Snorkel with humpback whales, spot sharks in pristine lagoons, and dive deep into local culture on French Polynesia's best islands. Matteo Colombo / Getty Images When most people think of the islands ...

The 118 islands of French Polynesia, which include Tahiti, Moorea and Bora Bora, are the stuff dreams and bucket lists are made of. Treasured for its exclusivity and remote locale, French Polynesia ...

On a vacation in French Polynesia this summer, our best experience was on the island of Huahine, in a bungalow at Chez Rande. Rande, a French-American surfer from Santa Cruz, and his Tahitian wife, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Breanna is a freelance adventure travel writer. It’s been 10 years since the St. Regis Bora Bora unveiled their overwater ...

Ever since the days when wooden sailing ships toured the world, French Polynesia defined the term “tropical paradise.” As such, it has long been a destination I’ve wanted to sail, and this winter my ...

Idyllic and remote, French Polynesia is an expensive place to vacation. French Polynesia is the stuff of travel bucket list dreams. Picture-perfect overwater bungalows sit perched above crystal clear ...

Hawaiians revere Tahiti as part of their ancestral homeland, referred to as Kahiki. But with French Polynesia’s capital, Papeete, located more than 2,700 miles south of Hawaii’s capital in Honolulu, ...

Reporting from RANGIROA, FRENCH POLYNESIA — “Hey, I just realized this doesn’t have auto-correct,” my husband, Jeff, said as he was scribbling on the first page of the journal we just had purchased at ...

When most people think of the French Polynesia islands, it's probably honeymoon favorite Bora Bora and its overwater bungalows perched over a shimmering lagoon that spring to mind. But French ...