil successfully speared his first fish, we got out the drone, and we spent a lot of time with our new friends on s/v Romano. If we have our druthers, we’ll get back there again…it was worth the long, lonely sail to get there!

Read more about our time in the Gambier Islands, including our visit to Michel’s pearl farm, at the posts below.
All work and no play:
Once upon a floating mountain:
Pearls…the queen of gems and the gem of queens:
Three sparrows, one family, and a dog with a phantom pregnancy:

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French Polynesia Vacation - Tahiti & Bora Bora Charm

French Polynesia Vacation - Tahiti & Bora Bora Charm

French Polynesia (Polynésie française) is a set of islands that is an overseas country attached to France. Located in the South Pacific Ocean, it is halfway between California and Australia. It comprises more than 100 islands in the South Pacific, stretching for more than 2,000km. Divided into the Austral, Gambier, Marquesas, Society and Tuamotu archipelagos, they're known for their coral-fringed lagoons and over-the-water bungalow hotels. Island features include white- and black-sand beaches, mountains, rugged backcountry and towering waterfalls.

Most-inhabited western island group, a group of high tropical islands encircled by coral reefs and lagoons (divided administratively into Windward Islands and Leeward Islands). Among the Leeward Islands Bora Bora is outstanding, Huahine, Maupiti and Raiatea are especially remarkable, in the Windward Islands Moorea is outstanding and Tahiti with the capital Papeete is especially remarkable.

Vast central archipelago of coral reefs. It is a collection of low islands or atolls. Rangiroa is outstanding. Northeastern archipelago, a group of high islands near the equator, whose steep mountains are inhabited by wild horses, goats and pigs. Nuku Hiva and Hiva Oa are outstanding.

To the south-east, rarely visited, consisting of the high island of Mangareva and its fringe of islands which are the eroded remains of its former gigantic crater, is situated in the far eastern corner of French Polynesia. Small southern archipelagos (includes Tubuai Islands and Bass Islands). Last inhabited islands of the South Pacific, these ancient volcanoes with soft relief are far off the beaten track.

A lot to see in French Polynesia such as :

Bora Bora
Maupiti
Opunohu Bay
Matira Point
Otemanu
Tūpai
Taputapuatea marae
Robert Wan Pearl Museum
Musée de Tahiti et des Îles
Ahe
Belvedere Lookout
Mont Orohena
Cook's Bay (French Polynesia)
Mont Rotui
Tiputa Pass
Motu One
Presqu'île de Taiarapu
Rimatara
Lagoonarium de Moorea
Faarumai Waterfall
Piti Aau
Place Vai'ete
Tiki Village
Public Beach
Mont Aorai
Toopua
Tahiti Ia Ora Beach Resort - Managed by Sofitel
Mute Island
Tiahura
Pā'ōfa'i Gardens
Notre Dame Cathedral, Papeete
Mont Temehani
Vallee de Papenoo
Mount Tohivea
Tevairoa
Water Gardens Vaipahi
Tane
Taravai
Mehetia
Bora Bora Lagoonarium
Lagon Bleu
Bougainville Park
Marché de Papeete
ManuaeAukena
Point Venus Lighthouse
Motu Tautau
Terei'a Beach
Maison De La Culture

French Polynesia is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting French Polynesia. Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in French Polynesia.

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CATLEYA MANGAREVA

Mangareva is the main island of Gambier archipelago

Take Me To Pitcairn - Full Documentary

Seduced by tales of endurance, villainy and adventure, one man attempts to re-trace the romantic voyages of the most infamous fugitives in British naval history. However, he soon discovers he is not alone on an emotional quest to reach one of the most remote islands in the world.

Take Me To Pitcairn was directed, filmed and presented by Julian McDonnell. Anyone interested in the Mutiny on the Bounty MUST see this.

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Tubuai - Beach in Taahueia - Plage de Taahueia

Nice beach in the Pacific island of Tubuai, in Taahueia, situated in the Australes' archipelago in French Polynesia.
Une jolie plage dans une commune de Tubuai, Taahueia, située dans l'archipel des Australes en Polynésie française.

viaggio di nozze Polinesia

Un posto da sogno

32 - Parel van Polynesie

Na een vermoeiende tocht vanaf Paaseiland komen we aan in de Gambier-Archipel. Gambier is een samenvatting van alles wat Polynesië te bieden heeft. Beschut water, tropische eilanden en idyllische zandstranden. We dompelen onszelf onder in de Polynesische cultuur en oefenen met het varen tussen koraalriffen...