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Bonjour a tous !! Nous sommes deux backpakers qui allons passer deux semaines a Tahiti au mois d'Octobre prochain... Nous cherchons des informations sur les pensions en familles ? Et aussi des contacts... Y-a-t'il des gens qui habite Tahiti actuellement ? Pourriez-vous nous aider ? Nous sommes ouvertes à tout les renseignements et suggestions !! Merci beaucoup a tous !

Bonjour, je me prépare pour un tour du monde de 6/8 mois. Je veux faire un stop en juillet à Tahiti. Est ce une destination facile pour les petits budgets (pas plus de 30 euros/jour) ? Vous avez des bons plans tatouage ? Merci et salut à tous.

Bonjour à tous !

Juste une toute petite question : quelle est la meilleure saison pour se rendre à Tahiti ?

Est-ce que les mois de mai/juin/juillet y sont agréables ou c'est pas la peine d'y penser ?

Merci d'avance pour les informations !

Calimerette

Bonjour,

Pour mon tour du monde j'ai prévu une escale en Polynésie et j'arriverais normalement à Papeete le 23 Décembre pour en repartir le 03 janvier.

J'aurais aimé savoir plusieurs choses : Climat à cette période ? Hébergement : à voir sur place ou vaut il mieux réserver à l'avance sachant que je cherche évidemment du "pas cher" et que cette période risque d'être chargée ? Budget à prévoir pour cette période ? Visites à ne pas manquer ? îles à voir en priorité et par quel moyen de transport le moins onéreux s'y rendre ?

Merci d'avance pour vos infos, tous vos conseils me seront utiles, alors n'hésitez pas !

Quelqu'un est déja aller a Tahiti? Si oui, j'aimerais bien avoir des informations sur les environs et les choses a ne pas manquer la bas !! J'y vais en octobre prochain comme arrêt avant d'arriver en Australie...N'importe quel informations serait la bienvenue! Merci !!

Salut à tous,

je suis étudiant en tourisme et je prépare mon travail de fin d'études sur la polynésie. je suis donc à la recherche d'un max d'info sur ces iles, ainsi que tous les bons plans pour si rendre, les logements chez l'habitant, etc... ce qu'il est interessant de faire sur place

mon travail s'oriente plus vers la découverte de façon originale et hors du commun de la polynesie en privilégiant le contact avec la population locale et en decouvrant la culture polynésienne.

Alors, si vous avez déja voyage, ou m habite là-bas, ou que votre voyage s'est effectue d'une maniere originale, n'hésitez pas à me le raconter.

De plus, je compte me rendre sur place afin de tester tout cela, alors si vs avez des bons plans pr que mon budget n'explose pas pr y aller, pensez à moi !!

Merci beaucoup, j'attends de vos nouvelles

voyageurjéjé

Bonjour, je cherche des conseils au sujet d'un voyage en polynesie

je reside au Japon et partirai de tokyo

sur place je souhaite 6 jours environ en club pour le repos et ensuite 6/8 jours a visiter deux ou 3 iles

que me conseillez vous, marie, deux enfants ..

merci

🙂 salut

nous partons un mois du 22/2 au 22/3/04 en polynésie française.

Avez vous des bons tuyaux à nous communiquer sur : les hébergements chez l'habitant dans les iles (les meilleurs rapport qualité/prix/sympa) les transferts dans les iles au départ de papeete (que privilégier ? l'avion, le bateau, la nage ???) les meilleurs sites pour la plongée (requin, manta, et plus "soft" pour ma copine !) les "incontournables" et autres "à ne pas manquer"

Autres questions : peut on payer avec des euros, peut on téléphoner avec un portable bi-bande, avec un abonnement chez bouygues qui inclut l'international ?

A vous lire et merci d'avance pour vos réponses que vous pouvez élargir si vous avez d'autres infos indispensables à nous communiquer.

😎Hi there, fellow backpackers in French Polynesia,

I’ll share my personal impressions and some tips for budget backpackers. French Polynesia isn’t just for the rich—I’ve met plenty of backpackers exploring these islands on a shoestring! The biggest expense is definitely the flight ticket. Since the beginning of April 2003, Corsair no longer serves Papeete, leaving only Air France and Air Tahiti Nui (and long live competition!). (AF is ATN’s partner, and a round-trip Paris-Papeete ticket costs at least 1300 € all taxes included.)

"An agreement was signed on 14/08/2002 between the Government of French Polynesia, Nouvelles Frontières Touraventure, Air Tahiti Nui, and Corsair. Corsair’s operation of the Papeete route was scheduled to continue until March 31, 2003. From that date, the Polynesian carrier Air Tahiti Nui would reinforce this route and put two A 340-300s into service."

