Tahiti & French Polynesia

About a year ago i bought this book thinking we might try Tahiti this summer in 09. Insted we are going to Disney land and Huntington Beach with a caribbean cruise at the end of this year. Maybe next year. After reading threw this guide id say it did a good job. With the idea floating around of trying again in 2010 on making this trip i will for sure pick up the new Lonely Planet book on Tahiti.

This new edition of LP's Tahiti and French Polynesia guide was invaluable on my recent trip. The details of the out of the way islands like Maupiti are wonderful, the writing is funny but clear and informative. It had details of local places and special spots that were not in the old one. I read up on the writers and one of them is an American woman who lives there, I could really tell that she understood the perspective of a tourist. I carried this book in my purse for the two and a half weeks I just spent there and referred to it often. Especially for the directions, cultural details and local customs that I needed. I felt like I had a local friend as my guide. I also find it comforting that they take no freebies from the hotels. We stayed in small pensions and loved it, no one has screens in Tahiti it seems, but the guide did mention electric mosquito devices which was helpful, it also gave food details on the half-board places, and on the whole seemed accurate and well researched. The enthusiasm of the writing is infectious and I totally fell in love with Tahiti and the other islands we visited, I felt like I really got to know it better than I would have alone because of this book.

This book is very comprehensive. It will help you find all of the places you want to go, and will give you an overview of what to expect. Some of the items could have been a little more detailed though. Directions were OK. Luckily the islands are easy to get around. We found the combination of this book, Jan Prince's book, and the Moon book to be the perfect combination for our trip in November of 1998. Read more about our trip and how we used these books at DiveAtlas.com.This review replaces the out of date one that already exists.

This book is the best you can get , when you want to visit these islands - believe me, I have many of them. A lot of adresses, phone numbers, prices. Detailed information on how to get to each island and place. Interesting historysection. A big help for your trip. Unfortunately not enough pictures, but if you want more...

This book is very comprehensive. It will help you find all of the places you want to go, and will give you an overview of what to expect. Some of the items could have been a little more detailed though. We found the combination of this book and Jan Prince's book to be the perfect combination for our trip in November of 1998. Read more about our trip and how we used these books at Scubacharter.com.