Post #179194 by ErichTroudt on Fri, Aug 12, 2005 8:49 AM

in 2000 I went to Tahiti and Moorea. I would go back to Tahiti long enough to land in the airport, get on a boat and leave again. Tahiti was wau overrated in my book. Don't get me wrong, it had some cool and beautiful places to see. We took a jeep excursion thru the mountains which was cool. There is also a downtown marketplace area with shopping, produce and fish market that is worth seeing. In Tahiti, get where you need to go by "Le Truck". It was like $1 to ride and it takes you everywhere.

Now Moorea was what it was all about. Heaven on earth. Most wonderful place I had ever been. Water, sky, beach...all beautiful. You can fly their from Tahiti in about 15 minutes, but its a short scary ass ride. I liked the big ferry boat better. On moorea, rent a car for a day and go around the whole island. Its basically one road that circles the outside. Cook's Bay was incredible. Belvedere Point is near cooks bay. Most of the hotels are on the northside of the Island. All except the Sofitel, which is closer to the ferry dock. Temae Public beach was worth checking out. Their is a waterfall on the island, but ask a local if it has water at that time before you go. Sometimes its dry.
Just remember, everything is expensive, but the view makes up for it.

Have fun man