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We have noticed in the last 1-2 years, hotel and flight
availability in the islands have been severely restricted,
especially in high seasons, due to an increase in visitors from the
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 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.
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