Airfares & Papeete Stopovers
Hotel-Based Diving
Dive Packages

AIRFARES & PAPEETE STOPOVERS

AIR NEW ZEALAND Price is based on return economy airfares from London Heathrow to Papeete via Los Angeles, including taxes, with Air New Zealand; fares are the cheapest available at time of going to press. Departures from London Heathrow are on Wednesdays, Fridays & Sundays, arriving Papeete early the following morning. Departures from Papeete are Thursdays, Fridays & Sundays arriving London Heathrow the following morning. Stopovers are permitted in Los Angeles at no extra charge in either direction.

• 01 January - 21 March 2009: £1080
• 22 March - 15 June 2009: £930
• 16 June - 30 June 2009: £1080
• 01 July - 15 August 2009: £1305
• 16 August - 13 December 2009: £1080
• 14 December - 24 December 2009: £1400
• 24 December - 31 December 2009: £1180

• Business Class airfares are available on request.
• Domestic add-ons from various regional UK airports are also availabale at concessionary rates.

International arrivals and departures do not always connect conveniently with domestic flights within Tahiti. An overnight stopover in Papeete may be required. On making your booking we can advise whether hotel accommodation may be required.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATION IN PAPEETE
We are offering 3 hotels of varying costs for overnight stopovers in Papeete. Please remember that day room use at the Beachcomber Hotel at the end of the Tahiti Aggressor cruise is included in the boat rate. The rates include return airport transfers and are on a room only basis in the cheapest grade of room.

• Tahiti Beachcomber: £89
• Single supplement: £65
  
• Sheraton Hotel: £104
• Single supplement: £80
  
• Te Tiare Hotel: £89
• Single supplement: £65
  

DOMESTIC AIRFARES ON AIR TAHITI

DOMESTIC AIRFARES – ROUND TRIP, SINGLE DESTINATION    

If you plan to only visit one island during your visit to Tahiti, please use the following fares. Fares are return in economy class from Papeete including all applicable taxes. Business class fares are not available on domestic flights within French Polynesia.

FROM	TO	LOW SEASON	MID SEASON		HIGH SEASON
		01 Jan – 31 Mar 01 Nov – 31 Dec	01 Apr – 31 May		01 Jun– 31 Oct
PAPEETE	MOOREA	£45	£45		£45
	MOOREA*	£60	£60		£60
* Special Night & Connecting flight for late arrivals into Papeete
PAPEETE	HUAHINE	£120	£133		£133
	RAIATEA	£140	£155		£155
	BORA BORA	£181	£199		£199
	HIVA OA	£325	£407		£407
	NUKU HIVA	£292	£292		£292
	RANGIROA	£163	£204		£204
	MANIHI	£163	£204		£204
	TIKEHAU	£163	£204		£204
	FAKARAVA	£163	£204		£204
	RURUTU	£247	£247		£247

IF YOU PLAN TO VISIT MORE THAN ONE ISLAND THEN PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING AIRPASSES.

AIR PASS RULES

STOPOVER OR TRANSIT IN PAPEETE:

• No transit or stopover in Papeete before the end of the pass.
  
• One transit or stopover in Papeete before or after Moorea is allowed with all passes, on condition that Moorea is the first or the last of the Society Islands (Tahiti, Moorea, Huahine, Raiatea, Bora Bora, Maupiti) visited. Supplement: £14
  
• Lagoon Pass: Return to Papeete allowed at no extra charge between Moorea and the Tuamotu Islands
  
• Bora Bora-Tuamotu Pass: One transit or stopover in Papeete between Bora Bora & Tuamotu Islands is allowed. Supplement: £33
  
• Lagoon Pass and Bora Bora-Tuamotu Pass: One transit or stopover in Papeete between 2 islands of the Tuamotu Archipelago is allowed. Supplement: £66

STOPOVER OR TRANSIT IN ISLAND OTHER THAN TAHITI:

• Only a single stopover is permitted for each island. A transit with flight number change is considered as a stopover.
  
• Exception: Bora Bora-Manihi or Manihi-Bora Bora with a transit & flight number change in Rangiroa of less than an hour.

Marquesas or Australes Extension must be purchased in conjunction with another airpass.

Air Pass is only valid for 28 days

All Air Tahiti Nui flights are economy class only.

We offer a suggested 5-night package at each resort, to which you may add additional nights if you wish. We would recommend approximately 7 – 8 nights as a maximum in each resort; a 2 or 3-centred holiday is ideal within a 2-week priod Price is based on 5 nights twin share accommodation including return airport transfers. Meal packages are indicated against each hotel.

We have shown diving as a separate add-on price; a discount has been offered for those wanting to do a 5-day diving package. Additional day's diving above the 5 days is on a pro rata rate.

DIVE PACKAGES

If you would like to prebook some diving, we are able to offer a variety of dive packageswith various operators. If you would like some advice on which operator to chose, please feel free to contact us.