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FRENCH POLYNESIA
Austral Archipelago
The Austral Islands are an archipelago with a total area of approximately 152 km2 located in the southernmost part of French Polynesia in the northwest of the South Pacific Ocean. Stretching over a length of 1,317 km, the archipelago is distant from Papeete (Society Archipelago) by 573 km for the nearest island (Rurutu) and 1,301 km for the furthest (Marotiri). The Austral Islands are made up of a group of five main high islands, and two groups of four islands or islets: Tubuai, 45 km2, is the administrative center of the Australs, Rurutu, 36 km2, Rimatara, 8 km2 and Raivavae, 16 km2 and small islands/islets like Rapa, Maria Islands Atoll and Marotiri
BEST TIME to VISIT AUSTRAL Archipelago
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to FRENCH POLYNESIA
From June to October : cool weather
From November to May : Hot and rainy
Tubuai island - arrival at the airport
Tubuai island - lagoon
Tubuai island - fishing boat
Tubuai island - sandy beach and lagoon
Tubuai island - Post Office
Tubuai island - Lush vegetation
Tubuai island - lagoon
Tubuai island - lagoon
Tubuai island - Bus Stop
Tubuai island - Snack Bar
Tubuai island - lagoon and motus
Tubuai island - small building with a frescoe featuring a whale and a turtle
Tubuai island - Arrival of the ship - People are waiting their orders
Tubuai island - The ship is delivering goods twice a month to Austral Islands
Tubuai island - Arrival of the ship - Containers are moved
Raivavae island - old stone Tiki (woman) in a private garden
Raivavae island - typical boat
Raivavae island - church
Raivavae island - snack bar
Raivavae island - colorful house and mountain
Raivavae island - house and mountain landscape
Raivavae island - church and mountain landscape
Raivavae island - Hibiscus flower and lagoon
Raivavae island - house and mountain landscape
Raivavae island - house and mountain landscape
Raivavae island - father and son
Raivavae island - house and mountain landscape
Raivavae island - lagoon
Raivavae island - lagoon
Raivavae island - lagoon
Rimatera island - sunset
Rimatera island - fishing boats
Tubuai island - house
Tubuai island - church
Tubuai island - highest mountain on the island
Tubuai island - Coastline and children taking a bath
Tubuai island - mountain called the reclining man
Tubuai island - moutain landscape
Tubuai island - Arrival at the Tubuai airport - Some travelers are welcomed with flower neckless
Tubuai island - shop
Tubuai island - sandy beach
Tubuai island - Bird's-eye on the island with a cloudy weather
Tubuai island - Bird's-eye on the lagoon
Tubuai island - Bird's-eye on the lagoon
Tubuai island - Arrival of the ship - People are waiting for their orders
Tubuai island - Frescoe on a building
Raivavae - small shop
Raivavae island - Montain landscape
Raivavae island - lagoon
Raivavae island - lagoon
Rurutu island - road around the island
Rurutu island - The island is surrounded discontinuously by raised coral cliffs, making it a makatea, which are riddled with caves lined with concretions.
Rurutu island - The island is surrounded discontinuously by raised coral cliffs, making it a makatea, which are riddled with caves lined with concretions.
Rurutu island - The island is surrounded discontinuously by raised coral cliffs, making it a makatea, which are riddled with caves lined with concretions.
Rurutu island - garden
Rurutu island - pink flower
Rurutu island - red flower
Rurutu island - yellow orchid
Rurutu island - Egret
Rurutu island - The island is surrounded discontinuously by raised coral cliffs, making it a makatea, which are riddled with caves lined with concretions.
Rurutu island - The raised coral is riddled with caves lined with concretions.
Rurutu island - The raised coral is everywhere on the island
Rurutu island - The raised coral is everywhere on the island - cave
Rurutu island - Tree
Rurutu island - The raised coral is everywhere on the island - a cave
Rurutu island - The raised coral is everywhere on the island - a cave
Rurutu island - colorful lizard
Rurutu island - Bay and reef - the lagoon is very small
Rurutu island - Ginger flowers
Rurutu island - The raised coral is everywhere on the island
Rurutu island - church
Rurutu island - church
Rurutu island - garden
Rurutu island - Young man
Rurutu island - The island is divided in 3 districts - landmark
Rurutu island - blue banana tree
Rurutu island - church
Rurutu island - tourist shop with woven baskets and items
Rimatera island - Red parakeet
Rimatera island - Red parakeet
Rimatera island - church
Rimatera island - Cemetery
Tubuai island - couple welcomed at the airport with flowers neckless
Tubuai island - couple welcomed at the airport with flowers neckless
Tubuai island - Biking
Vaivavae island - church
Vaivavae island - woman tiki smiling in a private garden
Vaivavae island - church
Vaivavae island - red hibiscus flower
Raivavae island - old stone tiki (smiling woman) in a private garden
Rimatera island - coastline
Rurutu island - garden
Rimatera island - lagoon and reef - the waves are breaking on the reef
Rimatera island - coastline
Rimatera island - beach
Rimatera island - Taro field
Raivavae island - lagoon
Raivavae island - houses
Raivavae island - beach and trees
The Society Archipelago is a small part of French Polynesia but the most visited - with gems like Bora-Bora, Taha'a, Moorea... but many islands or atolls await you outside. Buy a pass on Air Tahiti if you visit many islands or atolls
Austral Archipelago is around 1000 kilometers from Papeete with a very different climate and landscapes