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Since the age of explorers Wallis, Bougainville, and Cook,legendary Tahiti has tickled imaginations worldwide. More recently, Tahitibecame the most famous Polynesian island of all when Clark Gable (1935), MarlonBrando (1962), and Mel Gibson (1984) played the role of Fletcher Christian inthree blockbuster Mutiny on the Bounty films. Even the horrendous Frenchnuclear testing program from 1966-1996 did little to dampen this image. For the modern traveler, theres no getting around the factthat French Polynesia is expensive. Bora Bora is easily the most upscaletourist destination in the South Pacific with 17 resorts charging over US$250double a night without meals. Yet its also true that you can greatly reduceyour costs if you book your top end hotel rooms as part of a package tour.Another option is to stay in small locally-operated pensions. Bora Bora hasseven hostels and pensions in the US$50-100 range and Moorea has 11. On Mooreayou can also camp. Most visitors get around the islands by air, and Air Tahitioperates efficient services to 46 islands and atolls in French Polynesia. Hereagain, you can save money by purchasing one of Air Tahitis 28-day air passes.A Society Islands air pass will cost around US$400, or US$550 if you add on theTuamotu Islands. The only interisland boat trip which is easy to do is Tahitito Moorea which operates every two hours and costs US$10. Passenger-carryingcargo boats do ply from Tahiti to Bora Bora several times a week, but theyrebasic and the overnight trip can be rough. If you want to experience the boattrip one way, youre better off flying from Tahiti to Bora Bora and thenreturning to Tahiti by boat. I explain why in my guidebook, Moon Tahiti. Car rentals in French Polynesia average US$100 a day expensive! Options include renting a bicycle instead of a car (on Moorea andBora Bora) or traveling by le truck or public bus (on Tahiti). Four-wheel-drivesafari tours are offered on all the main islands and these are also cheaperthan renting a car. On Moorea, Huahine, Raiatea, and Bora Bora, there aresightseeing tours by outrigger canoe. When to go? May to October is the cooler, less humid time,although prolonged rainfall is possible yearround. An optimum time to be thereis for the Heiva festival on Tahiti, Huahine, and Bora Bora in early July.Whatever, dont miss attending at least one Island Night at a fancy resort forthe wild tamure dancing and drumming. These happen several times a week. Youcan often avoid the high cost of the buffet by settling for a drink at the bar.One thing you wont encounter in French Polynesia unless youspend most of your time at a large resort is a tourist glut. French Polynesiagets only 200,000 tourists a year compared to the six million who visit Hawaii.Geographically, Tahiti is actually east of Hawaii, and the flight from LosAngeles to Tahiti takes only 7.5 hours, just 2.5 hours more than it takes tofly to Hawaii. My most memorable experience in French Polynesia? The cruise tothe Marquesas Islands on the Aranui, something I hope to do again very soon.
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