Which Polynesian islands are the most beautiful sights, fun culture, good food, etc?

I won’t travel to Polynesia until sometime next year, but I am really having trouble deciding on which one to choose: Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Easter island, Tahiti and the French Polynesian islands, and the list goes on and on. Which islands would you recommend the most based on overall beauty(land and water), sights, culture and food?

I’ve only been to Hawai’i and Tonga.

If you go to Tonga, you should spend most of your time in Vava’u and surrounding islands. It’s an extra plane ride, but it’s worth it. The main island, Tongatapu, is kind of flat and boring. ‘Eua sounds like it might be nice too. The other thing about Tonga is it’s really laid back. If you’re the kind of person who likes to go on vacation and have everything just so, Tonga is not the right place for you. You won’t find four-star French restaurants and mints on your pillow.

Hawai’i is really great. What Hawai’i has that a lot of Polynesia doesn’t have is a lot more land. That comes with things that are found on land – mountains, waterfalls, rainforests. Of course they have water too – beaches, snorkeling, surfing. If you choose Hawai’i, then you still have to choose which island. Kaua’i is my favorite. It’s the most wild. O’ahu is the most civilized. Maui is a bit of both. I haven’t been to the Big Island.

I did have a long layover in Fiji in my way back from Tonga, and my impression was that the place to go is out to one of the islands in the Yasawas or Mamanucas. Or any of the surrounding islands, but those are some of the most popular.

If I were to go on another Polynesian trip, well I’d probably go back to Hawai’i. But if I were going to try something new, I’d look into the Marquesas (very undeveloped) or one of the Society Islands near Bora Bora, but maybe not Bora Bora. It’s too popular. Nearby are Ra’iatea and Huahine with some of the same appeal but less touristy.

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Captain Cook: A Legacy Under Fire $24.95 In 1768 James Cook, on an epic sea journey that secured his place in history, discovered Australia. One hundred years later, countering cherished legends, George Collingridge dared to claim that the Portuguese had gotten to Australia first. Now Vanessa Collingridge, his distant cousin, unravels the strange tale of history’s most fascinating explorer and the man who sought to dethrone him. Collingridge charts Captain Cook’s celebrated voyages: He mapped the Pacific Islands, circumnavigated Antarctica, charted New Zealand, and discovered the New Hebrides and Australia, curing scurvy along the way. He was shipwrecked on the Great Barrier Reef, cruised with sails frozen amid two-hundred-foot-tall icebergs, struggled to keep his crew from losing battles with alcohol and Polynesian women, and somehow managed to stay one step ahead of competing French and Spanish explorers. Over his twenty-one years of adventure-until his murder on a beach in Kealakekua Bay in Hawaii in 1779-Cook changed the Western map of the world. Or so schoolchildren were taught. In 1883 British aristocrat George Collingridge sailed Down Under in search of adventure-and came across maps of Australia dated 1542 and 1546, drawn in northern France but based on Portuguese originals, suggesting that Cook was not the first to reach Australia. The proposal would prove Collingridge’s undoing-and yet it is a controversy that lives on.

Communes of French Polynesia: Administrative Divisions of French Polynesia, Papeete, Gambier Islands, Anaa, Manihi, Nukutavake, Hao, Ua Huka $20.68 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Administrative Divisions of French Polynesia, Papeete, Gambier Islands, Anaa, Manihi, Nukutavake, Hao, Ua Huka, Fatu Hiva, Ua Pu, Huahine, Puka-Puka, Rapa Iti, Tahuata, Makemo, Napuka, Hikueru, Rimatara, Tahaa, Faaa, Tureia, Rangiroa, Rurutu, Maupiti, Tubuai, Nuku-Hiva, Moorea-Maiao, Arue, French Polynesia, Hiva-Oa, Taputapuatea, Taiarapu-Est, Raivavae, Uturoa, Taiarapu-Ouest, Punaauia, Hitiaa O Te Ra, Tumaraa, Teva I Uta, Pirae, Papara, Paea, Mahina, French Polynesia. Excerpt: This article is part of the series:Politics and government ofFrench Polynesia There are two levels of administrative divisions of French Polynesia, five administrative subdivisions (French: ) each of which is further divided into a total of 48 communes. Many of the communes are further subdivided into communes associées. The breakdown into administrative subdivisions was as a result of decree #72-408 of May 17, 1972, and the communes were thereafter established as a result of law #71-1028, dated December 24, 1971. The subdivisions administratives are: Below are several lists of the 48 communes, according to different sorting schemes. For French administrative convenience, Clipperton Island had been attached to French Polynesia until February 20, 2007, but never formed part of any administrative subdivision or commune of French Polynesia. On February 21, 2007, Clipperton Island was transferred from the High Commissioner of the republic in French Polynesia to the Minister of Overseas France. Source INSEE – Code officiel géographique 2005 The following lists the communes in order by their INSEE codes. Sources : INSEE – Code officiel géographique 2005 Here the communes are listed by decreasing area. The average size of French Polynesian communes is 72 km², while

