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Drifting Fakarava's South Pass
Hundreds of sharks in the channel as you drift the tide, expertly led.
Tuamotu Archipelago · French Polynesia
The Tuamotus
Coral atolls on the open Pacific — the great diving, the deepest quiet.
- When to Go
- Apr – Nov
- Estimated From
- ~US$2,350 per person, per night
The Tuamotus are coral atolls scattered across the Pacific — Rangiroa and Fakarava, where the passes fill with sharks, rays and schooling fish on every tide. This is French Polynesia at its most remote and most alive: a private lodge, a dive guide, and the drift of the pass.
Access · Not Itinerary
Signature Moments
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Pink-Sand Motus
A private islet of pink sand on an empty turquoise lagoon.
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A Pearl Farm, Privately
The black pearl from lagoon to hand, with the farmers who grow it.
Curated Journeys
Curated Journey Archetypes
The Diver's Atolls
Rangiroa and Fakarava's passes with a private dive team.
Designed to your pace
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The Empty Lagoon
An atoll lodge, pink sand, and the open ocean.
Designed to your pace
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Pearls & the Pacific
Black-pearl culture and reef life, far from anywhere.
Designed to your pace
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Each a starting point — our advisors weave them into a single, seamless journey.
Common Questions
Questions, answered.
There's no single right month — it depends on the experience you want. Your Forest Travel advisor, who has spent time on the ground in The Tuamotus, matches the timing to your trip: the light, the harvest or season worth being there for, and the weeks the crowds haven't found.
Enough to travel unhurried. Rather than a fixed package, your advisor shapes the length around your pace and the moments that matter — a few unforgettable days or a slow, immersive fortnight.
Entirely. Every The Tuamotus journey is built around you — private access, the stays that never list, pacing and introductions that only four decades of relationships unlock. Nothing is off the shelf.
Because an advisor opens what no platform can sell. Online platforms list what's already public — the same rooms and flights available to everyone. A Forest advisor opens what isn't: private after-hours access, the host who answers because they know us, pacing built around your life, and logistics that stay invisible. Over forty years we've built the relationships that turn 'impossible' into 'it's arranged.'
It begins with a conversation, not a quote. A dedicated advisor learns how you want to feel — not only where you want to go — then designs a journey around you and reshapes it freely as your plans evolve. There's no fee for the initial consultation and no obligation.
Discretion is built in. We work quietly, share nothing, and arrange private transfers, exclusive-use stays and after-hours access so you're never on public display. For clients who require it, every detail is handled under strict confidentiality.
Begin in The Tuamotus
None of this is fixed.
Every journey here is a starting point a private advisor reshapes entirely around you — your pace, your people, the The Tuamotus only you would recognise.