Before heading to French Polynesia, ask for the brochure *"La petite hôtellerie & l'hébergement chez l'habitant à Tahiti et ses Îles"* (updated every year). Of course, a travel guide from the bookstore is also very useful. Address: Maison de Tahiti et ses îles, 28, bld Saint Germain, 75005 Paris Phone: 01 55 42 64 64 www.voyageatahiti.com This brochure helped me a lot: rates, phone numbers, transfer prices, camping info...

French Polynesia is vast! Which islands do you want to visit? The Marquesas from September to December, and the rest... Two seasons: hot and humid from November to March, and a cooler season from April to October. Note that the rainy season runs from November to April. It can rain for 3 or 4 days straight... but hey, as the Tahitians say: so what! Or, well, plants need rain. In July and August, it gets chilly in the evenings in Tahiti and Moorea (the record is 16°C)!

Things to do on Tahiti: island tour, excursion to the interior, the Pearl Museum, the Museum of Tahiti and its Islands, dinner at the food trucks on the waterfront parking lot (VIP boats), Papeete Market. After that, it’s time to head to the other islands...

Cheapest accommodation right in the center of Papeete: Teamo Hostel (5-minute walk from the market!). Dorm beds cost 2100 CFP (a bit run-down, but hey, we’re backpackers, right?). It’s run by a Chinese grandma married to a Tahitian. (You can’t cook or make coffee anymore because some backpackers stole kitchen utensils.) Apparently, there’s a cheap place to stay near the hospital where you can cook, but I don’t know the address...

Truck fare from FAA airport to downtown Papeete: 130 CFP during the day, 200 CFP at night (runs 24/7). You can eat cheaply at Papeete Market (sandwiches for 300 CFP, takeaway meals from 400 to 700 CFP).

Maritime transport from Papeete to Moorea: Aremiti Ferry, 1060 CFP one way. Truck to Moorea Camping or Nelson and Josiane’s camping: 300 CFP. Rates at Nelson’s: camping 1100 CFP/night/person; dorm 1600 CFP/night/person—clean and much better than Moorea Camping.

At Moorea Camping, the shark tour (feeding sharks and rays + snorkeling) costs 2500 CFP/person for guests and 3000 CFP for others (it’s the cheapest on the island—I did it three times!). Getting around isn’t easy because the truck only runs according to ferry schedules, about 3 or 4 times a day. You’ll need to rent a bike or scooter, but it’s expensive: bike rental for 8 hours is 2000 CFP. For the sporty types, the island tour is 60 km.

I can’t afford to stay at the Sofitel in Moorea, but I know it has the most beautiful beach on the island!

To continue to the other islands, you’ll need to either return to Papeete or take a plane, but since we’re broke, we head back to Papeete to catch the boats at Motu-Uta (the maritime port, a 15-minute walk from downtown). Destinations include: - Tuamotu: Tikehau, Rangiroa, Ahe, Apataki, Manihi, Fakarava... - Austral Islands: Rimatara, Rurutu, Tubuai, Raivavae, Rapa - Leeward Islands: Huahine, Raiatea, Tahaa, Bora Bora, Maupiti - Gambier and the Marquesas Islands: Nuku-Hiva, Hiva-Oa...

You can get maritime schedules from the tourist office (very useful for boat info, schedules, destinations, rates, etc.).

For transport, opt for inter-island ships: schooners or bonitiers (super cheap), but be prepared for long trips with minimal comfort and seasickness... For example, Rurutu to Papeete takes 42 hours at sea! Papeete to Bora Bora is 22 hours!

Update: The cargo ship Dory 2 sank (gasoline explosion), and Vaeanu II is grounded on the reef at Rimatara (Austral Islands).

To be continued in episode (2/)...

Salut à tous!! 😉

Voilà c'est fait j'ai mon billet pour Tahiti, départ prévu le 28 novembre, c'est un aller retour (retour open) donc je peux rester sur place une année si je veux pour le même prix, moins de 25 ans donc avantages sur Air France.

J'ai déja posté des messages sur ce site, mais je suis toujours à la recherche de colocataires sur Tahiti ainsi que des "compagnons" de voyage (j'espère rester sur place plusieurs mois en y trouvant un petit boulot).

Donc si vous avez un billet pour un départ le 28 nov et que vous avez le même projet que moi (avoir un autre style de vie, mieux comprendre la culture polynésienne et profiter des merveilles de la polynésie...) contactez moi pour en discuter.🙂

De même, si vous partez un peu avant ou un peu après et que vous espérez trouver des colocataires, là aussi on peut en discuter.

