ivent sailing
PONANT Explorer-Schiff vor Anker in einer Bucht der Kimberley-Kueste
Le Jacques Cartier · Polynesia & Melanesia

Tuamotus, Gambier Islands & Austral Islands: Fakarava and Rapa Iti

14 nights · 13. December - 27. December 2026 · Papeete, Tahiti → Papeete, Tahiti

Discover the voyage

This fourteen-night round trip from Papeete links the Tuamotu, Gambier and Austral groups, three sets of French Polynesian islands that rarely lie on a single route. With 184 guests and sixteen Zodiacs, Le Jacques Cartier is well suited to landing at small ports such as Rikitea, Rapa Iti and Raivavae. The Blue Eye underwater lounge offers an unusual view of the coral life below the hull. Polynesian tradition, tiki sites and volcanic mountains shape the stops, with days at sea covering long distances between them.

Enjoy your voyage in advance

How your holiday could unfold

Scroll along the route. Tap a port for details.

Leg 1 · Embarkation

Papeete, Tahiti

Papeete, Tahiti - Insellandschaft mit Lagune

The capital of Tahiti on the north-west coast of the main island of French Polynesia is the gateway to the South Seas …

More about this port on request

Leg 2

Anaa, Tuamotu-Archipel

Tropical island

Anaa is a low-lying atoll in the western Tuamotu archipelago of French Polynesia, around 400 kilometres east of Tahiti …

More about this port on request

Leg 3

Aukena, Gambierinseln

Kajak im türkisfarbenen Lagunenwasser Französisch-Polynesiens

Aukena is a small island in the Gambier archipelago in the far south-east of French Polynesia, set in one of Polynesia's largest lagoons …

More about this port on request

Leg 4

Rikitea, Gambierinseln

Luftbild eines Atolls mit türkisfarbener Lagune in den Tuamotus

On the main island of Mangareva in the Gambier archipelago at the far south-east of French Polynesia, this small main settlement serves as the gateway to one of the Pacific's most remote island groups …

More about this port on request

Leg 5

Rapa

Riffische im klaren Lagunenwasser einer Südsee-Insel
Leg 6

Raivavae, Austral-Inseln

Lagune einer polynesischen Insel im Abendlicht

In the Austral Islands of southern French Polynesia, this volcanic island with its double lagoon and white coral motus is regarded as one of the most beautiful islands in the Pacific …

More about this port on request

Leg 7

Tubuai, Austral-Inseln

Luftbild einer polynesischen Insel mit Korallenriff

Tubuai is the main island of the Austral Islands in the south of French Polynesia, around 650 kilometres south of Tahiti …

More about this port on request

Leg 8

Rurutu, Austral-Inseln

Rosa Anemone mit Anemonenfischen an einem polynesischen Riff

The volcanic island of Rurutu belongs to the Austral Islands of French Polynesia and is laced with limestone cliffs and caves …

More about this port on request

Leg 9

Papeete, Tahiti

Tahiti

The capital of Tahiti on the north-west coast of the main island of French Polynesia is the gateway to the South Seas …

More about this port on request

This voyage in figures

0
nights
0
intermediate stops
0
guests on board
Your next step

Let us talk about your voyage

On your signal we will hold your preferred suite for you, without obligation.

InterestSave this voyage
ConsultationRequest offer