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Raiatea and Taha’a
4 0 minute away by plane ride from Papeete, Raiatea is the fertile valleys with the highest point being Mount Temehani. The
second largest Island in French Polynesia and is just slightly twin islands of Raiatea and Tahaa form part of the Leeward Islands
smaller than Tahiti itself. The islands of Raiatea and Tahaa are aur- group in the Society Archipelago located between Bora Bora and
rounded by the same coral reef. Raiatea is also the most populated Huahine. These two islands provide visitors a tranquil refuge from
island in the Leeward Islands, with a land area of 64.7 sq. miles the hustle and bustle of noisy touristy towns such as Papeete or
and a total population of 12,024 inhabitants at the August 2007 Moorea.
census. Raiatea landscape is a combination of waterfalls, bays and
