Music and dancing tell the story of the Tahitian people. Beautifully costumed dancers demonstrate beauty, strength and grace in traditional dances, which have been passed down for generations. Read more

Hinano was born in the heart of the South Pacific with strong Polynesian roots. Hinano Tahiti, is the name of a beautiful white, tropical flower. Hinano is also a lovely Tahitian name, the famous + 50 years old beer of Tahiti, and today Hinano is the brand of a new surfwear line inspired by the island life style with a touch from paradise.

Photos courtesy of Tahiti Tourisme

Tahiti is the largest of the 118 islands and atolls that comprise the country of French Polynesia.  The islands are sprinkled over 1 1/2 million square miles of ocean in the South Pacific.  French Polynesia (we refer the entire destination as Tahiti) is divided into five island groups, or archipelagoes.  The island of Tahiti is located in the Society Islands, an archipelago which includes the islands of Bora Bora, Raiatea, Taha’a and Moorea. Tahiti lies in the South Pacific, in the same time zone as Hawaii just south of the equator.

TAHITI HISTORY & CULTURE
Around 4000 BC, a great migration began from Southeast Asia across open ocean to settle the Pacific Islands. Many researchers conclude that Tonga and Samoa were settled around 1300 BC and from here colonization voyages were launched to the Marquesas Islands in about 200 BC. Over the next several centuries, great migrations to colonize all the Tahitian islands and virtually the entire South Pacific took place.

This area of the Pacific ocean is now called the “Polynesian Triangle” and includes Hawaii to the north, Easter Island to the southeast, and New Zealand to the southwest. Read more

TAHITIAN EXPERIENCES
Overwater Bungalows
Unlike any other hotel room you've stayed in before, these traditional thatched-roof bungalows are perched above the turquoise lagoon waters. In many of the rooms, tropical fish swim below as you look through the glass floor or coffee table. With all the amenities of a first-class hotel room, here on your private balcony surrounded only by water and sky, you can enjoy both breakfast (often delivered by canoe) and the sunset (seemingly delivered by the heavens). Photo: Bora Bora sunset as seen from the InterContinental Beachcomber Resort Bora Bora. Read more