Currencies Of Oceania $20.75 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Australian Dollar, New Zealand Dollar, Indonesian Rupiah, Cfp Franc, United States Dollar, Tongan Pa?anga, Fijian Dollar, Solomon Islands Dollar, Papua New Guinean Kina, Fijian Pound, New Hebrides Franc, Samoan Tala, New Caledonian Franc, Cook Islands Dollar, Vanuatu Vatu, Solomon Islands Pound, French Polynesian Franc, Tuvaluan Dollar, Western Samoan Pound, New Guinean Pound, Tongan Pound, Kiribati Dollar, New Guinean Mark, Livatu, Oceanian Pound. Excerpt: The Australian dollar (sign : $ ; code : AUD ) is the currency of the Commonwealth of Australia , including Christmas Island , Cocos (Keeling) Islands , and Norfolk Island , as well as the independent Pacific Island states of Kiribati , Nauru and Tuvalu . Within Australia it is almost always abbreviated with the dollar sign ( $ ), with A $ or AU $ sometimes used informally to distinguish it from other dollar -denominated currencies. It is subdivided into 100 cents .The Australian dollar is currently the sixth-most-traded currency in the world foreign exchange markets behind the US dollar , the euro , the yen , the pound sterling , and the Swiss franc , accounting in 2007 for approx. 3.3 % of worldwide daily foreign-exchange turnover. The Australian dollar is popular with currency traders due to comparatively high interest rates in Australia, the relative freedom of the foreign exchange market from government intervention, the general stability of Australia’s economy and political system, and the prevailing view that the Australian dollar offers diversification benefits in a portfolio containing the major world currencies, especially because of its greater exposure to Asian economies and the commodities cycle.History With pounds, shillings and pence to be replaced by decimal currency in the 1960s, many names for

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Outline of French Polynesia $35.54 New – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. French Polynesia is a French overseas collectivity located in the South Pacific Ocean. It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which is also the most populous island and the seat of the capital of the territory (Papeete). Although not an integral part of its territory, Clipperton Isla

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Rapan Language $63.6 Used – High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Rapan is the language of Rapa, in the Austral Islands of French Polynesia. It is classified as an East Central Polynesian language, along with the Marquesic and Tahitic languages. The language is sufficiently different from the rest of the languages in this group as to warrant its own category within this classification, and is assumed to have developed in relative isolation for nearly 700 years. The Austral Islands (French: Iles Australes or Ar

Rapan Language $56.37 Used – High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Rapan is the language of Rapa, in the Austral Islands of French Polynesia. It is classified as an East Central Polynesian language, along with the Marquesic and Tahitic languages. The language is sufficiently different from the rest of the languages in this group as to warrant its own category within this classification, and is assumed to have developed in relative isolation for nearly 700 years. The Austral Islands (French: Iles Australes or Ar

Rapan Language $39.47 Used – High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Rapan is the language of Rapa, in the Austral Islands of French Polynesia. It is classified as an East Central Polynesian language, along with the Marquesic and Tahitic languages. The language is sufficiently different from the rest of the languages in this group as to warrant its own category within this classification, and is assumed to have developed in relative isolation for nearly 700 years. The Austral Islands (French: Iles Australes or Ar

Rapan Language $35.65 Used – High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Rapan is the language of Rapa, in the Austral Islands of French Polynesia. It is classified as an East Central Polynesian language, along with the Marquesic and Tahitic languages. The language is sufficiently different from the rest of the languages in this group as to warrant its own category within this classification, and is assumed to have developed in relative isolation for nearly 700 years. The Austral Islands (French: Iles Australes or Ar

