Rurutu's fringing reef acts as a natural sanctuary for humpback mothers and calves. While French Polynesia is perhaps best known as the home of Tahiti and Bora Bora, there’s a lot more to explore ...

Call me jaded, or cynical—or, as all jaded cynics prefer to be described, “a realist”—but when I was told that one of the activities during my six-day Tahiti yachting excursion was “the opportunity to ...