The idyllic island you can drive around in a weekend

Mo’orea looks made for a road trip. A single 60km (37.3-mile) coastal road rings the mountainous French Polynesian island, slipping between reef-protected lagoons, coconut palms and jagged green peaks. There are no high rises, no traffic lights and no main town, just a string of small villages, roadside snack bars, green spaces and bays that can be explored in a day – or better, stretched into a slower weekend.