Tahiti & French Polynesia Guide (Open Road Travel Guides Tahiti and French Polynesia Guide) [Paperback]

Jan Prince (Author)

Book Description

Series: Open Road Travel Guides Tahiti and French Polynesia Guide | Publication Date: April 1998

This guide to Tahiti and French Polynesia offers the best of the area's 118 islands and atolls that comprise the island groups of the Society Islands, the Marquesas, Australs, Tuamotu, and Gambier Islands. Discover the charming capital of Papeete, with its high-end resorts and modestly-priced oceanfront bungalows, terrific restaurants and varied water and land sports. Explore the island of Tahiti's verdant countryside and incomparable beaches. From your base in Tahiti, take a fast ferry 30 minutes away to Moorea for the day, or fly to Bora Bora or visit the peaceful atoll of Tetiaroa that Marlon Brando calls home. A wide range of lodgings and restaurants across all price ranges is given, and the author includes a special section for honeymooners. A brief Tahitian language glossary is also included, as is Open Road's standard "Best Places to Stay" chapter, travel planning information and detailed historical and cultural background.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Jan Prince has lived in French Polynesia for nearly 40 years and has written on Tahiti for Fodor’s, Time Magazine, the LA Times, and many other outlets. She is referred to internationally as “Tahiti’s foremost travel expert” and our guidebook to Tahiti is called “the bible of Tahitian travel.” --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Open Road Publishing (April 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1883323703
• ISBN-13: 978-1883323707
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,116,523 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #34 in Books > Travel > Australia & South Pacific > Tahiti

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best guide book on Tahiti ever published, December 3, 1998

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This review is from: Tahiti & French Polynesia Guide (Open Road Travel Guides Tahiti and French Polynesia Guide) (Paperback)

My wife and I first went to Tahiti in 1976.Since that time we have bought land and built our vacation home on Moorea,and will always love French Polynesia.We have read almost every guide book ever published and Jan's book is at the very top of the list.Don't go to Tahiti without it as it covers all the questions you will have.This book is much better than the coconut radio for information.

18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Average Guidebook, October 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Tahiti & French Polynesia Guide (Open Road Travel Guides Tahiti and French Polynesia Guide) (Paperback)

We purchased this book to plan our honeymoon mainly because of the 5 star reviews we read on this site. While the author does provide a lot of information on the different islands in the South Pacific, and some great food recommendations, nothing about this book sets it apart from the other guide books we brought along to Tahiti. In short, compared to other tour books we've fallen in love with, this book is average.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most used of 3 guide books we took with us to Tahiti., October 8, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Tahiti & French Polynesia Guide (Open Road Travel Guides Tahiti and French Polynesia Guide) (Paperback)

Jan Prince's Tahiti & French Polynesia Guide was a great resource to have with us on our trip to French Polynesia. The restaurant and tour references were the most up to date and accurate of the three guidebooks that we took along. We used this book 90% of the time. It was very evident that the book was written by someone that lived in the area. We followed some of the hints on places to see and things to do that were not mentioned in the other guidebooks that we brought along, and could only be known by someone intimate with the area.