Discover the Tahitian Peninsula Arriving at 7:30am at the marina of Teahupoo, we get acquainted with our guide and the rest of the team of 20 “keen trekkers”. The “Te Pari” trail is only accessible by boat. Having met up with our boatman, we set off for a 15 minute boat ride to the start…

Discover the Pacific islands from the lens of a drone For some years now, photography and cinematography have become leisure activities accessible to all. Indeed, the creation of audiovisual content has become an activity available to everyone thanks to the arrival of technological innovations open to everyone such as the « GoPro » camera. This trend intensified…

The providential tree The Tamanu is a plant indigenous to the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia region. It is known as « Calophyllum inophyllum » for scientists. For a long time, it was wrongly considered as a plant native to French Polynesia. Nowadays, the Tamanu can be found in all our archipelagos. This tropical tree…

My life in a local dance troupe 2014 will mark my 5th participation to the ‘Heiva i Tahiti’ contest. This traditional dance and song contest is a major event for any Polynesian dancer. During the Heiva period (also called Tiurai), Polynesians commemorate their culture and revisit their origins. I have been practicing Ori Tahiti (Polynesian…

Highlighting our talented artists From New York to Paris through Milan… all the world’s fashion capitals host “Fashion Week” twice a year. This bi-annual fashion event gathers all designers, stylists and fashion houses around the world aiming to show their latest collections and new trends in the fashion world. For the first year, a Fashion…

The coconut crab During your next stay in French Polynesia (particularly in the Tuamotu Archipelago), you may encounter a curious “giant crab” called “Kaveu” in the Paumotu language (Tuamotu Archipelago dialect). Also called the “Coconut crab” (Birgus Latro), the Kaveu is the largest terrestrial crab known in the world. It measures up to 1,3ft and…