Modern and ambitious, French Polynesia, through its culture, history and environment, reveals an exceptional personality to the extent of its incredible adventure. Le livre de Tahiti is an indispensable complement to the practical guides of Tahiti. It will help the traveler to put order in the sum of disparate information received by visiting the islands. In a simple way, the strong points of material culture and the Polynesian past are discussed, the main points of its history and the rather complete description of the natural environment of this region.