Most people picture an island paradise with overwater bungalow & crystal clear turquoise waters with vibrant coral reefs. You may be surprised to learn some facts.
If you need more reasons to drop everything and go to Tahiti, here are some unique things:
- Tahiti is made up of 118 islands and atolls spread out over five archipelagos
- There are no poisonous snakes or insects in French Polynesia.
- A typical Las Vegas hotel has more rooms than on all 118 islands of French Polynesia.
- The shopping and retail on the island is monopolized by the Chinese population.
- The official languages of the islands are Tahitian and French, however, English is widely spoken on most of the islands.
- More than half of the population of Tahiti is under the age of 20 years old.
- If you were new to the island, you would think the boxes outside the homes of Tahitian residents were for mail. They are actually for French bread delivery. Residents get a fresh loaf dropped off twice a day.
- The Tahitian alphabet consists only of 13 letters
- Overwater bungalow was invented in Tahiti in the 1960s
- The best place for making exquisite air plane window shots of the islands when flying with domestic airliner Air Tahiti? Make sure you have a seat on the left side of the plane when flying from Papeete to the outer islands and on the right side when returning.
- Tahiti is in the same time zone as Hawaii
