Going to Tahiti?

Getting hitched, and we’re going to elope. Just us. October-ish.

We are looking for something quiet on the beach. We kind of picked Tahiti out of a hat in early discussions, and at this point it’s gained a lot of steam for no particular reason, which is plenty of reason for me.

As to planning, I’m looking for suggestions and I’m a bit of a travel JONG. Tips on airfare (all across the board for pricing and travel time… do I buy now? Do I wait?)? Any hotel/resort recommendations? Has anybody here done this? She has suggested a travel agent or similar…. Is that still a thing that makes sense?

Thanks all!

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Originally Posted by Mustonen

Getting hitched, and we’re going to elope. Just us. October-ish.

We are looking for something quiet on the beach. We kind of picked Tahiti out of a hat in early discussions, and at this point it’s gained a lot of steam for no particular reason, which is plenty of reason for me.

As to planning, I’m looking for suggestions and I’m a bit of a travel JONG. Tips on airfare (all across the board for pricing and travel time… do I buy now? Do I wait?)? Any hotel/resort recommendations? Has anybody here done this? She has suggested a travel agent or similar…. Is that still a thing that makes sense?

Thanks all!

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I was there decades ago .. i stayed at a place named.the Royal Papeete hotel.....this was in July for the annual Bastille day festival..which lasted for 2 weeks... A great time!....a ride to a.restuarant towards the top of the island was worth the time for the views..then I walked.back to the coast..a nice hike....also worth renting a car and driving around the island.. ....could be some surf contests happening at Teahopu when you are there.....when I was there most people rode a shuttle called Le Bus..basically riding in the back of a extended pickup truck with bench seat.......try Google flights for plane fares.. I think I read that there is some competition now for flights from west coast of usa... Also..when I left Tahiti I flew to Honolulu ... If you have the time maybe combo the 2 destinations?....maybe fly to Honolulu first then Papeete if there is some.kind of airfare deal?.. If you have any French language skills it will be more enjoyable... Away from Tahiti,.the other French Polynesian islands there are quieter and laid back.

We did our honeymoon in Tahiti. Couple nights on Tahiti then a week on Moorea. We did a travel agent. You could arrange local travel and everything but it was nice just having it all setup. Costco travel is another option. If you can swing it, get an overwater bungalow. Also, plan to do some snorkeling, hiking, and island exploration cause it’s really cool over there.

The resort was nice but the highlight was going to local hangouts for dinner and drinking. We befriended the tattoo guy at the resort, bought him drinks until he started preaching about the Babylon System. He gave us some great tips and showed us around a little. We had a blast hanging with locals watching local bands. Even scored some weed. The people are awesome.

If I was going back, we’d do at least two weeks and hit up Huahini for part of it for a more laid back, less resorty experience.

Congrats ! [emoji322]

I’ve got zero Tahiti info, but wish you the best.


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Air Tahiti just started flying direct from Seatt a couple months ago and has been selling $700 RT tickets. I was trying to convince my wife to go, but unsuccessful so far. I think it's an intro price, so if your tickets include that flight you should buy now before they start jacking the price. Then come back and give us the tips!

Eloping. Just the two of you.

We are all going to tahititi! Sweet!

Congrats!

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you won't find much in the way of nice beaches on tahiti or for that matter any island in french polynesia. all of the islands are surrounded by coral reef and have large lagoons between island and reef so you dont get much sand production except near reef passes. on tahiti one of the reef passes has a bit of beach at papara which is also a mellowish surf spot. tahiti is certainly beautiful and worth a visit but go to moorea or bora bora. moorea is only an hour ferry from papeete and has some nicer beaches like temae beach or the hilton beach. can recommend the hilton we stayed in an over water bungalow which was incredible with fantastic snorkelling right off bungalow. very pricey and worth every penny. if you can swing it go to bora bora its beyond amazing. its an hour flight from papeete and you take a boat taxi to your hotel. can recommend sofitel private island. adults only and has one of the best snorkelling spots and a nice little beach to chill on if you dont get the overwater bungalow.

Congrats!

