Beach Holidays in Tahiti

Bora Bora

Beyond the bungalows

There's much more to do on Bora Bora than laze about and gaze into your beloved's eyes, writes Katrina Lobley.

French Polynesia

Blokes' own adventure

Groundwater Tahiti

When every day involves a hunt for your dinner, paradise can be delightfully exhausting, writes Ben Groundwater.

Tahiti

Seven shades of fantasy

Villagers from Parea, Tahiti.

Jane Richards swears a mermaid encounter preceded the mai tais, as she recalls Tahiti's magical charms.

French Polynesia

Sharks, rays and reef

Aerial of motu in Bora Bora Lagoon.

Katrina Lobley finds the fins are friendly and the stingrays can be cuddled on an underwater eco-adventure in French Polynesia.

French Polynesia

For solitude, it's Society

Current affairs ... divers love Rangiroa's lagoon.

By boat, bike and car, Caroline Gladstone explores the less-travelled islands west and north of Tahiti.

South Pacific

Best of the Pacific islands: tropical treasures

Woman tosses back her wet hair while bathing in Muri Lagoon.

Craig Tansley tracks down the best of the south Pacific, from whales to beach houses.

Pacific

The most beautiful island on Earth

Sofitel Motu Bora Bora, private deck.Tahiti.

James Shrimpton discovers the real star behind a recent romantic comedy.

World's most beautiful island

Bora Bora in the Pacific is often referred to as the most beautiful island in the world.

French Polynesia

24 hours in Papeete

Paul Edwards walks among the markets of the sultry Tahitian capital and settles for a seafood lunch over a beautiful inlet.

Tahiti

Love at first sight

By design ... Tahitian-style tattoo.

Hot, sweaty and unmarried, Dugald Jellie soaks up the charms of a tropical paradise.

Tahiti

Paradise scoffed

The flavours and fragrances of French Polynesia provide a heavenly feast for Sally Hammond.

Tahiti

Now tatts what I call tough

A tough Polynesian reclaims his cultural heritage with body art, writes Mal Chenu.

French Polynesia

Celebs do it nine-to-five on Bora Bora

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Jessica Marszalek In the middle of a brilliant blue French Polynesian lagoon, you realise some people have it made.

Cruising

Basking in the big blue

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Debbie Hunter finds her inner Tahitian princess on a luxurious Polynesian jaunt.

French Polynesia

Shaken and stirred

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Mal Chenu gets off the beaten track in a place better known for high-end experiences than high-adrenalin ones.

Tahiti

Pause for reflection

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Paradise lies between here and the Big Apple, writes Harriet Upjohn.

Tahiti

I've got you under my skin

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Tattooing, banned by early 19th-century missionaries, still thrives on Huahine, writes Andrew Taylor.

Marquesas Island

Away from it all

The rugged terrain of Nuku Hiva.

An isolated group of islands in French Polynesia provides balm for Craig Tansley's soul.

Tahiti

Treasure island

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Harriet Upjohn The painful truth behind pearls is not the only surprise in paradise, Harriet Upjohn writes.

French Polynesia

Hello Tuamotu

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Further afield from Bora Bora lies a true South Seas paradise of turquoise lagoons and white powdery sands, Rob Woodburn writes.

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