The Official 2007 French Polynesia Thread

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Posted by glass012

I'm wondering how much $$$ FH and i will be spending on food and activities...Does anyone have any quotes or estimated prices??

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read the reviews
Camachos stated her activites prices

check out frommers too
they state prices

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Posted by Jess5790

for anyone whos interested. It might give some of you ideas
this is what we plan on doing, in no particular order

Moorea
activites
- Shark and ray feeding with motu lunch excursion
- Quad/ATV Guided Tours of Moorea(fh loves going ATVing)
- car rental(first day so we can explore and go to local supermarket for snacks and such)


restaurants
- Mahana Café (lunch)
- Alfredo’s (dinner)
- Allo Pizza (maybe as takeout)
and our hotel's restaurant

Bora Bora
activities
- 4 Wheel-Drive Safari Tour
- Sailing Sunset Cruise (free with our TA)
- Parasailing
- fire show at Hotel bora Bora (best on the island, sinner included)
- tattoos

restaurants
- Bloody Marys
- Villa Mahana
and just our hotel

forgot to add
kaina hut
http://www.kainahut.com/
and
La Bounty (pizza and such)

frommers has some good choices too
http://www.frommers.com/destinations/borabora/3031_inddin.html

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Jess, this is a great list!

i think i am skipping the canoe breakfast since we are doing the private motu picnic!! cant wait!

i made reservations for Villa Mahana also cant wait!
we plan to do a one day tour to moorea when we are in tahiti- we'll prob. do the 4x4 tour

we are looking to do the underwater helmet walk- sounds like fun- prob. in Bora Bora.
currently trying to find what bbq poly shows there are other than hotel bora bora since we wont be in bora bora till thursday...

please send suggestions if you have...

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Posted by naps714

How many of you are planning on doing a canoe breakfast in you OWB?

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Our TA included a complimentary canoe breakfast in our package.

I'm trying to make a list of things i need to buy for the honeymoon.
1) Will you be buying and bringing your own snorkel gear? If so...where would i be able to purchase one?
2) What about water aqua shoes??
3) How much sunblock do i need to bring? I bought 2 bottles of Neutrogena SPF 55 from Costco the other day. Do i need more? Probably do right?
4) How much cash are you planning to bring? Can i put everything on a credit card? Are there some places (like local grocery stores) that do not accept CC? If so, do i need to exchange the cash or do they accept US$?
6) Does anyone know if the resorts allow earlier check-in? The reason why i'm asking is that my flight arrives in Tahiti at 530am and we're planning to take the earliest ferry to Moorea (probably be the 730am ferry) and hopefully be able to check in our bags and start the day. If we're not able to check in i don't know what we will be able to do for all those hours with our luggage in tow.

SOrry so many questions...I'm getting really antsy about this trip. I'm really excited and i'm trying to put everything together!

I REPLIED IN ALL CAPS SO YOU'D SEE MY RESPONSES EASIER


I'm trying to make a list of things i need to buy for the honeymoon.
1) Will you be buying and bringing your own snorkel gear? If so...where would i be able to purchase one?
NOT SURE IF WE'RE BRINGING OUR OWN SNORKEL GEAR (WE'D HAVE TO BUY IT) BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS ON THE LUGGAGE - WILL PROBABLY JUST USE THE RESORT'S SNORKEL GEAR.

2) What about water aqua shoes??
DEFINITELY BRING WATER SHOES/SOCKS. THERE'S USUALLY CORAL AND WHATNOT SO PEOPLE RECOMMEND BRINGING THESE.

3) How much sunblock do i need to bring? I bought 2 bottles of Neutrogena SPF 55 from Costco the other day. Do i need more? Probably do right?
HOW MANY DAYS ARE YOU GOING FOR? I THINK 2 OF THE COSTCO NEUTROGENA BOTTLES SHOULD BE ENOUGH FOR UPTO 2 WEEKS.

4) How much cash are you planning to bring? Can i put everything on a credit card? Are there some places (like local grocery stores) that do not accept CC? If so, do i need to exchange the cash or do they accept US$?
HMMM, MAYBE $500 IN CASH? I THINK WE'LL MOSTLY JUST USE OUR CREDIT CARD. I'VE HEARD OF PEOPLE ONLY BRINGING $200 IN CASH.

6) Does anyone know if the resorts allow earlier check-in? The reason why i'm asking is that my flight arrives in Tahiti at 530am and we're planning to take the earliest ferry to Moorea (probably be the 730am ferry) and hopefully be able to check in our bags and start the day. If we're not able to check in i don't know what we will be able to do for all those hours with our luggage in tow.
THEY WILL USUALLY LET YOU CHECK IN EARLY IF THEY HAVE A ROOM AVAILABLE. IF THEY DON'T, THEY WILL HOLD YOUR LUGGAGE FOR YOU, WHILE YOU ENJOY THE POOL AND GROUNDS AND YOU CAN JUST CHECK IN LATER.

HOPE THIS HELPS!

GUESS WHAT??? FH & I just booked our Honeymoon!!!! I am so excited b/c it took a couple of months of going back and forth on honeymoon destinations and we always came back to Tahiti....

1 night at Sheraton Tahiti
4 nights at Moorea Pearl
4 nights at Intercontinental Thalasso Bora Bora

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Posted by Dee606

GUESS WHAT??? FH & I just booked our Honeymoon!!!! I am so excited b/c it took a couple of months of going back and forth on honeymoon destinations and we always came back to Tahiti....