Expecting some sick POV footy from inside the barrel at Chopes.

Wanna go earlier?

https://www.secretflying.com/posts/l...788-roundtrip/

I copied this part of Chasing Epic's honeymoon for my honeymoon. We went over Thanksgiving week about 9 years ago:
https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...ench-Polynesia

Book ended with a day on each side on the main island.

Couple things to add. Rent a scooter for a day, fun to zip around the small island. Do the full day boat tour.

Get off the main island and go to Maupiti. Been six times, feel free to hit me up. If you want true adventure and isolation go to Fakarava.


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Sounds awesome. I think I'll also be on the elope plan at some point. I don't have any Tahiti recommendations but I'd try to find a way to fly for "free" by opening a credit card or two, and use my cash to get nicer accommodations, or vice versa. For example someone mentioned SEA-PPT on Alaska. You could open one of the Alaska credit cards for $95 and get enough miles for one of you to fly r/t (economy) from the West Coast. Maybe you each open one? Similar opportunities for other airlines. Obviously all dependent on your credit and ability to meet the spending requirements without overextending yourself, etc.

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Originally Posted by Mustonen

Getting hitched, and we’re going to elope. Just us. October-ish.

We are looking for something quiet on the beach. We kind of picked Tahiti out of a hat in early discussions, and at this point it’s gained a lot of steam for no particular reason, which is plenty of reason for me.

As to planning, I’m looking for suggestions and I’m a bit of a travel JONG. Tips on airfare (all across the board for pricing and travel time… do I buy now? Do I wait?)? Any hotel/resort recommendations? Has anybody here done this? She has suggested a travel agent or similar…. Is that still a thing that makes sense?

Thanks all!

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Sounds like a great trip, but planning for it 8 mos in advance doesn't seem like eloping.

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Originally Posted by irul&ublo

Sounds like a great trip, but planning for it 8 mos in advance doesn't seem like eloping.

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Doesn’t have to be a surprise. Call it what you want, though, we aren’t worrying about anybody else when it comes to planning this.

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Originally Posted by HellgateBasement

Sounds awesome. I think I'll also be on the elope plan at some point. I don't have any Tahiti recommendations but I'd try to find a way to fly for "free" by opening a credit card or two, and use my cash to get nicer accommodations, or vice versa. For example someone mentioned SEA-PPT on Alaska. You could open one of the Alaska credit cards for $95 and get enough miles for one of you to fly r/t (economy) from the West Coast. Maybe you each open one? Similar opportunities for other airlines. Obviously all dependent on your credit and ability to meet the spending requirements without overextending yourself, etc.

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Good thoughts. Thanks!

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Originally Posted by telechuck

Get off the main island and go to Maupiti. Been six times, feel free to hit me up. If you want true adventure and isolation go to Fakarava.


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PM incoming. Quiet is what we want. “Tahiti” is just meant to be general area. I know embarrassingly little about it.

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Originally Posted by telechuck

Get off the main island and go to Maupiti. Been six times, feel free to hit me up. If you want true adventure and isolation go to Fakarava.


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Having been to Tahiti I think this is great advice. Tahiti is not like it’s image.

Is it really eloping if you tell the Mag collective?

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Originally Posted by axebiker

Is it really eloping if you tell the Mag collective?

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I hope so.

Any insight into days for flights and when to book?

congratulations! Travel agent? Ok, Boomer :) ChatGPT is your friend, and soon to be available the new Bing, which will skip the step of cut/pasting chatGPT recommendations into a browser.

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Originally Posted by Mustonen

I hope so.

Any insight into days for flights and when to book?

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Not really - I'm a "mountains, not beaches" kind of derelict, and luckily, so is my wife. Congrats though - I wish we had just taken the cash we spent on the wedding and did something EPIC - but we recently celebrated 20 years together, so I guess it all worked out... ;)

Good luck, sir!!

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Originally Posted by Harry

Congrats ! [emoji322]

I’ve got zero Tahiti info, but wish you the best.


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If I can piggy back of of this, Yeah, same. Congrats Dude, I'm sure you'll enjoy anywhere you end up but Tahiti's a gotta be a great starting point!

