Country Info
- Papeete
- Capital
- CFP Franc (XPF)
- Currency
- 253,506
- Population
- PF
- Country Code
Papeete Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Papeete, French Polynesia
Billabong surf competition in Teahupoo
This is a top pick! ... best 44 surfers in the world are also competing in the Billabong world champion tour. Woo! We went into the capital Papeete, after breakfast, to find there are no mopeds for hire on the island and a car would cost ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Back to loving the land...
This is a top pick! ... … Got a taxi for the 5 minute drive to the marina and this time thankfully there were no delays and we landed into Papeete after a 45 min flight. Caught a taxi to the Manava Suite resort (1700 XPF) & our first impressions as we walked through ...
Tahiti
... 14 but crossed the international dateline and went back a day in time. So I´m living the 13th over again! Anyway, I´m in Papeete, Tahiti. I´m only here for about 36 hours as a stopover on the way to Easter Island. Most of the beaches you picture ...
on my way soon.........
2weeks from today, i'll be on my way to London, i hope to see a lot of you in my short ...
"So, Chris.... have you been to Tahiti?"
... her recent and valid passport. It turns out she got a new one six months ago. Thus, my first few hours in Papeete were spent in the airport, with police, immigration, and customs agents berating my crying mother who was starting to have chest ...
Tahiti
... than a truck, but all was made clear on our return journey which was a truck with bench seats in it. The main town, Papeete, was a fairly uninspiring port town, but it had a great market that we visited where they sold everything from fish to flowers ...
Reflections at Papeete Airport
We have to check out at 10am, but our flight is at 2:30am tomorrow. With little else to do, we jump on the 9:30 bus and make it over to the main island around 11:30. We wander around a bit to burn time, grab some food, and mail my postcards. By the time ...
Krotka przygoda z wyspami polinezyjskimi
No w koncu udalo mi sie opuscic NZ. Na pokladzie samolotu Air Tahiti chyba po raz pierwszy podczas moich wszystkich przelotow dostalem pelny obiad tzn. entree (salatka z anansa, ogorka i jeszcze jakis warzyw), pozniej obiad czyli cos a'la gulasz z owcy z ...
Tahiti
After a month sleeping in the back of a campervan, it was pure bliss to arrive in the sunshine of Tahiti and our fab hotel - we were not used to so much space! A friendly Tahitian welcome greeted us with local music, dancing and gifts ...
Tahiti and towards the Marquesas
... soaked to the bone within 15 seconds of stepping off the ship. Supposedly a stunning atoll, one of the largest in Polynesia, we enjoyed the puddles, wet palm trees and non-existent views during a rainstorm impressive for its ferocity. The sensible people ...
Tahiti
Well, it has been quite a while since my last entry, hasn't it... Sorry 'bout that... We've passed through Hawaii and are now in Tahiti. Hawaii was beautiful. Waikiki was great, but really, it doesn't even compare (visually) to any of the beaches down ...
Tahiti
... .... none of the flimsy plastic rubbish! A world away from rubbish American Airlines. Tahiti is the main island of French Polynesia, and it does feel very French. They even had a separate immigration channel for European Passport holders. Unfortunately ...
Day 56: TAHITI!!!
... . We bought our picnic - apples, cheese (Rachel is something of a cheese connoisseur, listen to me using words like that in a French country), baguettes, peanut butter, and wine. Sounds good, doesn't it? Even the wine sounded good to me. Liz and Jonathan ...
Pirun kallis paratiisi
... Papeeten valisten lentojen maara. Kasittaakseni olisimme joutuneet odottamaan seuraavaa yhteytta muutaman paivan, jolloin koko Ranskan Polynesia olisi jaanyt valiin. Vaihto Aucklandissa sujui kuitenkin jouhevasti ja saavuimme Papeeteen Tahitille aivan ...
How to ruin paradise...
Plans change, and sometimes for the better. As much as I wanted to see the rest of the Pacific down to Australia, I have been at sea for 3 months now, so time has come for me to start working again, so I decided to fly to Sydney and settle there for 6 ...
Tahiti a wash out
Hello, Well I made it out of New Zealand without being search too many more times for drugs. I was "randomly checked" again at the airport leaving Tahiti though. I am telling you, I have been put on the "list". Unfortunately I can not ...
Getting started: French Polynesia!
... an Anglo-Saxon Protestant environment. The remains of the buildings they erected make the most impressive architectural ensemble of French Polynesia. The Austral archipelago Six high volcanic islands (Raivavae, Rurutu, Tubuai, Rimatara, Rapa) and one ...
Bali Haiiiiiii will call youuuuuu
Bali Haiiiiiiiii will call youuuuuuuu Seriously SO sick of humming that tune! Had to come away to NZ to get away from singing it in my head!! Aaargh! Luckily I know no such tune for NZ, and please don't anybody tell me one if you know one! Short ...
South Pacific island hopping
... in front of a museum where they had traditional sports and dancing (Heiva)where contestants and entertainers came from all over French Polynesia as well as a small contingent of Easter Islanders. It was a great day. Groups of men and women in their ...
The third world of french polynesia
... islands to hang out on the sand. But the hikes were awesome, I wore myself out and saw some amazing scenery. The flight out; 1.5 hour 4x4 drive to the airport, propeller plane to Papeete, wait til 2am for flight to Sydney... so tired... but worth ...
Tahiti Dream Realized
... tucked in the back of his pants. Baguettes became a common site, if not a "bare" necessity. I walked along the Papeete harbor to eat my delicious fresh food. The Tahitians were very friendly with big smiles and spoke to me in French ...
Tahiti Iti
... on our second day in Tahiti. The staff told us about Venus Point beach in Mahina but advised that buses wouldn't be running between Papeete and Mahina because it was a holiday. Determined to take a dip in the Pacific and lounge on the black sand, Andy ...