Tahiti and her islands
The geographic isolation has always been a major attraction for tourists seeking the exotic and romantic allure of this unspoiled natural environment. Tahiti and Her Islands are over 5700 km from the nearest big landmass (Australia) - and almost at the Antipodes of Mainland France, some 17000 km away! Sprinkled like a handful stardust in space, Tahiti and Her Islands are easily characterised by their isolation. Most islands are only sparsely populated and forty of them remain uninhabited to this day.
Many islands are crowned with jagged peaks, while others appear to barely float above the breaking waves. Spread over an area as large as Western Europe, the total land mass of all the islands adds up to an area only slightly larger than the tiny state of Rhode Island. The three archipelagos most sought after by visitors are the Society Islands, comprised of Tahiti, Moorea, Bora Bora, Huahine, Raiatea and Taha'a; The Tuamotu Atolls or "Tahiti's Strand of Pearls", include the atolls of Rangiroa, Manihi, Tikehau, and Fakarava; and the Marquesas, or "The Mysterious Islands."
