Moorea, French Polynesia Travel Blogs

Moorea, Tahiti
Sep 10, 2005 (37 photos)

... 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
Apr 18, 2005 (24 photos)

... 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
Aug 31, 2005 (10 photos)

... 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 and ...

Chapter 2: I dive with whales.
Oct 9, 2003 (5 photos)

... & 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 grounds ...

Sharks and Pineapples
Dec 7, 2003 (13 photos)

... 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 and ...

Paradise, but at a price. And what a price...
Apr 24, 2008 (10 photos)

... his heart. Like I said, not exactly reassuring... It was also pointed out by our guide that 6 hotels have recently shut on Moorea, and he also cited the cost as the reason. People who pay this sort of money can usually pay that little bit more, and ...

Tahiti and Moorea
Dec 14, 2005 (12 photos)

... about how this is what Hawaii used to be like. If you've ever wondered where people from Hawaii go for a vacation, French Polynesia is the place. Nothing else too much eventful this day except for we had our first Mai Tai. Yummy. It cleared up ...

Luxury at a price
Nov 9, 2008 (11 photos)

... and rudeness then this is the place for you. Perhaps I'm being slighty unfair following such amazing hospitality in Easter Island but Moorea surpassed itself for lack of customer service. As upon arriving at our hotel - we wer shown to our room without a ...

Back to Tahiti
Feb 9, 2009 (52 photos)

Thank you for your patience, our friends! Luana's mother underwent emergency surgery last week, leaving us with very little time to for anything else.  Her mom is doing well now so here is our next installment, again, with no text.  Enjoy ...

Moorea-Island of Dreams
Mar 22, 2006 (11 photos)

13th March 2006 Moorea, French Polynesia. SOUTH PACIFIC DREAMS. WE FLEW ACROSS THE SOUTH PACIFIC TO TAHITI ON SUNDAY 5TH AND ARRIVED ON SATURDAY 4TH BECAUSE WE CROSSED THE INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE. I STILL CAN'T DECIDE WHETHER I AM ACTUALLY A DAY ...

Chapter 2: A proper update-the land of potholes
Jan 22, 2008

... get through the (guarded) front gate by insisting that we were going there to eat at the fine restaurant. It's lucky I speak French, or my sister might have had to mime and it might not have had the same effect....anyway we wandered through the luxurious ...

Besuch bei den Haien von Moorea
Jul 10, 2009 (15 photos)

Als naechstes steht die Insel Mo'orea auf dem Programm. Sie liegt direkt gegenueber von Tahiti und ist per regelmaessiger Faehre mit der wesentlich groesseren Nachbarinsel verbunden. Hier finden wir mal wieder einen richtig schoenen Zeltplatz, bei Mark ...

101 ways to eat a baguette
Dec 14, 2006 (2 photos)

... , the island where our digs where. We took a taxi to the ferry, Sharon turned green on the ferry ride across to Moorea, then we got the local bus which was already rammed with people and squeezed ourselves and our backpacks on as well. Camp Nelson was ...

Tahiti, (france but more expensive and tropical!!)
Feb 24, 2009 (10 photos)

... . We had read that Tahiti itself didn't have as much to offer so we took the advice and ran. Moorea was definitely what we were looking for from French Polynesia. We had always intended this part of our trip to be a bit of a buffer to relax and unwind ...

Parlez-vous francais?
Jan 25, 2007 (4 photos)

... mir eigentlich ziemlich entgegen kam. Von Tahiti aus stach ich am Morgen nach der Ankunft direkt in See mit Ziel Moorea, welches auch schon nach einer halben Stunde erreicht wurde. Diese Insel bietet sehr gepfegte Strandabschnitte und  ...

Moorea Island, French Polynesia
Oct 6, 2005 (15 photos)

... . Since there is a reef break, the water is the perfect swimming depth for about a half mile out - sweet, sweet paradise. On Moorea, we stayed at a hostel right on the beach! Our beach was amazing - amazing coral, fish, and very few people. The island ...

Mo'orea - The Angel Island
Apr 30, 2007 (13 photos)

Search on maps.google.com and zoom way in to Mo'orea (try moorea if the search doesn't work) - you'll see what we mean. After a meager breakfast it was straight back to the airport  to get our 8 minute flight to Mo'orea (we found out that if we had ...

Pacific Paradice
May 4, 2007 (21 photos)

Went to the Sheraton to pick up a car and a nice lady there recommended someplace cheaper (do we look that poor?) so we went there and, after getting a car, moved our stuff to our new fancy bungalow in Les Tipaniers Iti and began a day of island cruising ...

Christmas cards
Dec 25, 2005 (4 photos)

... three hours on the beach. Not that I got much sleeping done between the pack of topless women to my left, the adorable french toddlers to my right, and the stingray circling the shallow lagoon waters in front. That evening we splurged on a dinner theatre ...

A hoot of a scoot
Sep 28, 2005 (14 photos)

There is a small place at the center of the hauru point shopping center which hires out scooters in decent shape for about 5500 CFP (~55$ U.S.). If you rent one at noon you can spend the afternoon and next morning riding around the island at about 50 kmh ...

Mo'orea
May 12, 2006 (8 photos)

Sleepin' and other strenuous activities...
Jun 15, 2009 (16 photos)

... day is it? So today I cross the international date line for the first of 3 times in one week.  I will fly to French Polynesia and then back a week later only to fly across the date line to South America again the following day.  So I've gone ...

Bonjour Sun-shine!
Aug 21, 2005

... Le Truc, a rickety truck with wooden benches for seats, and headed straight to the docks. The only was for us to survive French Polynesia was to escape to somewhere more within our budget! 40 minutes later we were on the small island of Mo'orea. It's a ...

Moorea no more
Jul 3, 2007 (9 photos)

... for Mel Gibson's film 'The Bounty', and is an impressive bay. Unfortunately we arrived on a Sunday, and nothing goes on in Polynesia on a Sunday. This is true of everywhere we have been. Thanks be to the missionaries, of the past. They have a lot to ...

Moorea, the magnificent island
Sep 15, 2007

... ;    We have been on Moorea, the sister island of Tahiti, which is only 15 miles from Papeete, Tahiti. Moorea is spectacular and by dinner table vote, our favorite. It is an uncrowded tropical island of dramatically jagged mountains, lush ...

Cerulean skies and turqoise seas
Sep 22, 2005 (10 photos)

... beautiful as one would expect from a place called paradise. I am currently staying on the northwest coast of the Island called Moorea, about thirty minutes, by fast ferry, west of papeete. My residence for the past couple of days has been the simple but ...

Beautiful Moorea
Mar 10, 2006 (2 photos)

The beautiful view from the Moorea Pearl Resort where we relaxed and recovered from the time change and the 16 hour flight.

Day 13
Apr 20, 2009 (16 photos)

... was going to make it the remainder of the way. So the second half was in a Toyota Tacoma, went off without a hitch. Moorea is a destination location for anyone who wants privacy, peace, and relaxation. No night life or much shopping but the beaches are ...

French Polynesia
Jan 30, 2005 (19 photos)

... hitching one evening as night was falling a bus went past so we stuck out our hands and the driver shrugged his shoulders (this is a French dependency after all) as if to say "what can I do?". Well, stop and let us on maybe. Anyway, we thought maybe we ...

Moorea
Oct 9, 2008 (15 photos)

Now we're talking!!! Took the ferry at 6am to have a full day on Moorea. What a sublime island with paradise beaches, mountains, lagoons... everything in your dreams, you'll find it there. If you want a tip for your honeymoon, try the Sofitel on Teamea ...