Escape to Tahiti, where verdant peaks meet sapphire lagoons, and experience the magic of French Polynesia first-hand.

The South Pacific is a rich collection of islands and archipelagos with a dizzying array of options for visitors. The easiest ...

Visit this tropical paradise without the threat of itchy mosquito bites and enjoy a luxury stay at an eco-conscious resort once owned by an iconic celebrity.

French Polynesia is an overseas territory of France located in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of 118 islands spread across five archipelagos: Society, Tuamotu, Gambier, Marquesas, and Austral.

A French parliamentary report released on Tuesday called for Paris to apologise to French Polynesia for decades of nuclear ...

RANGIROA, French Polynesia — Among the Islands of Tahiti, Rangiroa is in a class all its own. 50 miles from end to end, this ring of islands is the second-largest atoll in the world.

Forty years ago this week, the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior was sunk by two bombs planted by French secret service ...

Island hopping is a popular pursuit in French Polynesia’s 118 South Pacific atolls and islands — as Diane von Furstenberg has done, gathering Bradley Cooper, Irina Shayk, Andy Cohen, Anderson ...

Find out why Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia is one of the World's Greatest Places of 2023. ... The Tuamotus sprawl 76 islands and atolls across 700,000 square miles of the South Pacific, ...

French Polynesia is a sprawling possession of France in the Pacific Ocean, made up of 118 volcanic and coral islands and atolls, including Tahiti.

Every austral summer, Rangiroa and Tikehau atolls in French Polynesia host a mysterious assembly of female great hammerhead sharks — a critically endangered and typically solitary species.

Between 1966 and 1996, France conducted nearly 200 nuclear "tests" on the atolls of Moruroa and Fangataufa, ... "Today, it's French Polynesia and all the population that pays for all this, ...