1 night at Sheraton Tahiti
4 nights at Moorea Pearl
4 nights at Intercontinental Thalasso Bora Bora

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Daniela, I'm so excited for you! I know you had been going back and forth for sooooo long.... and I'm glad you finally made such a great decision

Who did you end up booking with? What kinds of rooms are you staying in?

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Posted by Dee606

GUESS WHAT??? FH & I just booked our Honeymoon!!!! I am so excited b/c it took a couple of months of going back and forth on honeymoon destinations and we always came back to Tahiti....

1 night at Sheraton Tahiti
4 nights at Moorea Pearl
4 nights at Intercontinental Thalasso Bora Bora

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How exciting!!!

Thanks!! I can't stop looking at tahiti pics online...

1 night at Sheraton Tahiti
at Moorea Pearl we booked Garden bungalo w/pool
at Intercontinental Thalasso Bora Bora- Emerald OWB

now I just need to get in shape b/c between last year and this year I bought like 8 new bikinis all still with tags that I need to fit into...
oh, and give myself a tighter budget b/c I really want to go to the spa at least once while on the honeymoon


I booked with Liberty Travel in Queens...
we were quoted $9,500 & he gave us some tips ...where to go buy pearls without being harrassed to purchase - Pearl Farm

told us about how yes, we should book nice meals on a couple of nights but most of the time you can just go to the store & pick up some stuff to make sandwhiches.

he said that Bora Bora had the most gorgeous sunsets/ sunrise that he's ever seen...I can't wait

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Posted by Dee606

GUESS WHAT??? FH & I just booked our Honeymoon!!!! I am so excited b/c it took a couple of months of going back and forth on honeymoon destinations and we always came back to Tahiti....

1 night at Sheraton Tahiti
4 nights at Moorea Pearl
4 nights at Intercontinental Thalasso Bora Bora

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Yay..Date twin and HM twin...When are you leaving, I may see you on the plane... We are leaving on the 3rd of October b/c that is the first direct flight... Congrats

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Yay..Date twin and HM twin...When are you leaving, I may see you on the plane... We are leaving on the 3rd of October b/c that is the first direct flight... Congrats

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wow, A date twin & honeymoon twin
We won't be seeing eachother on the flight but maybe on one of the islands....
We are taking a connection flight on 9/30
We will spend 9/30-10/1 on Tahiti
10/1 - 10/5 on Moorea
10/5 - 10/9 on Bora Bora

and then the direct flight home on 10/9

Congrats!!!!!

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Posted by Dee606

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Yay..Date twin and HM twin...When are you leaving, I may see you on the plane... We are leaving on the 3rd of October b/c that is the first direct flight... Congrats

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wow, A date twin & honeymoon twin
We won't be seeing eachother on the flight but maybe on one of the islands....
We are taking a connection flight on 9/30
We will spend 9/30-10/1 on Tahiti
10/1 - 10/5 on Moorea
10/5 - 10/9 on Bora Bora

and then the direct flight home on 10/9

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My FH and I are arriving just a few days after you leave - on 10/14. Anyone else arriving around then? I know Jess arrives when I leave - just wondering if anyone will be there the same week as me...

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Posted by Dee606

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Yay..Date twin and HM twin...When are you leaving, I may see you on the plane... We are leaving on the 3rd of October b/c that is the first direct flight... Congrats

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wow, A date twin & honeymoon twin
We won't be seeing eachother on the flight but maybe on one of the islands....
We are taking a connection flight on 9/30
We will spend 9/30-10/1 on Tahiti
10/1 - 10/5 on Moorea
10/5 - 10/9 on Bora Bora

and then the direct flight home on 10/9

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I will be in Moorea at the same time as you for a day.... Maybe we will bump into eachother..That is crazy...Well congrats on booking your HM!!!

I want to go there so bad, but i havent been able to find anything in our price range. . . . .

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Posted by LuckiestGirl

I want to go there so bad, but i havent been able to find anything in our price range. . . . .

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Why don't you try pricing the cruise... There is a review on the Tahiti cruise on the honeymoon boards.

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Posted by Dee606

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Posted by LuckiestGirl

I want to go there so bad, but i havent been able to find anything in our price range. . . . .

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Why don't you try pricing the cruise... There is a review on the Tahiti cruise on the honeymoon boards.

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That's a good idea. THere are a few cruise options. One leaves from Hawaii (note: the flights to Hawaii are considerably cheaper than the flights to Tahiti). THis cruise goes to the Hawaiian islands AND the French Polynesian islands. But you don't spend much time on any island.

THen there's the Paul Gaughin (sp?) cruise which is said to be VERY nice and luxurious.

THere's also the Tahitian Princess cruise that goes to the islands, but is a larger ship than the Paul Gaughin.

There are some less expensive ways of going out there - mostly it would mean staying less days (like 7 instead of 10-14). Also, the room category that you stay in makes a big difference in price, so you can stay in garden bungalows to save money (and then just do one or two nights in an OWB). Also, Bora Bora (and Tahaa) are the more expensive islands. You can spend most of your time in Moorea and then just do a couple of days in Bora Bora to minimize costs.

If you want, contact my TA, Tom Varghese, at [email protected]. Tell him what your budget is and he'll let you know if it's possible and if so, how you can do it. He can also help you if you decide to do something else like the Caribbean etc.