Christmas in the tropics

Ia oa’oa i teie Noera As you know, French Polynesia is a large territory isolated in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, about one day away by airplane from Paris and 8 hours from Los Angeles. This important isolation probably makes Tahiti as the last destination on the Santa Claus’ itinerary. In spite of this…

IronMana

Bora Bora Liquid Festival From 03 to 06 December 2014, the island of Bora Bora will host the “Ironmana Bora Bora Liquid Festival”. This one-week event celebrates the practice of nautical sports and the Polynesian culture. This festival of surf and slide will host a large gathering of sportsmen – an opportunity for amateur and…

The only wedding ceremony of its kind in the World

The Bora Bora Underwater Wedding Couples from all around the world already have a vast choice of unique wedding ceremonies to choose from. For instance, they can get married facing the « King » in a chapel of Las Vegas or directly “in the air” on a platform suspended 50 meters in height in Belgium… Now, to…

The Taro Festival

The Polynesian staple par excellence After the success of the Uru (breadfruit) festival organized in 2013, the « Maison de la Culture » (Cultural center of Tahiti) shall honor for another famous root crop. The Taro festival will take place from 9-11 October 2014, honoring its virtues. The Taro is a tuber used in numerous civilizations as…

Parasailing in Bora Bora…

A bird’s eye view of the Blue Lagoon Staying in Bora Bora for several days, I decided to take another view of the island from a different perspective…a little height to discover more closely the famous Otemanu mountain with a height of 2,400 ft. You’d think that the best way to appreciate the beauty of…

Farerei Haga 2014

Tourism days in Rangiroa From September 22 to 27, the Ohotu public beach in Rangiroa will host the “Farerei Haga” festival. This 4th edition of the event is a great celebration for the islands organized by the Tourism committee of Rangiroa. This event has experienced increasing popularity with participation numbering more each year. Rangiroa is…