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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