French Polynesia

A small Pacific island in the Society Islands, famous for its luminous turquoise lagoon, coral reefs and the dramatic silhouette of Mount Otemanu rising from its centre.

The second-largest island in the Marquesas, known as the burial place of the painter Paul Gauguin and the singer Jacques Brel, with dramatic volcanic cliffs, ancient stone tikibase statues and rugged landscapes that have a stark, almost otherworldly beauty.

A volcanic island 17 kilometres northwest of Tahiti, known for its twin volcanic peaks, lush green ridges and a lagoon that shades from pale turquoise at the shore to deep blue at the reef.

One of the world's largest atolls in the Tuamotu Archipelago, a vast ring of reef and motu enclosing a lagoon big enough to contain entire islands, famous for snorkelling with mantas and diving the Blue Lagoon.

The largest island in French Polynesia, home to the capital Papeete, known for its black-sand beaches, the volcanic peak of Mont Orohena and a blend of Polynesian and French culture.

A small atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago, known for its slender pink-sand beach on the motu of Tuherahera and a lagoon that ranges from pale blush to vivid turquoise depending on depth and light.