Bora Bora is a romantic and one of the most beautiful islands in the Pacific Ocean, located near the capital island of French Polynesia, Tahiti. It has everything – mountains, magnificent beaches, hot tropical sun and modern infrastructure for recreation. History of Bora Bora Bora Bora is a picturesque tropical island that is 9 kilometers […]
Jarvis Island (English version: Jarvis Island) is a small island in the Line Islands Archipelago, located in the central Pacific Ocean about 2,200 kilometers south of Hawaii. The island takes its name from its discoverer, British captain James Brown, after the brothers Edward, Thomas, and William Jarvis, who were Brown’s ship owners and employers. Bunker […]
Howland is an island in the central Pacific Ocean, an unincorporated unorganized territory of the United States (i.e., not formally part of the United States, but is its possession). It was discovered in the early 19th century. Since 1857 officially belongs to the USA.The island has an elongated shape and is surrounded by a coral […]
In the western part of the Azores archipelago lies its smallest island: Corvo. This tiny island of just over 17 km² is home to about 400 people who lead an isolated and remote way of life. Traditions are well preserved and the local dialect resembles medieval Portuguese. Whether you are interested in culture or nature, […]
Tuvalu is a small archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. The total area of the nine islets is 26 square kilometers, with a population of 11,305 as of mid-2003. Before independence in 1978, this British colony was called the Ellis Islands. The current name means “eight” and indicates the number of inhabited islands in the archipelago […]
Welcome to some of the most wonderful wildlife sanctuaries in the Southern Ocean! Our travel experts recommend you visit Snares, Enderby, Auckland and Campbell Islands. All of them are UNESCO World Heritage sites, which means that nature is protected to the highest degree here. Tourists visit these areas rather rarely, as going ashore at some […]