Bora-Bora Travel Forum

Hi all!

I've read all those copious postings on Bora-Bora, and now I am really considering going there. However, the comments on the prices are a bit less copious...

I wonder if there's anyone who could advise me on how to plan a budget priced trip to Bora-Bora from Paris. Would be thankful for tips both on how to get there cheap and where to stay.

Thanks!!

I have not been there yet but going there on a cruise in some weeks, so I have done a lot of research.

I think this is a good website which also lists private pensions and camping as the budget alternative to those hugely expensive stays in resorts and hotels:

http://www.boraboraisland.com/tostay.html

To get around you best rent a bicycle. Even this costs three times as much as on non-French Polynesian Islands like the cooks. I have just reserved bikes for about 17 Euro a day. However, if you are lucky the pension you are staying at gives you a bike for free or a fraction of this. Cars cost about 100 Euro per day.

To make your calculations easier, here is the current exchange rate:

1000 CPF = 8.42 Euro

I am not that well informed about flights but think Air France should be an option. Or a round-the-world ticket.

From New Zealand we have cheap flights to Tahiti with Air NZ, Pacific Blue and Air Pacific.

From Tahiti you can fly to Bora Bora or take the ferry. You always have to get to Tahiti first.

Air Tahiti Nui flies from Paris to Papeetee via Los Angeles, a nice connection indeed! andthey tend to offer good prices as well..

Great! :-)
Thanks a lot! I'll look around on the website, and try to find somehting that suits me. :-)

And a thank you for you as well! :-)
I check the flights now! :-)

There is a grocery about 3 blocks to the left of the dock. Adjacent to a yummy lunch stand. These are 2 relatively decent options for food within a budget.

Ia Orana ,
Where to stay ? Hotel Matira, Bora Bora