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Depending on where you choose to stay on the island, it may be possible that you can take a hike around a portion of the island. We made use of our legs on several occassions, mostly to earn an appetite. On our first day here, we chose to walk in the middle of the day to a small little store to pick up supplies like peanut butter and jelly to save from paying $29 dollars each for breakfast!
In this picture, we walked from the Sheraton Lagoon Resort to the small store. What beautiful views, and when you walk, you can stop at the perfect places for photos!
We also chose on several occassions to take a cab to a certain location, then walk around a bit before hailing the cab back. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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And this is what happens when you wear bike pants on a motor scooter and no sun screen :o) Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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This is what hubby's pic is of - the beautiful lagoon. Woops, pitty I got in the way :o)
And I thought he was taking a pic of me haha!!! Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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Scooter is the best way to get around the island. It was my first time on one and it was a lot of fun :o) Leave a Comment Theme: Motorcycle
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After making the ferry crossing from Papeete, you will be met at the dock by a string of buses all lined up to transport arriving visitors to where they need to go. The flat rate for all island destinations is CFP 200.
Note that the bus schedule coincides with the arrival and departure times of the ferries. You should have no problem catching a ride back to the dock when it's time to return to Papeete. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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Traveling around Moorea by bicycle is a wonderful way to see the island. You can go where you want, you're not restricted to paved roads, and yet you can get around easily without sacrificing your freedom. That being said, this does take some stamina. Although some may scoff at the idea of being challenged by biking around the outside of a small island, the heat and humidity can make it surprisingly difficult. Once you start biking up the road to the Belvédère lookout, forget about it--this is downright difficult!
At the petrol station near Moorea Camping on Hauru Point, I was able to rent a bicycle for 8 hours for CFP 1300. This was more than enough time to bike the entire distance around the island with a side trip up to Belvédère. If you only need a regular bike (not a mountain bike), the cost is CFP 1000. Leave a Comment Theme: Bicycle
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Getting to Moorea from Papeete is extraordinarily simple. There are a few different ferries making the crossing, and there is no need for an advance reservation. Just walk down to the Papeete waterfront, buy a ticket, and hop on when the next ferry leaves. The schedule is such that you will probably not have to wait too long for a ferry to take you over, especially if you do not require space for a vehicle. Between all the ferries, there were approximately ten crossings a day at the time of my visit. My ticket on one of the passengers-only ferries cost CFP 800. If you choose to take one of the ferries that can accomodate vehicles, the charge is CFP 700 plus CFP 2000 per vehicle. Leave a Comment Theme: Ship/BoatPhone: 43-76-50
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Whilst it is not especially cheap to rent a car in Moorea, it can work out quite cost effective compared to paying someone else to take you to places (hotels are so expensive you don't tend to be staying long, so everything is done in a hurry, so Le Truck is not always feasible!).
You can rent cars by the day with unlimited mileage however bear in mind that Moorea is very small, so unless you planning on driving laps of the Island all day, you are unlikely to do big mileage!
Probably the best bet is to rent a car for a couple of days and try and do all your daytime excursions and evening trips whilst you have it. Then spend the rest of the time exploring your local beach. For instance if you are going to an evening performance at the Tiki Village, they can want almost $20 USD per person to pick them up (even if you are only staying a few kilometres away), this pays for about half the car and you get all day use of it too...
This picture shows the car we rented at Titiroa Marae, the wall at the end of the carpark is the Marae, not a carpark wall at all! Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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By far the cheapest way to get around Moorea is to use Le Truck. Le Truck is a bus that basically drives around the island, and you flag it down at a stop, and let the driver know when you need to get off - it can be flexible sometimes although it is supposed to use proper stops.
I can'tremember the exact cost, but it was the only thing I remember in Moorea that felt good value. However be aware that Le Truck does run on Tahiti time (i.e. it can be pretty late). If you are doing something to a budget then Le Truck is great. If you are in a hurry, get a car!
However Le Truck can be good for getting to and from the Ferry, as it stops right outside the ferry terminal, and seems to try and coincide its stops with the ferry arriving/departing.
I haven't got picture of Le-Truck myself, so this photo is courtesy of Tahiti Tourisme Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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There are several boats that leave to/from Moorea to Papeete (Papeete is the capital of Tahiti) a few times a day.
Unfortunately they all seem to depart at virtually the same time, so if you miss a boat, you can have several hours wait for the next one, so make sure you know what times the boats leave in advance and get there early as they depart promptly - they don't work on Tahitian time (i.e. late!).
From memory, the boat is around £5 (less than $10 US) for a single to Tahiti (returns are double), which actually maks it quite good value by Polynesian standards! Leave a Comment Theme: Ship/Boat
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