Have fun!!

Take look at Moorea. Stayed at Cook's Bay and paddled across the Bay in an outrigger canoe for food and booze runs

Bumping this thread to ask if OP had a good time?

Looking at French Polynesia for a honeymoon this coming fall.

We actually bailed on Tahiti and hit Fiji instead. They speak English and it was easier to make headway. Tahiti looks rad but a little too much adventure for this adventure. We’ll hit it someday soon.

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Bumping this thread to ask if OP had a good time?

Looking at French Polynesia for a honeymoon this coming fall.

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Did that 15 years ago (Tahiti, Moorea and Huahine) and it was incredible. I’m sure things are a bit different these days, but the overall vibe is probably similar. I highly recommend it.

Did you meet Moses in Fiji? Legit question.

I went a long time ago. The water is clear but there are really no beaches. Some cool scenery I guess. If you sail or scuba it’s probably cool. I have no interest in going back.

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Did you meet Moses in Fiji? Legit question.

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I did not, no. Google tells me he’s a rugger.

We were there during the World Cup, including quarter finals. Those people sure do love their rugby. It was entertaining.

Every time I see this thread title.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GCrzjVdmSg

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Originally Posted by smmokan

Did that 15 years ago (Tahiti, Moorea and Huahine) and it was incredible. I’m sure things are a bit different these days, but the overall vibe is probably similar. I highly recommend it.

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Awesome, thanks Steve. I may hit you up for some advice if we get past the initial research phase.

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Originally Posted by Mustonen

We actually bailed on Tahiti and hit Fiji instead. They speak English and it was easier to make headway. Tahiti looks rad but a little too much adventure for this adventure. We’ll hit it someday soon.

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I've been to Fiji a couple times- it's awesome. I think that we like the idea of French Polynesia because it's new to both of us.

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Originally Posted by 4matic

I went a long time ago. The water is clear but there are really no beaches. Some cool scenery I guess. If you sail or scuba it’s probably cool. I have no interest in going back.

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Seems like there are some islands other than Tahiti and Bora Bora that do have beaches, but they are further out?

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I went a long time ago. The water is clear but there are really no beaches. Some cool scenery I guess. If you sail or scuba it’s probably cool. I have no interest in going back.

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Interesting, where were you? My gf is going to Tahiti for a weeklong swim camp this summer.

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Originally Posted by abraham

Interesting, where were you? My gf is going to Tahiti for a weeklong swim camp this summer.

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I went for a swim camp too.

We stayed in Papeete and visited Morea. Morea was pretty nice. Awesome beach and warm clear water. So, from that perspective the outer islands are nice.

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Interesting, where were you? My gf is going to Tahiti for a weeklong swim camp this summer.

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Ah the old weeklong solo swim camp in Tahiti excuse.


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https://www.tahiti.com/island/moorea

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Originally Posted by Kevo

Bumping this thread to ask if OP had a good time?

Looking at French Polynesia for a honeymoon this coming fall.

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Was in moorea in Aug/Sept and loved it. It's humpback whale season as well. Decent surf. Diving was good. Excellent snorkeling.

We honeymooned there and my wife's cousin was on the tourism board and hooked us up with this rec for taha'a which was a great stop

https://www.tahiti.com/island/tahaa



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Originally Posted by Mustonen

I did not, no. Google tells me he’s a rugger.

We were there during the World Cup, including quarter finals. Those people sure do love their rugby. It was entertaining.

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The Moses I met gave me an amazing 8hr layover in Fiji. I left the airport to get a glimpse of the island. Moses approached me and asked me what I wanted to do. I said food and beer. He then proceeded to be my tour guide and party mate for the day. Honestly, that 8 hours was more fun than my 6 weeks prior in New Zealand. Even the taxi driver spent the day with us and we all raged hard. Surprisingly the taxi driver kept it on the road on our way back to the airport.

Oh, to be foolish again.

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Originally Posted by abraham

Interesting, where were you? My gf is going to Tahiti for a weeklong swim camp this summer.

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Is she taking a flute with her?