Tahaa is the sister of the nearby Raiatea, located in the archipelago of the Society Islands in the French Polynesia. Both islands are surrounded by coral reefs, that once could be one one island. Tahaa has few beaches on it`s coast. Most of the beaches on these island form smalles isles called motus. Tahaa has a beautiful blue lagoon very rich on marine life where you can practice some water sports as diving, windsurf and canoeing. The waters that surround both islands are also known all over the world for the many oportunities offered to navigate on sail boats. Another name for Tahaa is Vanilla Island, due to it`s constant vanilla scent. In fact, the island produces the 80% of vanilla of Tahiti. Both islands have several pearl factories, known for their quality and value.