French Polynesia Autumn, Military, Museum, Peaceful + Religious pictures

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As the main island of French Polynesia, Tahiti is famous for its stunning beauty, with mountains, jungles and reefs, and a lively but chic island culture.

As the main island of French Polynesia, Tahiti is famous for its stunning beauty, with mountains, jungles and reefs, and a lively but chic island culture.

As the main island of French Polynesia, Tahiti is famous for its stunning beauty, with mountains, jungles and reefs, and a lively but chic island culture.

Set into a hidden corner of the island, this rugged volcanic temple offers a look back to a time when tribes ruled Polynesia. 

Explore a red-and-yellow cathedral, which is the oldest Catholic church in Tahiti and serves as a symbol of French colonial presence from the 1800s.

Examine the engravings from adventurer James Cook’s journal and see costumes and tools used by the indigenous French Polynesian peoples.

Snorkel in clear waters, ride on horseback through lush mountains and eat fresh fish in beachside restaurants in this peaceful island paradise. 

Snorkel in clear waters, ride on horseback through lush mountains and eat fresh fish in beachside restaurants in this peaceful island paradise. 

Set your watch to island time in French Polynesia’s most populated archipelago, where emerald mountains tumble down to palm-fringed beaches and pristine lagoons.

Snorkel in clear waters, ride on horseback through lush mountains and eat fresh fish in beachside restaurants in this peaceful island paradise. 

Set your watch to island time in French Polynesia’s most populated archipelago, where emerald mountains tumble down to palm-fringed beaches and pristine lagoons.

Snorkel in clear waters, ride on horseback through lush mountains and eat fresh fish in beachside restaurants in this peaceful island paradise. 

Snorkel in clear waters, ride on horseback through lush mountains and eat fresh fish in beachside restaurants in this peaceful island paradise. 

Snorkel in clear waters, ride on horseback through lush mountains and eat fresh fish in beachside restaurants in this peaceful island paradise. 

Snorkel in clear waters, ride on horseback through lush mountains and eat fresh fish in beachside restaurants in this peaceful island paradise. 

Bathe in a lagoon at the end of a waterfall and choose from the trails that meander through this scenic park.

As the main island of French Polynesia, Tahiti is famous for its stunning beauty, with mountains, jungles and reefs, and a lively but chic island culture.

Watch a film adaptation of one of this writer’s famous novels and get a sense of family life in Tahiti in the 1930s.

Snorkel in clear waters, ride on horseback through lush mountains and eat fresh fish in beachside restaurants in this peaceful island paradise. 

Snorkel in clear waters, ride on horseback through lush mountains and eat fresh fish in beachside restaurants in this peaceful island paradise. 

As the main island of French Polynesia, Tahiti is famous for its stunning beauty, with mountains, jungles and reefs, and a lively but chic island culture.

As the main island of French Polynesia, Tahiti is famous for its stunning beauty, with mountains, jungles and reefs, and a lively but chic island culture.

Snorkel in clear waters, ride on horseback through lush mountains and eat fresh fish in beachside restaurants in this peaceful island paradise.