When to go to the Tuamotus?

Quand partir aux Tuamotu ?

Which company to go to Tahiti?

Which company to go to Tahiti?
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Airlines serving Tahiti and her islands

  • Air Tahiti Nui and Air France. Charles de Gaulle Paris – Tahiti via Los Angeles (15.704 km)
  • French Bee (low cost) Orly, Paris – Tahiti via San Francisco (15.716 km)
  • United Airlines: …
  • Emirates: …
  • Cathay Pacific:

Which stopover for Tahiti? Given the distance (15.719 km) between the mainland and French Polynesia, plan a stopover of 2 to 4 hours in an American airport. This time is added to the transit time at Paris Orly if you come from the provinces.

How much is a plane ticket to Tahiti? The cheapest airfare to Tahiti from France found in the last 72 hours is €850. Paris Charles-de-Gaulle – Papeete (Faaa) is the busiest route. The cheapest return flight found for this route in the last 72 hours is €1,058.

Who discovered the Marquesas Islands?

Who discovered the Marquesas Islands?
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Why the Marquesas Islands? They were so named by the Spaniard Álvaro de Mendaña, who contacted them in 1595. He gave them this name in honor of the wife of his protector, the Viceroy of Peru, García Hurtado de Mendoza, Marquess of Cañete. Mendaña first visited Fatu Hiva, then Tahuata, before reaching the Solomon Islands.

What are the Marquesas Islands? Twelve islands make up the Marquesas archipelago, six of which are inhabited: Nuku Hiva, Hiva Oa, Ua Pou, Ua Huka, Tahuata and Fatu Hiva.

How to get to the Marquesas Islands?

How to get to the Marquesas Islands?
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As it stands, you can usually travel with Air Tahiti Nui, Frenchbee or Air France on an international flight departing from France. To access the other islands, you must first land in Nuku Hiva or Hiva Oa. In Tahiti – Marquesas flight lasts approximately 3h30 to 4h.

How can I get to Hiva Oa? Hiva’Oa: Transport aircraft: American Airlines, Air France, British Airways and Air Tahiti Nui offer flights with stopover(s) to Papeete. The average flight time is 23 hours. The journey from Papeete to Hiva’Oa then takes about 3 hours via Air Tahiti.

What is the most beautiful island of the Marquesas? Tahuata, the most discreet (and secret) of the Marquesas Islands, is known for its magnificent white sand beaches. Fatu Hiva, accessible only by boat, looks like a part of the world and a wild paradise.

When to go to the Marquesas Islands The best time to travel to the Marquesas Islands are the least rainy months, between August and December.

When is summer in Bora Bora?

– The austral summer or the rainy season is the wettest period of the year. It extends from November to March and causes more frequent and abundant humidity and rainfall than in the dry season. December and January are the wettest months.

What language do you speak in Bora Bora? Spoken language Tahiti (reo tahiti) is the mother tongue of 45% of Polynesians, but 80% of them use it as a lingua franca.

When to go to Polynesia The best time to travel to French Polynesia is from May to October, during the dry season. The Gambier and Austral archipelagos work in the opposite direction and offer ideal climates from November to March.

What is the best month to visit Bora Bora? September and October are undoubtedly the best months to enjoy Tahiti or Bora Bora, there is little rainfall, the temperature is mild and there are fewer people.

What is the weather like in November in Tahiti?

What is the weather like in November in Tahiti?
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Tropical climate In Polynesian latitudes, it’s summer all year round! However, two seasons are distinguished, the dry season and the rainy season. The first extends from March to November with temperatures between 21 and 27°C, while the second offers warmer temperatures of 25 to 35°C.

What is the maximum temperature in Tahiti? Weather in Tahiti. (1 to 5°C): The temperature reaches a maximum of 32°C during the day and a minimum of 20°C at night. The lagoon water temperature fluctuates between 23 and 26°C all year round.

When is the cheapest time to travel to Tahiti? High season is June, July and August, and April is the cheapest month to travel to Papeete.

Which sea washes Tahiti?

Sea temperature in Bora Bora.

Why black sand in Tahiti? Under the action of rain and wind, the basalt slowly disintegrates and detaches from the cliffs, to be dispersed by the waters at the border of the island and finally pushed back to the coast. It is this phenomenon that gives rise to the famous black sand beaches.

Which sea in French Polynesia? Tahiti is an island in French Polynesia (overseas collective) in the South Pacific. It is part of the Windward Islands and the Society Archipelago group.

Is it good to live in Tahiti?

This is my general feeling that I have lived here for almost 4 years. Life in Tahiti, or at least in the urban area of ​​the island, is almost identical to life in France, with sunshine and 28° all year round. … It’s really remarkable and far from what we can know in France.

Where to live in Tahiti? Usually the main services are in Papeete (or Fare Ute). If you want a nice (homemade) meal, you have to plan big. Rents are like the cost of living: high. The price index is 1.8 and is therefore twice as expensive as in mainland France.

Which island to live in Polynesia? The majority of expatriates leave their luggage on Tahiti, the most populated island but also the most economically dynamic of the archipelago. You will notably find Papeete, the first port of the archipelago and capital of French Polynesia.

Which airline for Papeete?

Which airlines fly from Paris to Papeete? Some planes allow you to reach Papeete from Paris non-stop. The only airlines that offer this type of trip are Air Caraïbes, Lufthansa and Air Tahiti Nui.

What salary to live in Tahiti?

I advise you to start with a minimum salary of €4,000/month (about 500,000 xpf). If you want to go to the islands and at the weekend, it is better to count on 5,000 € (600,000 xpf).

What is the average salary in Tahiti? The average salary in Papeete, Tahiti is €2,090.81. These data come from the average of the average wages declared by Internet users living in this city. The difference with the average salary in France is 8%.

Why go to Tahiti and live There are certainly many advantages to living in Polynesia (and not necessarily in Tahiti, which is “only” the main island of a hundred others) on which I cannot return: comfortable and sunny life, friendly and smiling inhabitants , low crime, magical landscapes (especially when you leave the island…

What is the warmest sea in the world?

The water of the Andaman Sea, which licks the sandy beaches and the famous large granite rocks of Phuket, registers a temperature of 28-29°C.

What is the calmest sea? These are not the phenomena that lovers of the Mediterranean in general expect. Without suffering from the tides or the strong currents associated with them, it is more like a calm sea.

What is the coldest sea in the world? This is the Russian base in Vostok at an altitude of 3500 meters above sea level, in 1983 the calculations were completed at a temperature of -89.2°C.

Which sea is the warmest in France? On the east coast of Corsica, the Mediterranean Sea is warmest at 27°. On the Atlantic side, the water in the Bassin d’Arcachon is 21° and in the Landes and Basque Country it is 22°.

Is life expensive in Tahiti?

The cost of living in Polynesia is 31% higher than in France. Local purchasing power is also 14.8% lower. When traveling, plan a local budget of at least €150/day and per person (17,900 XPF/day).

How much would it take to live in Tahiti? On site, the budget for such a stay is approximately 2,500 euros per person with an average of 175 euros for overnight stays, 75 euros for meals of the day and 25 euros for visits and visits (not to mention transport, i.e. approximately 21 euros per day).

What salary to live well in Polynesia? I advise you to start with a minimum salary of 4000€/month (about 500,000 xpf). If you want to go to the islands and at the weekend, it is better to count on 5000 € (600,000 xpf).