VISITING TIKEHAU

It’s a hike to get there and even harder to leave.

An eight-hour red-eye flight from L.A. to Tahiti followed by an additional one-hour, 30-minute flight north brings you to Tikehau, home of Tikehau Ocean Tour. Lodging includes overwater bungalows and luxury accommodations set among coconut trees and white coral beaches. To book a private half-day ($600) or full-day ($1,000) ocean tour, including snorkeling with manta rays over coral reefs, free-diving and spearfishing, or swimming with sharks, visit tikehauoceantour.com. Full-day tours include lunch made on a tiny island and served with fresh-caught fish and other seafood, cooked over a coral fire.