Official Language
French
Number of People
283,007 (2017)
Currency
CFP Franc
Electricity
Plug type A, B & E
110 & 220V Current
French Polynesia is on many travel bucket lists. The lush mountains, turquoise waters and overwater bungalows are a picture your mind automatically creates when you dream of a relaxing vacation. With 118 islands and atolls it’s easy to imagine finding a spot all to yourself to unwind, without a care in the world.
Getting to/from
We flew from Vancouver, Canada to Los Angeles, United States (2h 57m) to Papeete, French Polynesia (8h 25m).
There are also direct flights from San Francisco and Honolulu.
We flew on to Auckland, New Zealand (5h 40m) after our short stopover on Tahiti and Moorea.
French Polynesia Posts
5 reasons you should stay at Les Tipaniers in Moorea
1) It’s small scale Les Tipaniers has only 31 rooms so you aren’t going to be tripping all over people as they jockey for the best beach lounging position. 2)…
Tahiti and Moorea
Travel days pretty much suck no matter how you try to spin it but they are necessary to get you to those places you’ve dreamed of going. Travel time to…
Five Favourite Images from French Polynesia
