J'ai enfin trouver un stage interessant a tahiti (papeete), mais j'ai encore quelques questions a poser avant de prendre ma decision.
Pour etre honnete, on m'a souvent dit que 6 mois, c'était long, et que sur une ile, j'allais vite avoir fais le tour? Je me plais a croire que seul quelqu'un qui le voudrait pourrais etre ammener a s'ennuyer, mais il est vrai qu'apres deux ou trois mois, aller à la plage commencera progressivement a perdre son charme (vous voyez probablement se que je veux dire...)
Hormis les activites nautiques, qui y-a t-il a faire sur l'ile principale?
Les autres iles sont elles facilement accessible ? (je veux dire par la que comme je serais en stage, je n'aurais probablement que mes week-end pour decouvrir le reste de la polynesie)
J'envisage d'acheter un scooter a mon arrivé, et je reve deja a l'idée de silloné de petite route magnifique, bordé par un couché de soleil que mon imagination ne pourrais de toute maniere qu'envisager a tahiti. Suis-je fou? Ai-je trop regarder la télé? ou est ce que c'est possible et meme conseillé?
Si c'est envisagable, combien coute un scooter sur l'ile? Avez vous des site internet ou je pourrais me renseigner? Et est-il possible de transporter un scooter d'une ile a une autre?
Les transport inter-ile coute il cher? Auriez vous une idée des prix?
Concernant la vie en général, est-il possible de trouver facilement un logement en colocation? Dois je tous faire sur place ou existe il des site internet qui me permettrai d'entrer en contact avec des gens eventuellement interresé?
Je compte debarquer la bas debut aout 2008 et ce jusqu'en janvier ou fevrier 2009. On m'a parler de la saison des pluies... Quand est-il vraiment??
Voila, je crois avoir fait le tour des questions qui me tracassent!!!
Merci d'avoir pris le temps de les lire, et merci d'y repondre si possible ;)
Bonjour,
je vais un peu casser le mythe "Tahiti"... L'île de Tahiti, et plus particulièerement PAPEETE, ne correspond plus à ce que les gens s'imaginent. L'île est bien évidemment la plus peuplée de Polynésie. C'est une belle île mais qui ne dispose malheureusement que de rares plages de sable blanc bien différentes de celles qu'on voit sur les cartes postales (qui sont souvent des vue des Tuamotu...). L'agglomération de PAPEETE est très embo :uteillée principalement aux entrées de la ville à partir de 6H jusqu'à 8H/8H30 et le soir de 15H30/16H00 à 18H. On ne s'imagine pas trouver de tels embouteillages en Polynésie mais c'est la triste réalité. Il n'y a pas de "petites routes magnifiques" à Tahiti... Tu trouveras ça dans les autres îles, sans problème !
Je ne pense pas que tu t'ennuieras pendant tes 6 mois ici. Il suffit de s'intéresser à la vie locale et savoir profiter de ce que le pays offre comme possibilités : plage bien sur mais aussi plongée, randonnées en montagne, découverte des îles, ... Ca meublera sans problème tes week-ends !
La coloc est assez courante ici. On trouve les annonces dans la presse locale, les affichettes dans les commerces ou sites internet polynesiens. Il faut compter 50 à 70.000 Fcp/mois.
L'achat d'un scooter est facile. Il y a pas mal de marchands à Papeete. Leur prix a bien baissé avec l'arrivé des engins "made in China" mais on peut aussi trouver en occaz. Les mois de Juillet Aout sont traditionnellement ici des mois où beaucoup de gens repartent en France après leur séjour professionnel (fonctionnaires, militaires, ...) et donc pas mal d'annonces v oitures/scooters/motos... Compter 100.000 Fcp mini pour qq chose de correct.
En ayant les w-e libres, tu pourras facilement aller à Moorea, à 30 min. de bateau. Ils embarquent les scooters et motos pour un prix très abordable (site des ferries AREMITI et MOOREA EXPRESS ou MOOREA FERRY). L'île de Moorea est très belle et là-bas, c'est déja les vacances quand on vient de Papeete. Beaucoup de gens vivant à Tahiti viennent ici (j'y habite...) en w-e ou pour les vacances.
Les balades en scooter sont bien agréables et tu pourras en faire (sur la côte Ouest) pour admirer les couchers de soleil !
Pour un w-e, il est possible d'aller dans les îles Sous le Vent (Huahine, Tahaa, Raiatea et Bora-Bora). Les liaisons aériennes sont nombreuses.
La saison des pluies débute en Novembre et dure jusqu'en Avril. Tu aura donc un aperçu de la saison dite "sèche" et de la saison des pluies. Tu pourras faire la comparaison !!!
En faisant des recherches sur Google, tu trouveras pas mal de sites polynésiens qui t'aideront dans tes recherches.
Bon courage.
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