J'espère à bientôt!! 😎

🙂salut!! voila avec mon copain on aimerai bie partir un mois en octobre en polynesie, on n'arrive pas a trouver des infos interressante donc on compte sur vous tous afin de savoir un peu tout sur les actvites terrestres et aquatiques, ses prix, puis les lodges(hotels) et ses prix, bref nous auront un petit budget et voulons savoir tout simplement tous les bons tuyaux et si cette destination vaut le detour!!!

merci pour tout!!!

bisous, gaelle et olivier.

ps: nous avons deja ete en inde, nepal, laos, cambodge, thailande et vietnam donc si vous voulez des infos et bien avec grand plaisir!!!!!😉🙂

Quelqu'un connait-il les hotels Maitai ou Sofitel Marara a Bora-Bora? Que pouvez-vous m'en dire?

Merci de votre aide...

je souhaite partir au début 2003, en pf ou aux maldives, avec ma fiancée. Il semblerait que les maldives soit beaucoup plus abordables, en ce qui concerne le billet d'avion. beaucoup de forum existent sur les iles de polynésie, mais assez peu sur les maldives; alors, si vous avez des infos n'hésitez pas!! merci

Romu

Hi there, I’m explaining our situation—my daughter and her young family have just moved to Polynesia, specifically to the island of Raiatea. That’s great, of course, and my wife and I are planning to visit them. However, flights that go through the United States are causing us a problem because we’ve been to Cuba. I think we’ll need a visa because of that. Has anyone else dealt with this situation before? Any advice on flights and visas would be really helpful. Thanks in advance for your feedback.

Hi there, We’re planning a trip to Polynesia and would love to hear your thoughts on this destination—especially spots that are charming but not too touristy, with access to paradise-like beaches... If we could avoid falling into the usual tourist traps for once, that’d be great! I can’t wait to read your replies... Just one last thing—Tahiti is a dream for me. I want to see the Tiare flower with my own eyes, visit pearl farms, and maybe even check out vanilla plantations... This will be the trip of a lifetime, and I already know it’ll be unforgettable. If you help me out, that’d be amazing! Thanks so much!

We’re planning a 4-month trip in spring 2027. We’re looking for a third destination that optimizes transport costs. Ideally, somewhere very different from the other two (Polynesia and Indonesia). Thanks

Hello,

Who among us hasn’t dreamed of having a ticket to Tahiti, Bora Bora, or the Marquesas in their pocket—preferably a one-way ticket to “paradise”?

Idyllic landscape of a dream island, but difficult to access: the Bay of Virgins in Fatu Hiva, Marquesas Islands

Among the values conveyed by literature, tourism, and advertising is the quest for “elsewhere,” for a change of scenery, in the truest sense of the word—that is, the need to leave one’s country. This need for otherness, for difference, is projected onto dreamlike, idealized, even mythicized places. In our imaginary world, the island is often that place.

Yet we forget that islands have also been ideal prisons. The examples are numerous: Elba and Saint Helena, Alcatraz and Poulo Condor, If and Yeu, the Devil’s Islands and Leros. The latter, located in Greece in the Dodecanese, hosted a sinister forced labor camp during the colonels’ dictatorship as well as a psychiatric hospital. Despite the beauty of its bay, tourism has remained marginal there due to its bad reputation, unlike the neighboring island of Patmos.

I’d like to share a selection of about a dozen islands from across the world’s seas and oceans. For dreaming...

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SANTORINI



July 27, 1967

At dawn, the ferry from Agios Nikolaos (Crete) enters the immense caldera of Santorini. From the ship’s deck, Rainer, my travel companion, and I are left in awe by the sight of these towering, multicolored cliffs looming over us. We disembark and begin the steep climb on foot via the winding mule path up to the village of Fira, the capital perched above the cliff. Though it’s still very early, we head to the youth hostel. There wasn’t a soul in the alleys that morning—or rather, there were only cats! I have a fond memory of that encounter with Santorini: a sensory shock, a breathtaking volcanic site, a harmony of blue, ochre-red, and white. A welcoming island, as it was traditional to welcome the xénou, an island that hadn’t yet fully recovered from the terrible 1956 earthquake, a Cycladic architectural marvel where local life was still preserved.

It’s easy to see why, in antiquity, the island was named Kallisté (καλλίστη), “the most beautiful,” as it’s nearly impossible to resist gazing at this landscape shaped by tectonic forces. Indeed, a massive volcanic cataclysm—the Minoan eruption—shaped this scenery in the 17th century BCE, creating a caldera that was quickly filled by the sea. The enormous tsunamis that followed reached Crete, leading to the disappearance of the Minoan civilization.

A cliffside path along the caldera leads us to the peaceful village of Oia, at the northern tip of the island. Blue-domed churches and flower-filled villages with whitewashed houses line the way. This walk is a continuous marvel, offering splendid views of the caldera and the neighboring islands formed by the breakup of the ancient volcano (Thirissa, Nea Kameni). Oia is a large, picturesque village, like Fira perched on the cliff’s edge, which was severely damaged by the 1956 earthquake, and its scars are still visible. Its cave-like houses with vaulted roofs haven’t yet been turned into luxury hotels or shops. Absolute tranquility reigns here.

