Tuamotu Archipelago
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1. Avatoru
Town/VillageRangiroa's capital is a small village on Avatoru Pass with two churches (Catholic and Mormon) fashioned from coral, a town hall, post office...Read More
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2. Blue Lagoon
Beach–SightThis "lagoon with a lagoon" is a popular excursion. The water is sensationally blue and fringed by white sandy beaches and coconut trees. After...Read More
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3. Gauguin's Pearl Farm
Farm/RanchThe farm is an easy walk from the airport on the edge of the lagoon. A guide, who explains the long and laborious process of cultivating Tahitian...Read More
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4. Ile Aux Oiseaux
Nature Preserve/Wildlife RefugeThis island in the middle of the lagoon is a haven for thousands of boobies (birds, people!), sooties, noddies, and terns. It's a noisy day...Read More
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5. Ile aux Recifs
Beach–SightThe "isle of reefs" is considered the best lagoon excursion of all. Located about an hour due south of Avatoru, it's an area dotted with raised...Read More
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6. Les Sables Roses
Beach–SightThis pink sand beach is in the southeast corner of Rangiroa, reached by a two-hour boat trip. The sands contain eroded coral and foraminiferal...Read More
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7. Otepipi
Town/VillageThis deserted village, complete with church, is on the opposite side of the lagoon to Avatoru, midway between Ile aux Recifs and Les Sables...Read More
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8. Rotoava
Town/VillageSituated on the northeast corner of Fakarava, this village of 860 people is where the action happens on the atoll. There's a pretty Catholic...Read More
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9. Sables Roses
Beach–SightSables Roses, a tiny motu adrift in Tikehau's gorgeous lagoon, with towering coconut trees and pink-sand beaches. The day trips here are leisurely...Read More
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10. Tetamanu
Town/VillageIt's hard to believe that this village of a dozen people was once the capital of the Tuamotus. The coral church, built in 1874, is still there...Read More
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11. The Passes
Sports–SightAvatoru and Tiputa passes offer some of the best drift diving in the world. Divers, accompanied by a guide, are dropped off on the ocean side...Read More
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12. Tiputa
Town/VillageRangiroa's other little settlement can be reached by a regular ferry service (called a taxi boat) from Ohotu wharf. Tiputa's well kept, with...Read More
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13. Tuherahera
Town/VillageThe name of the main town and the motu on which the airport is built, this busy little center has four churches (three on the same corner and...Read More
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14. Turipaoa
Town/VillageAlso known as Paeua, Manihi's main town is home to most of the atoll's 1,200 people. It's located near Turipaoa Pass (also known as Tairapa...Read More
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15. Vin de Tahiti
Sports–SightVin de Tahiti. Vin de Tahiti is the only vineyard in the South Pacific—the grapes are grown on a motu in Rangiroa's lagoon. Owner Dominique...Read More
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