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# Ferry to Bora Bora Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea
doubledove10 00:46 UTC 17 Sep 2009 | Hi, I am planning to venture out to Bora Bora from Papeete and flying is so expensive which is beyond my budget, i heard there is a ferry that goes there, Does anyone know how i can go about or any location in papeete where i can make the booking, and has anyone had ever take a ferry over to Bora Bora, , i heard they have a ferry cargo which most local take..does it still exist and operating, i do appreciate if anyone have any information with regards to ferry but beside flight..:-) thanks alot p/s i will be heading to Tahiti next week. DD |
newfie43 13:59 UTC 19 Sep 2009 | Your best chance of getting up to date information about the ferries in Tahiti is to go to www.tahiti-explorer.com. The posters there should be able to help you with this information. | 1
jmk 08:38 UTC 20 Sep 2009 | I have heard that it is difficult to take the ferry from Papeete to islands other than Moorea. Are you sure you want to go to Bora Bora? If you are on a budget, this is quite an expensive island. Moorea is a much less expensive and easy island to visit. Have you looked into airpasses? Or fly to Raitea and take the Maupiti express to Bora Bora. Look in the FAQs section for Silvanocats blog, very helpful. Enjoy your trip. | 2
doubledove10 11:39 UTC 24 Sep 2009 | Hi Jink, thanks, i know and am aware Bora Bora, is expensive , that is why i wanna go by cargo ferry..but once to bora would be nice..:-) thanks again DDC | 3
silvanocat 05:20 UTC 25 Sep 2009 | There currently is no ferry to Bora Bora. There, hopefully, will be one running sometime in 2010. A ferry that plies a route from France to Corsica is supposed to be delivered to FP to serve the Leeward Islands next year. There are cargo boats that travel between the islands. There has been a tightening of rules and regulations and some now don't take passengers or don't take tourists. I've heard that the Hawaiki Nui still does take passengers http://tahiti-tourisme.com/doclinks/Leeward_islands_boat_transportation.pdf Airfares are less if purchased in French Polynesia. | 4
doubledove10 07:57 UTC 25 Sep 2009 | Hi Silvanocat Thanks alot, i also knew about the cargo boat and YES Hawaiiki Nui still take in passengers.. DDC | 5
jmk 04:51 UTC 27 Sep 2009 | Please report back after your trip, to let us know how things went. I met someone last year on Huahine who waited a really long time - weeks for a ferry ride. Another person couldn't book the ferry, but his French friend could. Hope you have better luck than these folks did. I'm not really sure why you asked the question since you know the answers. | 6