Over 900 miles to the northeast of Tahiti lie the Marquesas Islands. This group of islands includes Nuku Hiva, Ua Huka, Ua Pou, Hiva Oa, Tahuata and Fatu Hiva.

Follow in the footsteps of Jack London, Robert Louis Stevenson and Herman Melville to these remote and beautiful islands. Melville’s novel “Typee” is based upon his visit to the valley of Taipivai on Nuku Hiva, the largest island in the group. Hiva Oa was home and final resting place of French painter Paul Gauguin and Belgian poet and singer Jacques Brel.

You can experience these islands in a few days by taking a three-hour flight on Air Tahiti. Or, to truly experience all the islands have to offer, the 16 day voyage through the more remote islands of the Tuamotus and the Marquesas on board the freighter Aranui II may be for you.