



Like all Polynesian islands, the snorkeling and diving - with about two-dozen lagoons, ocean reefs, caves and shipwrecks accessible from land or on boat excursions - are amazing.ĭepending on your budget, stay at one of the more luxurious resorts with overwater bungalows or opt for a lower cost and more traditional experience by staying at guesthouses and pensions (homestays).Albany ALB Albuquerque ABQ Amarillo AMA Atlanta ATL Austin AUS Baltimore-Washington BWI Bellingham BLI Birmingham BHM Boise BOI Boston BOS Bozeman BZN Buffalo BUF Burbank BUR Charleston CHS Charlotte CLT Chicago ORD Chicago MDW Cincinnati CVG Cleveland CLE Colorado Springs COS Columbus CMH Corpus Christi CRP Dallas DAL Denver DEN Des Moines DSM Destin / Fort Walton Beach VPS Detroit DTW El Paso ELP Eugene EUG Fort Lauderdale FLL Fort Myers RSW Fresno FAT Grand Rapids GRR Greenville / Spartanburg GSP Harlingen HRL Hartford BDL Hayden HDN Hilo ITO Honolulu HNL Houston IAH Houston HOU Indianapolis IND Islip, Long Island ISP Jackson JAN Jacksonville JAX Kahului OGG Kailua-Kona KOA Kansas City MCI Las Vegas LAS Lihue, Kauai LIH Little Rock LIT Long Beach LGB Los Angeles LAX Louisville SDF Lubbock LBB Manchester MHT Memphis MEM Miami MIA Midland MAF Milwaukee MKE Minneapolis MSP Montrose MTJ Myrtle Beach MYR Nashville BNA New Orleans MSY New York City LGA Norfolk ORF Oakland, East Bay OAK Oklahoma City OKC Omaha OMA Ontario ONT Orlando MCO Palm Springs PSP Panama City ECP Pensacola PNS Philadelphia PHL Phoenix PHX Pittsburgh PIT Portland PDX Portland PWM Providence PVD Raleigh / Durham RDU Reno RNO Richmond RIC Rochester ROC Sacramento SMF Salt Lake City SLC San Antonio SAT San Diego SAN San Francisco SFO San Jose SJC Santa Ana SNA Santa Barbara SBA Sarasota / Bradenton SRQ Savannah SAV Seattle / Tacoma SEA Spokane GEG St.

In fact, the beach is the site of the annual Billabong surf competition where some of the world's best surfers compete, making it a great place to watch the action from the sand. Waterfalls of all sizes, created by the combination of steep slopes and bounteous rainfall in the high volcanic mountains, can be seen on hiking trails in fern-filled “waterfall valleys." Head to Teahupo'o Beach, where monster waves have made the beach legendary among big-wave surfers. Tahiti is the cultural, economic and political capital of the French Polynesian islands with nearly 69 percent of the islands' inhabitants living there. The biggest island in French Polynesia, Tahiti is split into two sections - the bigger northwestern side of Tahiti Nui and Tahiti Iti, the southeastern side. There's plenty for visitors to do on the island of Tahiti from the moment they arrive at Faa'a International Airport near the capital of Papeete.
