The final home and resting place of painter Paul Gauguin and singer Jacques Brel, Hiva Oa is watched over by many large stone tiki statues and boasts the tallest peak in the Marquesas, Mount Temetiu at 3,980 feet. Due to potential ocean swells, landings here are weather dependent. If weather allows, you can relax on black-sand beaches, enjoy exceptional snorkeling and diving, or explore the ancient Tehueto Petroglyphs.