Country Info
- Papeete
- Capital
- CFP Franc (XPF)
- Currency
- 253,506
- Population
- PF
- Country Code
French Polynesia Slideshow
Top Hotels in French Polynesia
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Sofitel Maeva Beach Tahiti Papeete
294 reviews -
Meridien Bora Bora
483 reviews -
Four Seasons Bora Bora
354 reviews -
Pearl Resort & Spa Maharepa
482 reviews
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Intercontinental Hotels Beachcomber Resort Bora Bora
247 reviews
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Sofitel Marara Bora Bora
378 reviews -
Novotel Bora Bora Beach Resort Vaitape
71 reviews -
Maitai Polynesia Bora Bora
203 reviews
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Hotel Kia Ora Rangiroa
129 reviews
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Hotel Royal Tahitien Papeete
28 reviews
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Hiva Oa Hanakee Pearl Lodge
20 reviews
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Keikahanui Nuku Hiva Pearl Lodge
22 reviews
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Novotel Rangiroa Lagoon Resort Avatoru
61 reviews
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Le Maitai Dream Fakarava Hotel
52 reviews
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Hotel Kaveka Maharepa
64 reviews
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Hawaiki Nui Raiatea
37 reviews
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Sofitel Bora Bora Motu Private Island Vaitape
378 reviews
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Royal Papeete
1 review
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Moorea Village
2 reviews
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Yacht Club De Bora Bora
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Club Bali Hai Hotel Cook's Bay
90 reviews
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Blue Heaven Island Bora Bora
29 reviews
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Village Temanoha Cook's Bay
11 reviews
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Raiatea Lodge Hotel
161 reviews
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Pension de la Plage Punaauia
24 reviews
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Hotel Tenape Raiatea
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Pension Tokerau Village Fakarava
15 reviews
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Tahiti Country Club Punaauia
1 review
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Pension Mauarii Huahine
55 reviews
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Relais Mahana Huahine
98 reviews
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Hotel Raira Lagon Rangiroa
36 reviews
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Hotel La Pirogue Tahaa
67 reviews
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Merou Bleu Rangiroa
25 reviews
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Chez Fifi Tahiti
14 reviews
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Pension Au Phil Du Temps Tahaa
16 reviews
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Novotel Rangiroa Beach Club
61 reviews
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Hiti Moana Villa Tahiti
22 reviews
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Chez Nono Bora Bora
25 reviews
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Le Relais De Josephine Pension Rangiroa
36 reviews
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Tahiti Airport Lodge
7 reviews
French Polynesia
Travel Blogs from French Polynesia
Moorea, Tahiti
This is a top pick! ... the bus, they are actually called 'Le Truck' and are converted flat bed lorries painted in local style. Did I mention how expensive French Polynesia is? $12 for 2 cans of Coke and a bag of crisps.... This was at the airport but it wasn't much ...
Finding Nemo (and sharks) in Paradise
This is a top pick! ... Richard from Tolouse. It was perfect. Until I get my pictures up on this log (I'm being wise with my money, I tell you Polynesia ain't cheap for internet, photo uploads can wait!!) have a look at www.fareoaoa.com for pictures. Mo'orea is an extinct ...
Sunning ourselves in the South pacific
This is a top pick! ... We would have loved more time in these islands but they eat the budget.. especially when you can buy 'luxuries' like Pate, Brie & French bread which we haven't had for ages !!!! An amazing place to visit though with the clearest water we have ever seen ...
Billabong surf competition in Teahupoo
This is a top pick! Feeling very chuffed about finding a boat to Fiji, the next day we decided to hire some transport and go on a road trip to explore the island of Tahiti and investigate if the locals really do wear bones in their noses and eat ...
Chapter 2: I dive with whales.
This is a top pick! ... & Opunohu Bays. Pension Motu Iti (named after the 2 cats on the premises) was incredible! Must be the best value in French Polynesia at $17/night in a clean, brand new dorm. The owner, Auguste, is very friendly and always smiling, and the ...
FRENCH POLYNESIA
This is a top pick! A short two hour flight, and we reach our final South Pacific destination, Tahiti, the main island of French Polynesia. Visiting Tahiti after being to Aitutaki is like driving a Lada, after test driving a Ferrari. Just like it's cousin, New ...
Lifestyles of the rich and famous in Bora Bora
This is a top pick! This isn't backpacking!! Dec ...
Papeete Airport. Part Two...with a vengence..
This is a top pick! 2nd Night in Papeete Airport. And since the cheapest hostel was $100, we slept on the floor, again. This time we were there for 13 hours. Considered how we could get arrested for drunk and disorderly by supping the last of our bacardi in a reckless ...
Pearl of the Pacific
This is a top pick! Next stop was Bora Bora - initial impressions from the plane were good! The marketing people call it the pearl of the pacific. It's a volcanic island with a very verdant 'mountainous' core surrounded by a deep lagoon and a string of motu. Well the ...
Tropical Tahiti, french kissing and beer
This is a top pick! ... to love this place. Here is some of what we have learnt. Tahiti is the name of just one island in the French Polynesia group, an area of archipelagos that could cover Europe. Tahiti is a colourful mixture of French and Polynesian cultures. The ...
mutiny, bile, popcorn and a regatta
This is a top pick! ... , food and beer then three other French Polynesians joined us as crew for the regatta. There was Olivier a reporter for the French news channel LFO. His girlfriend Marie, who had lots of sailing experience and mooned at the other boats. And ...
