Aranui Cruise - Marquesas Islands **2026**

The island of Tahiti is the largest and most populous of the 118 islands and atolls that make up French Polynesia. For most visitors, it is just the starting point for exploring the other islands, all of which are accessible from Faa'a airport. In the capital city of Papeete, you will find pearl shops on every corner, lively food trucks for street food, and often traffic jams. However, in Papeete, you will have the opportunity to see up close the normal life of a Polynesian, especially if you wander around a market like the Marché Papeete. Few visitors ever venture into the interior of the island, which is wild and beautiful.,

Located approximately 490 km from Tahiti, the Fakarava atoll encompasses the second largest lagoon in French Polynesia, a stunning aquamarine jewel teeming with a wide variety of fish and aquatic life, which has earned it the designation of UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Naturally, snorkeling and diving here are excellent. But Fakarava is also interesting from a historical perspective. The first European settlement was in Tetamanu, now a ghost town with the ruins of a prison and a Catholic church from 1834. The administrative center today is in Rotoava, near the Garuae Pass, the widest and deepest pass in French Polynesia, which can even accommodate a transatlantic ship like the Queen Elizabeth 2. There are fantastic deserted beaches to the north and east of the atoll, which you can see when passing by boat. In Rotoava, there is a post office with a telephone booth, but there is no bank.,

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The largest of the Tuamotu atolls, Rangiroa is located over 300 km from Tahiti. The thin necklace of slender islets encloses one of the largest lagoons in the world, 70 km on the longest side and 26 km on the shortest side. In the two navigable passages, Avatoru and Tiputa, it is easy to see schools of dolphins early in the morning and late in the afternoon. Here you can do the best diving, but snorkeling and fishing are also quite good. The airport runway and most of the hotels are located on a stretch of sandy beach lined with palm trees between Avatoru and Tiputa.,

Perhaps the most celebrated romantic destination in the world, Bora Bora has a stunning lagoon dominated by the majestic Mount Otemanu. Visitors spend as much time as possible in the transparent and warm waters, swimming with tropical fish and manta rays.,

Disembark at Papeete,