Avapeihi Pass

Fare Piti

Fitii Wall

Muri Beach (The Aquarium)

French Polynesian cuisine is a delicious fusion of traditional Polynesian cooking methods with French culinary influence. The iconic dish is poisson cru, fresh raw fish marinated in lime juice and coconut milk, served with vegetables. Other staples include grilled mahi-mahi and tuna, fafaru (fermented fish), and poe (tropical fruit pudding made with banana, papaya, or mango and coconut milk). Fresh breadfruit, taro, and sweet potato accompany most meals. The French influence brings quality baguettes, croissants, pastries, and fine wines to even the most remote islands. Roulettes (food trucks) in Papeete serve affordable Chinese, French, and Polynesian dishes.

Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora

InterContinental Moorea Resort & Spa

The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort

Sofitel Moorea Ia Ora Beach Resort

Huahine remains one of the most authentic and least touristy islands in the Society archipelago, providing a genuine Polynesian experience combined with surprisingly good diving. The main attraction is the Avapeihi Pass, a drift dive through the channel connecting the lagoon to the open ocean where whitetip reef sharks patrol alongside schooling jacks, trevally, and eagle rays among healthy hard coral formations. The sheltered Muri Beach area, known locally as the Aquarium, offers shallow coral gardens with giant clams, clownfish, and parrotfish in conditions ideal for beginners and snorkellers. The Fitii Wall drops away from the reef edge with gorgonians, schooling barracuda, turtles, and occasional manta rays passing through the blue water. Fare Piti in the calm lagoon provides exceptional macro diving with seahorses, ghost pipefish, and other cryptic species that reward patient observation. Huahine is also famous for its sacred eels, ancient marae temples, and vanilla plantations that add cultural depth to any diving holiday. The island has a handful of professional dive operators and a range of pensions and small resorts that offer authentic Polynesian hospitality at reasonable prices. With fewer divers than Bora Bora or Moorea, Huahine provides a more intimate and unhurried diving experience where you may be the only group at a dive site.

Huahine (Society Islands)

Air Tahiti flights from Papeete take forty minutes. Ferry from Raiatea takes approximately one hour.

Dive Sites in Huahine (Society Islands)

Avapeihi Pass

Fare Piti

Fitii Wall

Muri Beach (The Aquarium)