For my last stop in French Polynesia, I said goodbye to the Society Islands (and therefore to the mountainous islands inside a lagoon). Instead, I moved on to the Tuamotu archipelago: older islands where only the surrounding reef remains, in the middle of which there is a large lagoon.
I opted for the most touristy (but still rather laid-back) island of Rangiroa, the largest atoll in French Polynesia.
This blog entry is an abridged version of the original entry in German.
![South-Western Rangiroa [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/20231022_111525-150x150.jpg)
![Avatoru Pass from above [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/20231022_111930-150x150.jpg)
![Avatoru Pass [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/20231024_113629-150x150.jpg)
![Tiputa Pass [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/20231022_124116-150x150.jpg)
![Corals at Tiputa Pass [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/PA230534-150x150.jpg)
![Reef side of Rangiroa [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/20231023_084001-150x150.jpg)
![Rangiroa lagoon [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/20231022_124617-150x150.jpg)
![Rangiroa lagoon [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/20231024_091029-150x150.jpg)
![Pearl farm [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/20231024_100605-150x150.jpg)
![Extraction of a pearl [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/20231024_105903-150x150.jpg)
![Shoal at the "Aquarium" [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/PA230526-150x150.jpg)
![Shoal at the "Aquarium" [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/PA230501-150x150.jpg)
![Fish and corals at the "Aquarium" [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/PA230507-150x150.jpg)
![Corals at the "Aquarium" [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/PA230508-150x150.jpg)
![Corals at the "Aquarium" [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/PA230515-150x150.jpg)
![Corals and fish in Rangiroa lagoon [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/PA240559-150x150.jpg)
![Corals and fish in Rangiroa lagoon [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/PA240564-150x150.jpg)
![Shoal in Rangiroa lagoon [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/PA240578-150x150.jpg)