| You can get to French Polynesia reasonably easily | | | | give you the chance to travel around a little by boat. |
| from most parts of the world. It appears inaccessible | | | | On land in Tahiti and the more developed islands there |
| but that is simply the distances involved, and the length | | | | is a local bus service which is cheap cheerful and |
| of the flight particularly if you are coming from Europe | | | | pretty reliable. A much more expensive option are |
| or the eastern Seaboard of the USA. | | | | taxis, and you can rent cars scooters, and bicycles to |
| Airlines such Qantas, Air New Zealand, Air France, | | | | explore the island you are on. Finally you can hire 4x4's |
| Hawaiian Air, all fly into Papeete to Faa Airport. | | | | to explore inland. |
| In terms of getting around the scattered island of | | | | The big question about any vacation destination is the |
| French Polynesia, there are two ways, and that is by | | | | weather, what is it like, and when is it best to go? |
| boat or by air. | | | | French Polynesia has warm tropical weather all twelve |
| Air Tahiti flies from Papeete to 42 airstrips in French | | | | months of the year. The climate is sunny and pleasant. |
| Polynesia. | | | | You need to realise that as the islands of French |
| There are a number of inter island boats which run | | | | Polynesia are south of the Equator, the seasons are |
| regularly between the main island groups, and this is an | | | | reversed compared to Europe. |
| incredible way of getting around this part of the South | | | | There are effectively two seasons, the first from |
| Pacific. There are huge catamarans that run between | | | | November through to May when the weather is warm |
| Tahiti and Moorea, but of course with the pressures of | | | | and somewhat humid with the daily temperatures |
| modern life and the probability that your vacation will | | | | averaging about 85 degrees Fahrenheit. It is at this |
| be two weeks only, then flying is the most likely option | | | | time that most of the rainfall occurs, but it's still sunny, |
| for most people. | | | | and there is a refreshing breeze. Between June and |
| On the other hand French Polynesia is probably a | | | | October it is drier and cooler, with a daily average |
| once in a lifetime vacation, and you will have been | | | | temperature of about 82 degrees. The average sea |
| flying for around 24 hours if you have come from | | | | temperature is in the low 80's and it rarely gets lower |
| Europe, so at least a month would still not be long | | | | than 70 degrees at night. |
| enough to see and do everything!! It would however | | | | |