Tag Archives: French Polynesia

Get a first look at what’s new in the French Overseas Destinations ahead of our 12 June event

June 7, 2012 | No comments

© Philippe Giraud - Comité du Tourisme des Îles de Guadeloupe

Check out these newbies in our French Overseas Destinations including new flight routes, new hotels and new attractions! If you’re looking for luxury eco-resorts, a new look at the equatorial rocket launchers of French Guiana, a new hiking trail on the southern hemisphere or a new way to explore the...

A historical and cultural melting-pot – Part 2/2

June 4, 2012 | No comments

Reunion Island is a volcanic mountain, having been brought to life as it rose up out of the Indian Ocean. Uninhabited until the East India Company established a trading post in 1642, it was also the site for many pirate landmarks. And from the point man arrived, the sugar cane...

A historical and cultural melting-pot – Part 1/2

May 31, 2012 | 2 comments

The tattooing tradition in Polynesia, the joyful homage paid to the dead in the West Indies, the dramatic destiny of the rebel slaves in Reunion… The Overseas Territories have not forgotten their roots and cultivate the virtues of mixing cultures and races. Each destination has its own festive customs: the...

Sun-drenched flavours

May 29, 2012 | No comments

Mirroring the territories’ melting-pot of cultures, the cuisine of overseas France has mixed roots and is an incredible variety of Caribbean, European, Indian, African and Middle Eastern traditions. Explore a culinary world where thousands of flavours combine with exotic colours and many local traditions. The French West Indies are home...

Environment and sustainable tourism (part 2/2)

May 21, 2012 | No comments

Raccoons in parc des Mamelles, Guadeloupe - © Philippe Giraud - Comité du Tourisme des Îles de Guadeloupe

Part 2: Indian Ocean and Pacific Islands Reunion’s park is actually the ninth largest French national park and covers 40% of the island, including 23 communes and containing more than 300 endemic plant species, original wildlife and an active volcano. Since 2007, a National Marine Nature Reserve covering 35 km2...

Scuba diving in French Polynesia, definitely a breathtaking experience

April 26, 2012 | 1 comment

Scuba Diving - © Tahiti et ses iles / C CICCULLO

As a native of Nice, the sea is part of my soul. Scuba diving, or simply snorkelling, is one of my passions as swimming with the fish, staring at the corals definitely breathe life back into me. I have been lucky enough to have some experience in the Seychelles, Mauritius,...

Tahiti and its Islands: the “Heaven on earth”

April 25, 2012 | No comments

Bora Bora © Tahiti Tourisme / G Le Bacon

“Heaven on Earth!” said Bougainville when he discovered Tahiti in 1768. From that point onwards, there has not been enough words to describe the islands of French Polynesia: the Island of Love, the New Cythera, the myth of the “noble savage” of Rousseau, all evoke the beauty of these islands...

Heard of Barbados and St. Barth’s but what about Tahiti or Guadeloupe?

April 4, 2012 | 2 comments

French Guiana, French Polynesia, French West Indies, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Reunion Island, St. Martin, and Tahiti representatives are heading over to London to offer a new take on tropical classics! Snorkeling in New Caledonia? Yes please! Polynesian tattoo festival in French Polynesia? When?! Culinary delights in Martinique? Absolutely!...