French Polynesia holidays

Cruising the islands on French Polynesia holidays is just as wonderful as you’d expect and from oval shaped atolls, teeming with fish, to verdant mountain slopes, shrouded in bamboo groves and vanilla vines, if you’re looking to channel your inner-Jim Hawkins then you’ve come to the right place. These are the islands that inspired Robert Louis Stevenson and Herman Melville with names like Fakarava, Fatu Hiva, Rangiroa and Tahiti all bound to fill you with as much excitement as natural curiosity.

5 French Polynesia holiday reviews

French Polynesia cruise in the South Pacific
From
£2,562
excluding flights
Very good (more)Lesley Roberts
The Marquesa Islands are amazing. The cultural shows and dances superb. The 10 mile hike is very worth doing but is not easy. (more)William Bainbridge
Swim with humpback whales in Tahiti
From
AU $5,880
excluding flights
An incredible experience - a wonderful opportunity to swim with such amazing animals. (more)Sue Thomas
An amazing, life transforming experience (more)Nicola Dinnage
Rurutu humpback whale swimming holiday in the Pacific
From
US $3,975
excluding flights
Memorable parts? Swimming with the whales. Tips? Carmen and Aneesh are lovely and helpful. The resort is great. Tehiti's family that runs the whale tours are very kind and do their best to show guests a great time and keep them safe. Local benefits? Our trip benefitted local people who owned the whale boats and took us out and the local people who owned the resort where we stayed. Everyone was so nice. The operator aspires to use best practices to satisfy tourists ... (more)Margaret Goldberg
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