Vahine Island

Photo #1 of 19 . Swipe for more photos. Overview White sand beaches, a magnificent coconut grove full of light and shadows, a coral garden full of underwater splendors, a full range of blue hues splashed across the lagoon, and a backdrop of superb sunsets over Bora Bora will take your breath away and remain forever etched in your memories of this unbelievable place. Photo copyright Vahine Island.

Overview

A private island of 10 hectares just for you! Located north-east of Tahaa, in one of the most beautiful lagoons in all of Polynesia, Vahine Island offers a unique experience in a paradise setting.

Only 9 bungalows to find calm and inner peace, a gourmet and refined cuisine, a beautiful coconut grove, a white sand beach, and above all a caring and friendly staff, so much assets that make Vahine Island a place magical and out of time. You will live like a luxury Robinson Crusoe the time of your stay, and we will do everything to make these few days with us unforgettable.

While the name Tahiti is often synonymous with French Polynesia, the truth is there are more than 100 islands that make up this destination — each one of them having something special to offer.

Known as the Vanilla Island, Tahaa is one of French Polynesia’s most fertile islands, filled with sweet-smelling vanilla plants and an impressive variety of tropical fruits: bananas, mangoes, star fruit, coconut, grapefruit, limes, papaya and more. Visiting a vanilla plantation is a must, as over 80 percent of Tahitian vanilla comes from this island.
A few of the plantations run organic operations, such as Brian Henderson and his wife Morita Hioe of La Vallee de la Vanille, using rolling hillsides (instead of greenhouses) and coconut shells to fertilize their soil and feed the plants.

Interestingly, out of 25,000 varieties of orchids, vanilla is the only one to produce something edible. Don’t leave without browsing the onsite boutique, which offers an impressive array of vanilla-infused products, some of which include body oil, soap, shampoo, sea salt, olive oil, perfume, volcano rocks, coffee and sugar.