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# What's the best way to travel between NZ, Cook Islands and Bora Bora? Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea
cologne_on_the_road 21:27 UTC 20 Jan 2010 | Hi all, my girlfriend and I are going to spend our Honeymoon in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. We're currently planning to spend two weeks in New Zealand and about one week on the Pacific Islands afterwards. In fact, we would love to combine a stay in Aitutaki and Bora Bora during that week. After some investigation it seems nearly impossible to combine those two destinations within this time mainly due to a lack of flights. But hopefully we are mistaking ;-) Can anybody give me a hint what would be the best way to travel between the islands? Can somebody recomment a good source for further information? Thanks in advance for your support! Best regards, Andreas |
silvanocat 16:24 UTC 21 Jan 2010 | Aitutaki to Rarotonga - Air Rarotonga Rarotonga to Tahiti - Air Rarotonga/Air Tahiti - they share the route, can book with either for the same flights. I believe that there are only two flights a week. Tahiti to Bora Bora - Air Tahiti | 1
Laszlo 08:53 UTC 22 Jan 2010 | NZ to Raro can be with both Air NZ or with cheaper Virgin Blue. Tahiti to NZ with Air NZ (and Air Tahiti???), or by flying back to Raro to use Virgin again. | 2
trvlguy66 03:20 UTC 26 Jan 2010 | Although Aitutaki and Bora Bora are both incredible and SO beautiful - I don't think it is too realistic to try to do them both in one week. You would have to fly from: New Zealand to Rarotonga Raro to Aitutaki Aitutaki to Rarotonga Rarotonga to Papeete (Tahiti) Papeete to Bora Bora Bora Bora to Papeete Papeete to...whereever home is.... That is a lot of flights and travelling to squeeze into a week. What I would suggest is doing either: Rarotonga and Aitutaki or Moorea and Bora Bora OR Bora Bora and Taha'a Try combining 2 islands in French Polynesia or 2 Islands in the Cook Islands rather than 1 in the Cooks and one in French Polynesia just so you don't end up spending most of your week travelling in and out of airports and get to enjoy your honeymoon!! Cheers, Carl | 3
papamike 01:27 UTC 27 Jan 2010 | Flip a coin, heads Aitutaki, tails Bora Bora, I agree too much to accomplish in short time unless you have your own jet. Papa Mike | 4
cologne_on_the_road 23:06 UTC 06 Feb 2010 | Thanks a lot for your remarks...I think we'll follow the recommendation of travlguy | 5