A Dreamscape, a Paradise Filled With 

No other island is as beautiful: it bursts with vibrating blues in different tones. The rooms on piles look like gorgeously decorated boats and include a bathtub filled with flowers and a private terrace for fully enjoying the view.

Le Taha’a is on a “motu”, a small, private island part of the ring that surrounds Taha’a Island, the island of vanilla, enclosing it in a lagoon of impressive colors. It is the ideal place to explore marine life, feed sharks and manta rays and glide on a kayak or sailboat.

When guests desire total pampering, the doors of the Spa open and offer wonderful massages at the edge of a small, internal lagoon. Guests will enjoy moments of ideal serenity when strolling on the beach or wading the shallow waters, relaxing by the swimming pool or resting in the bungalow.

 

 

 

An always-attentive staff facilitates this sensation of being in paradise and, after enjoying the legendary sunset, the moment arrives to discover the Ohiri gourmet restaurant. Prepared by the chef, who fuses much of France with a little of Polynesia, diners will enjoy the exquisite flavors that accompany the fresh foie gras, lobster and veal. 

It can be reached by boat from the Raiatea airport (35 minutes) or helicopter from Bora Bora (7 minutes). It features a Spa and swimming pool and everything necessary to enjoy scuba diving, kayaking, windsurfing, tennis, horseback riding, tours to see sharks and manta rays, and exploring the island and its vanilla plantations.

This is a haven on a private island, the only Relais & Chateâux hotel in French Polynesia and a true invitation to luxuriously enjoy the sea. “La orana maeva” (welcome) to Taha’a.      

 

 

 

 

 

Text: Patrick Monney ± Photo: Patrick Monney