Samoa: Malietoa, Erdbeben Bei Den Samoainseln 2009, Derek Freeman, Flagge Samoas, Wappen Samoas, University of the South Paci $19.99 Kapitel: Malietoa, Erdbeben Bei Den Samoainseln 2009, Derek Freeman, Flagge Samoas, Wappen Samoas, University of the South Pacific, Samoa-Observatorium, Falealili, Erich Schultz-Ewerth, Samoanischer Tala, Polynesian Airlines, Utc-11, Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia, Flughafen Faleolo, the Banner of Freedom, George Turner, Matai. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Samoa (help·info), officially the Independent State of Samoa (formerly known as Western Samoa and German Samoa), is a country governing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in Polynesia Savai’i. The capital city Apia and Faleolo International Airport are situated on the island of Upolu. Samoa was admitted to the United Nations on 15 December 1976. The entire island group, inclusive of American Samoa, was called Navigators Islands by European explorers before the 20th century because of the Samoans’ seafaring skills. The Samoans originated from Austronesian predecessors during the terminal eastward Lapita expansion period from Southeast Asia and Melanesia approximately 1500 BCE. The Samoan origins are currently being reassessed due to new scientific evidence and carbon dating findings from 2003 and onwards. Intimate sociocultural and genetic ties were maintained between the eastern Lapita colonies and the archaeological record supports oral tradition and native genealogies that indicate inter-island voyaging and intermarriage between prehistoric Samoans, Fijians, and Tongans. Samoan girls making ‘ava c. 1911. Interior of Samoan house, Apia, Urville 1842.Contact with Europeans began in the early 18th century. Jacob Roggeveen (1659-1729), a Dutchman, was the first known European to sight the Samoan islands in 1722. This visit was followed by a French explorer by the name of Louis-Antoine de

Tacca Leontopetaloides $45.6 Used – High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Tacca leontopetaloides is a species of flowering plant in the yam family Dioscoreaceae, that is native to tropical Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, northern Australia, New Guinea, Samoa, Micronesia, and Fiji. It was intentionally brought to tropical Pacific Islands with early human migrations. Common names include Polynesian Arrowroot, Pia (Hawaii, French Polynesia, Niue, and Cook Islands), Masoa (Samoa), Mahoa a (Tonga), Yabia (Fiji) Gapgap

Tacca Leontopetaloides $27.01 Used – High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Tacca leontopetaloides is a species of flowering plant in the yam family Dioscoreaceae, that is native to tropical Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, northern Australia, New Guinea, Samoa, Micronesia, and Fiji. It was intentionally brought to tropical Pacific Islands with early human migrations. Common names include Polynesian Arrowroot, Pia (Hawaii, French Polynesia, Niue, and Cook Islands), Masoa (Samoa), Mahoa a (Tonga), Yabia (Fiji) Gapgap

Tahiti Division Federale $27.01 Used – High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Tahiti Division Federale is the top division of the Federation Tahitienne de Football in French Polynesia. The initial season involves ten teams playing each other twice. The top six teams then enter the ‘Play-Offs’ along with the Champions from other French Polynesian islands: ‘Moorea’, ‘Marquesas Islands’, ‘Austral Islands’, ‘Tuamoto’ and ‘Leeward Islands’ in order to determine the overall Champions and the team that will enter the Champions L

Tahiti Division Federale $46.8 Used – High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Tahiti Division Federale is the top division of the Federation Tahitienne de Football in French Polynesia. The initial season involves ten teams playing each other twice. The top six teams then enter the ‘Play-Offs’ along with the Champions from other French Polynesian islands: ‘Moorea’, ‘Marquesas Islands’, ‘Austral Islands’, ‘Tuamoto’ and ‘Leeward Islands’ in order to determine the overall Champions and the team that will enter the Champions L

Tahitian Language $54 Used – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Tahitian (Reo Tahiti in Tahitian) is an indigenous language spoken mainly in the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is an Eastern Polynesian language closely related to the other indigenous languages spoken in French Polynesia: Marquesan, Tuamotuan, Mangarevan, and Austral Islands languages. It is also related to t

Tahitian Language $31.33 Used – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Tahitian (Reo Tahiti in Tahitian) is an indigenous language spoken mainly in the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is an Eastern Polynesian language closely related to the other indigenous languages spoken in French Polynesia: Marquesan, Tuamotuan, Mangarevan, and Austral Islands languages. It is also related to t

Tahitians $62.4 Used – High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Tahitians, or Maohis, are indigenous peoples of Tahiti and thirteen other Society Islands, as well as the modern population of these lands of mixed ancestry (French: demis). The Tahitians are one of the most significant indigenous Polynesian peoples of Oceania. The original Tahitian society was unaware of metal as it was based on a Stone Age technology. However, it enabled Tahitians to clear land for cultivation on the fertile volcanic soils

Tahitians $36.73 Used – High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Tahitians, or Maohis, are indigenous peoples of Tahiti and thirteen other Society Islands, as well as the modern population of these lands of mixed ancestry (French: demis). The Tahitians are one of the most significant indigenous Polynesian peoples of Oceania. The original Tahitian society was unaware of metal as it was based on a Stone Age technology. However, it enabled Tahitians to clear land for cultivation on the fertile volcanic soils