Oia in 1967—a peaceful village overlooking the caldera. But where are the pools and trendy bars?

A lush countryside covered in olive trees and vineyards welcomes us for a pleasant hike, interrupted by the kindness of a friendly islander who gives us a lift in his truck for a few kilometers. He’s off to harvest his tomatoes, which he grows at the foot of Pyrgos Hill. The delicious little cherry tomato of Santorini earned an EU Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) in 2013. We climb up to the village of Pyrgos, perched on a hill and dominated by the elegant bell tower of its church. Finally, we reach the black sand beach of Kamari on the island’s eastern coast to enjoy a swim.

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RAIVAVAE (French Polynesia)



November 15, 2007

Éléonore from Pension Tama welcomes us with traditional flower leis, as if she’d been waiting for old friends she hadn’t seen in ages. The small airport terminal is lively, the atmosphere warm—people hugging, rejoicing in reunions, all under kilos of flowers. Then, just as quickly, the place empties until the next flight... in a few days.



In the Austral Islands, a ninety-minute flight from Tahiti, Raivavae is a world away from the frenetic pace of Papeete or the tourist crowds of the Leeward Islands. The true paradise of the South Seas can still be savored here—it’s a bit like Bora Bora half a century ago. Our first feeling upon arriving on this island is wonder, with smiles that could melt even the gloomiest among us, landscapes so stunning they take your breath away, and above all, a sense of disorientation and fulfillment. Picture a mountainous island, about ten kilometers by three and a half, encircled by a coral reef and wild motu, cradling a lagoon with shades of blue that would make Bora Bora green with envy.

The roughly one thousand inhabitants of Raivavae are spread across four villages around the island. Children are everywhere, as is typical in Polynesia, and they greet you with open, genuine smiles. Here, ancestral values have survived progress. The predominantly Protestant population is very devout, as evidenced by the several temples built across the island. Religious fervor sets the rhythm of daily life. Sundays are reserved for worship and Sunday school (catechism). Work is forbidden on that day, and tourist activities are suspended. These rules are strict and respected.

Hat contest for the worship celebration

Yet a sense of resignation is ever-present. The people of Raivavae know they are—and will remain—isolated. Despite the construction of an airstrip in 2004 and a few weekly flights to Tahiti and its nearest neighbor, Tubuai (200 km away), the island remains on the fringes of the world. One painful aspect is the separation of children from their parents when they leave for middle school in Tubuai starting in fifth grade. Television brings daily images of a world the islanders will likely never know, but one they often aspire to.

We are privileged. We have the pristine white-sand beaches of the motu and some of the most beautiful bays in Polynesia all to ourselves. The jewel in the crown, the island’s emblematic spot, is the “motu-pool,” about twenty minutes by boat. A natural, exquisite basin with crystal-clear water, gradients of blue, and white sand. And best of all, there’s almost no one there. In fact, lounging on the beach is frowned upon, especially for young women. Religion looks very unfavorably on sunbathing and lazing around. And yet, everything here leans toward that philosophy of life.



The "motu-pool"

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Bonjour à tous!

Un ami et moi allons partir 1 mois entre Hawaï (Oahu, Maui et Big Island, 11 jours) et la Polynésie Française (Tahiti, Moorea, Bora-Bora et Rangiroa, 18 jours), du 14 août au 16 septembre.

J’ai déjà fait pas mal de recherches pour essayer de ne rien manquer...mais c’est toujours mieux de faire appel à ceux qui ont déjà été directement sur le terrain !

Pour ce qui est de la plongée, je me concentre sur la Polynésie, mais j’ai aussi entendu et vu ici et là qu’a Hawaï, c'était pas mal non plus...

Que me conseillez vous ? Avez-vous de bonnes adresses de centres de plongée, restaurants, endroits incontournables à voir ?

Merci à ceux qui prendront le temps de partager leur expérience !

Romain 🙂

Bonjour, je planifie 6 mois de voyage. Au début je voulais aller dans le pacifique en avril, mais il est plus avantageux d'y aller en février pour les prix. Je me demandais donc quel est le climat / meteo au vanuatu en février, est ce que quand il pleut c'est toute la journée? Est ce que cest risqué de planifié 3 semaines dans cette période?

En polynesie francaise, le climat en avril ressemble a quoi? Est ce que le lieu de plongée en apnee sont accessible de la plage a moana?

Merci beaucoup Bonne journee

Bonjour souhaiterai bons plans pour ses destinations Pérou Tahiti et îles ( 2 mois) vols, hébergements, curiosités etc... Merci de vos conseils et au plaisir de vous lire

Namasthé