Rangiroa, with its 42 mile long and 16 mile wide turquoise lagoon, is the largest atoll in the Tuamotu's and has just over 2000 inhabitants. Only an hour's flight from Tahiti, Rangiroa offers hours of warm sunshine, swaying palm trees over white sand and coral beaches, and an immense playground for water sports and activities.

Lagoon excursions include snorkelling through the pass, along with hundreds of fish and sharks, line or drag fishing in the lagoon, motor boat outings to visit Tiputa village, various 'motu' islets, especially the bird sanctuary on Motu Paio, or the 'Blue Lagoon' of Taeos. Rangiroa's lagoon is also world famous for unsurpassed scuba diving.