I cover everything so you will be well prepared for your trip of a lifetime.

As we've taken 34 trips to French Polynesia we've had the chance to use several different brands ... here is the one we've used for the last 2 decades .... This comes in Deet, no Deet and scentless. https://bugg.com/repellents/

Often when I take my groups on a private excursion on Bora Bora the Polynesian family I use will go the extra mile to make sure we see manta rays.

I've personally taken two vendors multiple times. They both do a wonderful excursion but different from each other. I'm also going to recommend two others simply because I know they do a wonderful excursion as per others in my groups.

My guess is the majority of people who have a drone want to take it to French Polynesia. Are there rules regarding drones in French Polynesia?

There is no right or wrong answer ...

I get asked this question all the time. You get off your ship in the morning but your flight doesn't leave until late at night. You want...

I know many of you want to have things figured out a bit more before to go to paradise. Here is contact info for a taxi driver on Bora Bora

A decade ago there were no taxis close to the tender drop off location on Bora Bora. Now there are usually several sitting within walking distance ready to take you around the island. Most visitors grab a ride to Matira Beach or Bloody Mary's ... here is a map to show you where to grab a taxi.

We've been traveling to Bora Bora for 3 decades ... we've seen resorts come and go. There are several top notch resorts but in my opinion one stands out from the rest ....

We've purchased black pearls from small vendors at the tender locations to the high end places. There are black pearl shops everywhere and on every island. So ... which ones offer nice quality for a fair price? We've bought dozens of black pearls from these 2 places ...

Before going to French Polynesia for the first time I had made a dozen trips around the world to some incredibly beautiful places. I've been all over Australia, many countries in Europe, parts of Africa and all around the USA ... my bar was set high. Zelle showed me pictures of French Polynesia from her prior trips and it looked beautiful but nothing compares to seeing it in person ... especially for the very first time. For our honeymoon we planned a trip to Moorea, her favo