Arahoho Blowhole

Amazing blowholes, one of them located inland from the coastal trail.

Marae Arahurahu

Marae Arahurahu, Tahiti

One of the first marae to be restored in 1954. Contains a stone statue.

Marae Fare Opu

Marae Fare Opu in Leeward Islands, petroglyph

Large royal marae, unfortunately, half buried under a road. Some stones contain petroglyphs – depictions of turtles. Made in the 15th – 16th century. Ahu is 25 m long.

Morongo Uta

One of hilltop fortreses in Rapa Iti, Morongo Uta

One of the most impressive inland fortifications in Rapa Iti, built around 1500 AD on the top of 258 m high mountain. This small island has 13 – 14 prehistoric mountaintop fortifications.

Niau tropical forest – feo

One of the rare areas covered with a specific ecosystem – Tuamotu tropical moist forest. The whole island – atoll is some 20 km² large. The island has a green, hypersaline lagoon. The only habitat of the very rare Tuamotu kingfisher (Todiramphus gambieri).

Me’ae Iipona

Me'ae Iipona in Marquesas, old stone sculptures

A ceremonial site with the largest prehistoric stone statues (tiki) in French Polynesia, up to 2.6 m high. Restored in 1991.

Vaipo Falls

Vaipo Falls, Nuku Hiva

Approximately 350 m tall waterfall in dramatic, impressive valley.

Wonders of the Windward Islands

Teahupoo wave, Tahiti

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Wonders of the Tuamotu-Gambier Islands

Mangareva Island

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Wonders of the Marquesas Islands

Landscape near Hatiheu Bay, Nuku Hiva

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