The Marquesas Islands are less well known among tourists, and as yet they have no first-class hotels. Both Paul Gauguin and Jacques Brel are buried on Hiva Oa , and on Ua Huka it is possible to go horseriding between the numerous valleys. The islands are four hours from Tahiti by plane. The Austral Islands have a generally cooler climate than the rest of French Polynesia. The mutineers of the 'Bounty' attempted to make a settlement on Tubuai in 1789.
Accommodation is plentiful in the form of bungalows on or near the beach.
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