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 ...

Marlon Brando, filming the 1962 version of that very event, “Mutiny on The Bounty,” fell in love with one of the Tahitian ...

When daydreaming about an escape to French Polynesia, many think first of Bora Bora, that green-and-blue blip on the radar in the Society Island chain made famous by honeymooners from all over the ...

Ariston Anderson, (CNN) — Indulgent resorts. Beautiful everything. Bora Bora is called paradise for a reason. And visitors return home with the exact photos of the island’s towering Mount Pahia and ...

Perhaps no other South Pacific isle holds the allure of Bora Bora. Thanks to its green Mount Otemanu towering over a lagoon encircled by motu, or islets, it’s the closest counterpart to the mythical ...

ADREAM landscape emerged as our dinghy sped through turquoise waters toward the uninhabited South Seas islet of Tapu. Here, on a triangular speck of sand and coconut palms at the bottom of the world, ...

Near the St. Regis on Motu Tehotu, this world-famous property shares the island's high-end clientele with its neighbor but offers an experience all its own. The resort is a 15-minute boat ride from ...

As anyone who has been there can attest, the water surrounding the French Polynesian island of Bora Bora is so vividly turquoise that it is almost startling. Because of that, the island’s resulting ...

Hotel Maitai PolynesiaOn Matira Beach, Pointe Matira PO Box 505, Bora Bora, French Polynesia 98730 2.8 miles Sofitel Bora Bora Marara Beach ResortBP 6 Nunue Bora Bora, Nunue, French Polynesia 98730 ...

Cruise ship holidays could well be affected by the latest cruise news from French Polynesia. Popular tourist destination Bora Bora wants to ban large cruise ships from entering its lagoon. The Mayor ...