Bora Bora Ecotourism If you really want to get away from it all, you can book a trip to the Tahitian Islands, one of the most beautiful and remote places on the face of the earth. If you want to get a little bit further away, however, you can visit the nearby island of Bora [...]
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Marquesas Ecotourism The Marquesas, a beautiful series of 12 islands, were once known as “Te henua Enata” – Or “The Land of Men.” The islands, located about 1000 miles northeast of Tahiti, were first found by Spanish explorers back in 1595. The islands were originally formed volcanically, and have since been eroded to the shape [...]
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Rurutu Ecotourism Rurutu is a small island southwest of Tahiti in French Polynesia. The sand on it’s beaches are white. It is mainly a massive coral reef which was lifted up to form a beautiful island. It’s most famous for it’s humpback whales. Rurutu is in the path of the humpback whales migratory journey where [...]
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Fakarava Ecotourism Fakarava is the number two largest atoll in the French Polynesia (Rangiroa is the largest.) Fakarava is approximately one hour from Tahiti by plane, and 35 minutes from Rangiroa. Fakarava measures approximately 60 km in length and 25 km in width, forming a 1500 square km lagoon. The lagoon is rectangular, and the [...]
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Added on 06 May 2011
