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FRENCH POLYNESIA
Tuamotu Archipelago
The Tuamotus or the Tuamotu Archipelago is comprising 78 low islands or coral atolls scattered over several hundred miles of the eastern Pacific. Encircled by beaches of pink sand and reef flats of purple coral, The Tuamotu form one of the largest chain of atolls in the world. Life on these remote atolls is simple and quiet. Interior lagoons are a haven for black pearl farms, fish parks, snorkelling and scuba diving. They form the largest chain of atolls in the world, spanning an area of the Pacific Ocean roughly the size of Western Europe. The Tuamotu islands were originally settled by Polynesians who share a common language and culture.
BEST TIME to VISIT TUAMOTU ISLANDS
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to TUAMOTUS
From June to September
black and white fish
Giant Clams with "blue lips" , used in the past for holy water
Blacktip shark and fish, it is better for them to stay behind the predator where they can enjoy the remains of the shark's prey
Blacktip Reef shark
relax with a lagoon view
colorful fish and coral
coral
possible to see the wonderful mantas
Blacktip reef shark
Rangiroa Atoll - Bar
Rangiroa Atoll - lagoon
Rangiroa Atoll - Coconut trees and lagoon
Rangiora Atoll - bungalows on the beach
Rangiroa Atoll - beach
Rangiroa Atoll - hammock
Tuamotu Archipelago
Tuamotu Archipelago
Tuamotu Archipelago
Tuamotu Archipelago
Tuamotu Archipelago
Tuamotu Archipelago
Bird's-eye from a domestic flight
Bird's-eye from a domestic flight
Bird's-eye from a domestic flight
Bird's-eye from a domestic flight
Bird's-eye from a domestic flight
Bird's-eye from a domestic flight
Bird's-eye from a domestic flight
Bird's-eye from a domestic flight
Bird's-eye from a domestic flight
Bird's-eye on the atoll : no island, but motus (parts of ring) crossed by pass to the ocean
houses and resorts are located on the motus as there is no island on atolls
lagoon - resort - overwater bungalows
pass between the lagoon and the ocean
part of the atoll - sailing boat anchored
part of the Atoll, one of the biggest in French Polynesia
Rangiroa Atoll - Overwater bingalows
Rangiroa Atoll - bungalows on the beach
Rangiroa Atoll
Rangiroa Atoll - swimming pool and lagoon
Rangiroa Atoll - swimming pool
Rangiroa Atoll - hammock
Map of French Polynesia with the 4 archipelagos displayed in an airport - Beawere that the size of French Polynesia is comparable to Europe as you can see on the map where Europe is in the back - so a huge territory maritime with many islands
Map of Tumatu displayed in an airport - Tumatu archipelago is the one with many islands, mostly atolls.
Bird's-eye on the atoll
Bird's-eye on the atoll
Bird's-eye on the atoll
Bird's-eye on the atoll
Bird's-eye on the atoll
Bird's-eye on the atoll