
Travellers must be
registered on the new French ETIS (Electronic Travel
Information System) and produce a registration receipt.
In the absence of this receipt, airlines are asked to
refuse boarding to the passengers.
As with all entry
restrictions, changes to entry requirments could be re-instated or
amended at any time without notice, so please check the relevant
Government websites before you book or travel.
WE WILL ADVISE ANY FURTHER
INFORMATION OR NEW CHANGES AS WE ARE ADVISED.
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All our itineraries are
tailor-made to your exact requirements, but if you would like some
ideas for itineraries and guide prices, please click HERE
For your information:
We have noticed in the last 1-2 years before COVID closed the
islands, hotel and flight availability in the islands have been
severely restricted, especially in high seasons, partly due to an
increase in visitors from the US, Chinese and Indian markets.
We highly recommend early booking to guarantee your first choice of
flight dates, and more importantly, your accommodation. At
busy times, if booking late, you may find there is no availability
at all.
French Polynesia and her miriad of
beautiful, tropical islands, including Bora Bora and Tahiti, are an
ideal place for a special holiday, anniversary or a
honeymoon. So if you would like to enjoy a trip to the
paradise islands, then Tahiti and her islands could be the place
for you.
Known more commonly as Tahiti, the
correct name for these islands is French Polynesia, which is a
collection of five Archipelagos, the Society Islands, of which
Tahiti Island is one, the Austral Islands, the Marquesas, the
Gambier Islands and the Tuamotu Atolls archipelago. There are 118
islands with an area of 1544 square miles of land but
they are spread over an area of nearly 2,000,000 square
miles of Pacific Ocean, which is equal in size to the mainland
of Western Europe!
Probably the most well known are
the Society Islands, which includes the most popular islands of
Tahiti, Bora Bora, Moorea, Tetiaroa, Tahaa, Huahine and Raiatea.
The main international and domestic airport is Papeete, on Tahiti,
and all connecting flights to any of the outer islands leave from
here. Bora Bora is probably the most famous lagoon in the
world, and with good reason; it is very beautiful and everything
you would imagine paradise to look like!
The Islands of Manihi, Tikehau,
Rangiroa and Fakarava are all part of the Tuamotu Atolls
archipelago, that is the largest of French Polynesia Island
groupings. The islands lay to the east of the main island of
Tahiti, with 78 islands and atolls making up the group covering an
area of 20,000 square kilometres. These four main atoll Islands are
all to be found in the north of the archipelago, just a short
60-minute flight from Tahiti. With very limited tourist development
these islands offer an experience of island living that has changed
very little over the centuries that man has been in occupation.
These atolls offer the visitor some of the best scuba diving to be
found any where, with Rangiroa being continually voted as one of
the Worlds top 10 dive locations. And for those who just want
to snorkel in the shallows, the experience will be an unforgettable
one.
French Polynesia has mostly
consistant temperatures all year round, ranging from 70-86°F
(20-31°C) but the high season, usually between May and October, it
is slightly cooler, less humid and less prone to rain or storms.
The low season, usually November through to April, has the
top end of the temperatures, but is more humid and has more of a
chance of rain showers or storms. But rain is never
guaranteed, and you could stay in the low season and see little or
even no rain at all. Some islands are nearer the Equator,
such as The Tuamotus and the Marquesas Island, and can be slightly
warmer than Tahiti, Moorea or Bora Bora, and because of the huge
distances between many of the islands, one island can have rain,
and another be in bright sunshine.
Wi-Fi and Internet access can be
spotty, or non-existant, around some of the islands, especially the
smaller, less popular islands and most properties will charge
onsite for internet access. Portable Wi-Fi units are
available from our office in Tahiti on arrival, giving you 1GB of
High speed access and unlimited low speed internet access,
transforming the current 2G/3G/4G network into Wi-Fi. Please
contact us or further information and costs per day/week per
unit.
Priority Arrivals Service is also
available, giving you a dedicated Airport Host or Hostess to escort
you through a priority channel at Immigration, a last stop at the
Duty Free shop, guiding you through Customs before exiting into the
Arrivals Hall, where they will excort you to your ground services
reception desk. A porter service is also available if you
have a large amount of luggage, or just don't fancy carrying
it. For departing passengers, there is a new Departures
Business Lounge which opens minimum 2 hours before each
international departing flight, and is available to passengers
travelling in Premium classes, with limited availabilty to standard
Economy passengers to book and pay separately. This may be of
particular service to passengers leaving on late flights who may
have a long wait in Tahiti after their outer island flight
lands. The lounge offers complimentary showers (towels and
toiletries provided), food and drink
Please note: We are
constantly updating the prices shown on this website, but due to
volatility of the currency exchange markets at the moment with the
UK Sterling rate, prices may vary from those shown. If you
wish to confirm any prices shown here, please contact us
directly.
Click HERE to see the UK
Foreign Office's latest advice for visitors travelling to French
Polynesia