Travelogues French Polynesia

.... with the main town Atuona was our destination today 🌸 We reached this island after a calm night sail with magnificent moonlight over the Pacific Ocean. Is it ringing a bell?...

.... is the second largest island of French Polynesia after Tahiti and was our destination for the day. The ARANUI 5 anchored in the bay of Taiohae and immediately the loading and...

.... which is why we moved to the eastern coast of Moorea for two nights. The reason: On January 31, we need to catch the first ferry at 6:00 AM to Tahiti, where we will embark on...

The morning is here, and what's happening outside? It's raining... and how... Great – this is how you imagine Tahiti in the South Seas: rain. We won’t be deterred, we spread our...

because we are on foot) we have to take a detour to leave the pier. Burdened with our suitcase and backpack, we are on our way to the car rental. After five minutes, sweat is...

A Day in Paradise

Professional kitchen rocks!

Tetiaroa is a small, beautiful atoll with 12 islands. All uninhabited except for one: Onetahi. There is only one hotel, an airstrip, and a staff village on it. Everything here...

We set off towards Aitutaki yesterday evening. We chose a picturesque route through the islands of Raiatea and Tahaa. Already at dusk, we could see the distinctive mountains of...

What rustbuckets these bikes were!

Since the last blog post, we have been swimming a lot and even rode jet skis once. We saw two very large, beautiful stingrays and a group of beautiful, cute dolphins😊. The sea...

I haven't contacted you for a while, so now I will inform you about everything that has happened from the last blog post until today... We continued traveling around the island...

.... was our destination for today 🌸 After disembarking, there was a brief stop for snorkeling at the reef .... featuring numerous fish and corals. From there, we headed to the...

Since there is water between the islands, we are at sea for another three days. At the moment, we have just passed by the Gambier Islands. Although we are only about 5 nautical...

Last day in Papeete. We return our car to the rental company at the airport across from the hotel and then take a taxi into the city a little later. We want to spend our last...

8.5. The taxi to take us to the airport is waiting punctually in front of the house. We say goodbye to Baptiste and drive off. At the airport, our hand luggage is not weighed...

.... was our first stop on the way to the Marquesas Islands 🌸 Of volcanic origin, only 'the rim' of this former volcanic island remains .... in the middle, a huge 'bathtub' of...

.... the small and beautiful sister island of Tahiti will be our 'home' for the next six days. We arrived by ferry from Papeete to the ferry port of Moorea in Vai'are. Moorea...

15.- 20.5. Wir lassen uns nach dem Frühstück zu früh an den Pier fahren um in der Stadt einen Gottesdienst zu besuchen und noch etwas zu shoppen. Die Lieder werden in der Kirche...

.... is, at least for one of us - Karsten - the most beautiful Marquesas Island so far: green forests almost everywhere, rock formations reminiscent of the Saxon Switzerland,...

.... at Plage des Trepaniers. Due to the beautiful weather, we are lounging at the beach today and letting the photos speak. A beach couldn't be more beautiful 🌸

There is nothing to add to the preceding .... except for more photos. Enjoy watching again!

Early in the morning, arrival in Uto'roa on the island of Rei'atea, the sacred island.Rei'atea has about 12,900 inhabitants, experiencing rain once a day (year-round) and is home...

2/25/2024 Moorea We had gotten together as a group again, this time for a snorkeling expedition. Tender No. 3 took us ashore, where our tour guide met us and took us to his...

Calendar: Addendum: 19.11.2021 Sculpture hunt in Papeete with Sandra de Kersauson de Pennendreff 21.11.2021 Tahiti – Moorea (by ferry, with scooters) 21.11.2021 – 27.11.2021...

We flew from Moorea to Raiatea where our catamaran was docked. Then we set sail. First, we went to the lagoon of Tahaa (Taha'a) and the next day we had a loooong journey to...

From Papeete to Moorea: sunny 30 degrees Once again, it's an early rise, shower, breakfast, and then off to the ferry to Moorea. Arrival at the Hilton Hotel at 11 AM, ready to...

Papeete: 36 degrees sunny The arrival in Papeete wasn't thrilling for me, too many cars and high prices for souvenirs. Well, that's how it is with these destinations. In the...

Island tour Tahiti

When we arrived on Moorea (Mo'o'rea) we drove for about an hour until we arrived at our hotel. The hotel has only 5 rooms (which look like houses) and it is very, very small....