Trip IdeasFodor's Tahiti & French Polynesia, 1st Edition
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About This Book
Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. While you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in Tahiti!
•Updated frequently, Fodor’s Tahiti & French Polynesia provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guide book.
•Fodor’s Tahiti & French Polynesia features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in Tahati.
•Experience Tahiti like a local! Fodor’s Tahiti & French Polynesia features information from local experts.
•Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.
•8-pg, pull-out map
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. While you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in Tahiti!
•Updated frequently, Fodor’s Tahiti & French Polynesia provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guide book.
•Fodor’s Tahiti & French Polynesia features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in Tahati.
•Experience Tahiti like a local! Fodor’s Tahiti & French Polynesia features information from local experts.
•Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.
•8-pg, pull-out map
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Table of Contents
About This Book ............ 6
When to Go ............ 7
What’s Where ............ 8
Quintessential Tahiti & French Polynesia ............ 12
If You Like ............ 14
Great Itineraries ............ 16
Chapter 1: Tahiti ............ 19
Orientation & Planning ............ 20
Exploring Tahiti ............ 26
Where to Stay ............ 40
Where to Eat ............ 47
Shopping ............ 52
Spas ............ 54
After Dark ............ 56
Outdoor Activities ............ 58
Chapter 2: Moorea ............ 61
Orientation & Planning ............ 62
Exploring Moorea ............ 67
Where to Eat ............ 73
Where to Stay ............ 77
Outdoor Activities ............ 84
Shopping ............ 88
Spas ............ 89
After Dark ............ 91
Chapter 3: Bora Bora with Maupiti ............ 93
Orientation & Planning ............ 94
Exploring Bora Bora ............ 100
Where to Stay ............ 103
Where to Eat ............ 108
Outdoor Activities ............ 110
Shopping ............ 113
Spas ............ 115
After Dark ............ 116
Island-Hopping ............ 116
Chapter 4: Huahine ............ 121
Orientation & Planning ............ 122
Exploring Huahine ............ 127
Where to Stay ............ 130
Where to Eat ............ 135
Shopping ............ 137
Spas ............ 138
After Dark ............ 139
Outdoor Activities ............ 139
Chapter 5: Tuamotu Archipelago ............ 141
Orientation & Planning ............ 142
Rangiroa ............ 146
Fakarava ............ 156
Tikehau ............ 162
Manihi ............ 166
Chapter 6: The Other Islands ............ 171
Raiatea and Tahaa ............ 172
The Marquesas Islands ............ 182
The Gambier Islands ............ 199
The Austral Islands ............ 203
Chapter 7: Cruising in French Polynesia ............ 207
Choosing Your Cruise ............ 208
Cruise Lines ............ 212
Before You Go ............ 222
Arriving & Embarking ............ 224
Disembarkation ............ 233
Understanding Tahiti & French Polynesia ............ 235
Tahitian Vocabulary ............ 236
Travel Smart French Polynesia ............ 239
Getting Here & Around ............ 240
Essentials ............ 244
Index ............ 258
About Our Writers ............ 272
Maps
French Polynesia ............ 10—11
Tahiti ............ 22—23
Pape’ete ............ 28
Moorea ............ 63
Bora Bora ............ 96—97
Maupiti ............ 118
Huahine ............ 123
Tuamotu Archipelago ............ 143
Rangiroa ............ 148
Fakarava ............ 158
Tikehau ............ 163
Manihi ............ 167
Raiatea ............ 174
Tahaa ............ 180
The Marquesas ............ 183
Nuku Hiva ............ 185
Hiva Oa ............ 189
Ua Huka ............ 194
Fatu Hiva ............ 198
Gambier Islands ............ 200
Austral Islands ............ 205
When to Go ............ 7
What’s Where ............ 8
Quintessential Tahiti & French Polynesia ............ 12
If You Like ............ 14
Great Itineraries ............ 16
Chapter 1: Tahiti ............ 19
Orientation & Planning ............ 20
Exploring Tahiti ............ 26
Where to Stay ............ 40
Where to Eat ............ 47
Shopping ............ 52
Spas ............ 54
After Dark ............ 56
Outdoor Activities ............ 58
Chapter 2: Moorea ............ 61
Orientation & Planning ............ 62
Exploring Moorea ............ 67
Where to Eat ............ 73
Where to Stay ............ 77
Outdoor Activities ............ 84
Shopping ............ 88
Spas ............ 89
After Dark ............ 91
Chapter 3: Bora Bora with Maupiti ............ 93
Orientation & Planning ............ 94
Exploring Bora Bora ............ 100
Where to Stay ............ 103
Where to Eat ............ 108
Outdoor Activities ............ 110
Shopping ............ 113
Spas ............ 115
After Dark ............ 116
Island-Hopping ............ 116
Chapter 4: Huahine ............ 121
Orientation & Planning ............ 122
Exploring Huahine ............ 127
Where to Stay ............ 130
Where to Eat ............ 135
Shopping ............ 137
Spas ............ 138
After Dark ............ 139
Outdoor Activities ............ 139
Chapter 5: Tuamotu Archipelago ............ 141
Orientation & Planning ............ 142
Rangiroa ............ 146
Fakarava ............ 156
Tikehau ............ 162
Manihi ............ 166
Chapter 6: The Other Islands ............ 171
Raiatea and Tahaa ............ 172
The Marquesas Islands ............ 182
The Gambier Islands ............ 199
The Austral Islands ............ 203
Chapter 7: Cruising in French Polynesia ............ 207
Choosing Your Cruise ............ 208
Cruise Lines ............ 212
Before You Go ............ 222
Arriving & Embarking ............ 224
Disembarkation ............ 233
Understanding Tahiti & French Polynesia ............ 235
Tahitian Vocabulary ............ 236
Travel Smart French Polynesia ............ 239
Getting Here & Around ............ 240
Essentials ............ 244
Index ............ 258
About Our Writers ............ 272
Maps
French Polynesia ............ 10—11
Tahiti ............ 22—23
Pape’ete ............ 28
Moorea ............ 63
Bora Bora ............ 96—97
Maupiti ............ 118
Huahine ............ 123
Tuamotu Archipelago ............ 143
Rangiroa ............ 148
Fakarava ............ 158
Tikehau ............ 163
Manihi ............ 167
Raiatea ............ 174
Tahaa ............ 180
The Marquesas ............ 183
Nuku Hiva ............ 185
Hiva Oa ............ 189
Ua Huka ............ 194
Fatu Hiva ............ 198
Gambier Islands ............ 200
Austral Islands ............ 205
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