Trip Report: Back from Honeymoon in Rangiroa, Moorea and Bora Bora!
Feb 18th, 2005, 02:01 PM
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Christobel,
I just saw your question, the food at the Sauvage is your basic FP food. A boat comes in every few days and delivers fresh fish, fruit, veggies, etc. Meals are very simple- grilled fish, veggies, sashimi.
Breakfast was usually sashimi, rice, pancakes, bacon, breads, cheese. a variety of things.
I'll say you don't go there for the food, not that it's bad it's just not what the focus is on.
We wished we had stayed at Sauvage for 3 nights but we still liked Kia Ora also. I'd do both if you get a chance. Especially if you dive or want to shoot the pass as you can't do that stuff from Sauvage- you are miles away. very Robinson Cruiso!
I just saw your question, the food at the Sauvage is your basic FP food. A boat comes in every few days and delivers fresh fish, fruit, veggies, etc. Meals are very simple- grilled fish, veggies, sashimi.
Breakfast was usually sashimi, rice, pancakes, bacon, breads, cheese. a variety of things.
I'll say you don't go there for the food, not that it's bad it's just not what the focus is on.
We wished we had stayed at Sauvage for 3 nights but we still liked Kia Ora also. I'd do both if you get a chance. Especially if you dive or want to shoot the pass as you can't do that stuff from Sauvage- you are miles away. very Robinson Cruiso!
Mar 2nd, 2005, 03:35 PM
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I like to think of it as Robinson Crusoe with a meal plan. You are right. Don't expect 5 star culinary cuisine. On the other hand, the fresh caught fish are excellently prepared, the vegetables fresh, and the dinner conversation interesting, and you may even be lucky enough to catch your own dinner. We had a real treat one of our nights on Sauvage. A fisherman from the village had been fishing for lobster on the reef all night, in the old way. In the morning, he decided he needed some beer to help him get back across the lagoon with his boat load of lobsters (about an hour or so)
So, he stopped in at the Sauvage, and traded Michelle some lobster for beer. That night, we had perhaps the best lobster I've ever had in my life. Very simple, but so enchanting and, yes, romantic.
PS. The pancakes are terrific.
Rangiroa is limited in its resources. I hope that tourists who go there have done the proper research and do not demand or expect too much in the way of resort characteristics. They will surely be dissapointed. But if you want a south seas experience closer to what it might have been before airplanes and cruise ships, and you have a romantic side, by all means. You'll love it.
So, he stopped in at the Sauvage, and traded Michelle some lobster for beer. That night, we had perhaps the best lobster I've ever had in my life. Very simple, but so enchanting and, yes, romantic.
PS. The pancakes are terrific.
Rangiroa is limited in its resources. I hope that tourists who go there have done the proper research and do not demand or expect too much in the way of resort characteristics. They will surely be dissapointed. But if you want a south seas experience closer to what it might have been before airplanes and cruise ships, and you have a romantic side, by all means. You'll love it.
Mar 24th, 2005, 01:34 PM
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TC: Pascal and Cosette excursions can be arranged by your hotel when you get there or ahead of time. Times will vary depending on tides, currents, weather, etc.
They also have a web site:
http://www.dolphin-watch.pf/index.html
which you may wish to visit.
Enjoy
They also have a web site:
http://www.dolphin-watch.pf/index.html
which you may wish to visit.
Enjoy
Jun 1st, 2009, 09:41 PM
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I have been to all three islands, and I don't dive.
From your other thread, looks like you are looking for a place to go in the Fall 2010? The weather can be an issue (more rain and storm) as you get closer to December. Try to go there earlier in fall to improve your chances of a better weather. It rains all year around, however.
Rangiora is most laid back. There isn't much land so most activities relate to water. Non diving activities were sailing, snorkeling trip across the lagoon, dolphin watch, trip to a village nearby. What I liked about Rangiora was just watching the large expanse of absolutely still blue lagoon. I rented a small car powered by a lawn mower size engine to go to the place where lagoon empties water into the open sea. I was glad to be a firm ground. Watching the lagoon expels its water out into the ocean at low tide was an amazing sight.
Bora Bora has more activities - both land and water. I have been there three times and over the years, the island became a destination for honeymooners and cruisers. Of the three island, Bora Bora is most expensive. The combination of the island the large lagoon give a stunning scenery.
Moorea is most developed of the three. The lagoon is not as developed as the others. However, there are more village on the island to visit so I rented a car for a day to go around the island. There are more hotel options as well.
From your other thread, looks like you are looking for a place to go in the Fall 2010? The weather can be an issue (more rain and storm) as you get closer to December. Try to go there earlier in fall to improve your chances of a better weather. It rains all year around, however.
Rangiora is most laid back. There isn't much land so most activities relate to water. Non diving activities were sailing, snorkeling trip across the lagoon, dolphin watch, trip to a village nearby. What I liked about Rangiora was just watching the large expanse of absolutely still blue lagoon. I rented a small car powered by a lawn mower size engine to go to the place where lagoon empties water into the open sea. I was glad to be a firm ground. Watching the lagoon expels its water out into the ocean at low tide was an amazing sight.
Bora Bora has more activities - both land and water. I have been there three times and over the years, the island became a destination for honeymooners and cruisers. Of the three island, Bora Bora is most expensive. The combination of the island the large lagoon give a stunning scenery.
Moorea is most developed of the three. The lagoon is not as developed as the others. However, there are more village on the island to visit so I rented a car for a day to go around the island. There are more hotel options as well.
Jun 2nd, 2009, 05:05 AM
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I don't dive. We spent 3 weeks in French Poly - however, we were sailing and living on the sailboat. Two couples, husbands dive. I love the snorkeling and it is AMAZING in FP. If you are not "water people" at all though, I should think that this is a long, expensive way to go for your honeymoon. We did stay on land in Rangiroa prior to taking the boat. At Relais Josephine we were right on Taputa Pass where we watched a pod of spinner dolphins nightly as they played in the surf of the changing tides. It was beautiful. We walked around and snorkeled around many of the over water bungaloes and felt they were not worth the astronomical price that is asked. FP is really so oriented to the water, that I would think you might get bored if that isn't your "thing".
Oct 2nd, 2009, 02:09 PM
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I agree with the above posters, you don't have to dive- I only dove twice while my husband dove daily. But if you don't even snorkel than I just think there are many other places that might be a better use of your money.
I'm still waiting to go back to FP!! (original poster 6 years later...)
I'm still waiting to go back to FP!! (original poster 6 years later...)
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