Borat, I Liiiiike and High Five!
This is a top pick! So here is the low down on the boat we are hitchhiking on from Tahiti to Fiji. Her name is Melis and she is a Bavaria 42 Sloop. Bavaria is the name given to indicate where it was manufactured, Bavaria is somewhere in Germany. The 42 is the boats ...
Sharks, dolphins, rays and turtles
This is a top pick! ... sampled some of the Cook Islands it was time to leave for the South Seas Paradise that is Tahiti. Actually, the country is called French Polynesia and Tahiti is just one island of many. The country is part of France so we were all disappointed to find ...
So it begins...
This is a top pick! ... 't still hanging around. Spent day one walking around, lounging on the sand, and coming to grips with the fact that I was indeed in French Polynesia. My ATM card failed me (surprise), but my VISA worked for a cash advance. "Everywhere I want to be." ...
Sharks and Pineapples
This is a top pick! ... is actually the closest island to the island of Tahiti and since it's a lot nicer than Tahiti this is where most of French Polynesia's backpackers can be found down at Chez Nelson and Camping Moorea. Neither are particularly great places but they're cheap ...
Time for some R&R
This is a top pick! ... a bit of R&R as we get used to some major time changes. Large and abundant, Tahiti is the modern travelers gateway to French Polynesia, just as it was for the late 18th Century discoverers who used it as a natural base to explore the South Pacific. ...
wascaly wabbit!
This is a top pick! ... to figure out what it is i'm doing (should i go to patagonia???). before anyone replies that Easter Island isn't in French Polynesia, i know. travelpod doesn't have a map pin location for Easter Island so i just put it as French Polynesia since that's ...
French Polynesia: They Don't Have Tahiti Treat!!!
This is a top pick! ... and smiled happily for their cameras. Our attempts to communicate went poorly, but it was fun anyways. French Polynesia is actually an overseas territory of France and, as such, they have EU passports here which is pretty ...
Huahine thru Toahatu Pass to Raiatea
This is a top pick! Miles travelled - 28nm from Fare to West side of Raiatea I had a bit of a restless night and woke just after midnight to find one of the inter-island ferries leaving harbour and another about to come in. It is a busy port for the ferries and because we ...
Bora Bora - crossed off the bucket list!
This is a top pick! Miles travelled - 28nm Dales Birthday! Up early as usual and had the new batch of bread dough mixed before we headed off at 7.20am. We went out through Rautoanui Pass which is pretty easy – usual port and starboard, along with lead lights. Seas ...
Bora Bora Beauty
This is a top pick! Miles travelled - 16nm around east side of Bora Bora to Taurere Bay Up early, toast for breaky, tidied up and went to shore to a little boutique where we bought a fresh bread stick for lunch. We departed around 9am for the motor around the inside of the ...
Back to Raiatea / Pearl Farm & Ile Taoru
This is a top pick! ... worth doing this tour. You may or may not want to buy a pearl afterwards – I did as I wasn’t going to leave French Polynesia without one. So I bought a nice A grade black/peacock colour 12.5mm pearl (25,000XPF) & a small A grade silver ...
Tahiti
This is a top pick! We arrived in the early hours of the morning and found transport out of the airport was to be a problem until 7 o'clock, so we slept for a while at the airport. As the sun rose we found Tahiti to be much more developed than the Cook Islands, the only ...
Quick stopover in Papeete
This is a top pick! On our late arrival we got a taxi which cost 2700 francs to get to our Hotel Tahiti Nui. We didn't have enough money for the driver, so we had to get change at the hotel - the rate was 76 - so we would've been better getting the Pacific Franc's ...
Our welcome to Raiatea (after more delays)
This is a top pick! After waiting at the airport for hours & hours we finally got the 45 min flight to Raiatea which was after 3.30pm! Were picked up by the resort taxi and taken to the Raiatea Lodge Hotel. Unfortunately too late to do anything “resortie” ...
The start of 10 blissful nights
This is a top pick! ... – which looked like coleslaw made from Tuna & sashimi (ultra thin slices of fresh tuna). Really nice fish. Had a bottle of French red to wash it down which was OK but as usual lacked flavour and we finished off with dessert. The show started not ...
Open water sailing to Huahine
This is a top pick! Miles Travelled - 28nm from Taravana Yacht Club to Huahine (Avea Bay) We woke up before 6am and had a cuppa before dropping the mooring & departing around 6.30am. We were heading to Huahine today through Toahotu pass on the east side of Tahaa. We ...
Avea Bay to Fare
This is a top pick! Miles Travelled - 7nm from Avea Bay to Fare town on Huahine We were up at 7am and I was still not feeling the best. We had thoughts of hiring a car from the resort located here (Relais Mahana) but didn't think it would be a good idea until I felt better. ...
A day driving around Huahine
This is a top pick! Miles Travelled - 0nm - Driving trip around Huahine Woke up feeling heaps better. Had our usual shower on deck and breakfast of scrambled eggs on toast. By 9am we went back into town to the Fare Maeva which was open and hired a car for 8000XPF for 8 ...