Postby Wisha » Wed Jul 03, 2013 2:59 pm
Can be done at a reasonable cost. Sofitel resort / Hotel was $160 a night. Supermarkets etc had reasonable/ comparable prices (Milk, cereal, bread, cheese - same price, but good stuff) Hired a car from Hertz, $80 a day (hire it on Friday arvo for 24 hrs, they will ask you to leave the keys in a letterbox on Saturday - everyone knocks off by midday, I dropped the keys off Sunday arvo, no issue). Fri, Sat, Sun $80. Petrol was cheaper than Australia, not that the Peugot 107 used any. I gave the guy $6, petrol spilled on the ground & I got change! All the food stalls come out at night, $10 for a massive feed of fish/ roast while hanging out with the locals. Jump on a ferry to Moreea and go pat some sting-rays. Catch a taxi to a restaurant and you're going to get pasted!
Papeete is nothing flash, got to get out to the islands for the true Taihiti experience.
As for:
Surfing.. Black sand, 1000 people out. Drive to Teahupoo if you want to die (about 100km).
Kitesurfing - Gusty, enough coral to rip 10 years of skin off your feet.