Bora Bora and Tahiti: better than the Caribbean? BTDT with kids?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For marine life, check out Sea of Cortez (Mexico). There’s an island there called something like isla Santa or Isla Espiritu that is supposed to be amazing.

+1000

The Sea of Cortez and its islands are a hidden gem!

[Anonymous]

I think French Polynesian is better than the Caribbean, but it depends if you like natural or curated islands.

I hated Papeete (the city you land in).

Suggest you go right to Mooreea a nearby island.

Bora Bora is further afield and very pricey. But worth seeing.

[Anonymous]

Depends upon the time of year. Winter is rainy season in Bora Bora but the best time for the Caribbean. Summer is the opposite.

[Anonymous]

Cairns
Whitsundays
over BB any day with kids!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can barely stand 20+ hours of plane travel. I would NEVER subject children to that (and I've taken my kids all over the world)

It’s just 2.5 hours past Hawaii. People take kids to Hawaii all the time.

If my kids could handle the 10.5 hour car ride home from Canada, I feel like they could handle the flights to Bora Bora—especially if we break it up in CA.

This is not true. It’s about a 13 hr flight to Hawaii.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can barely stand 20+ hours of plane travel. I would NEVER subject children to that (and I've taken my kids all over the world)

It’s just 2.5 hours past Hawaii. People take kids to Hawaii all the time.

If my kids could handle the 10.5 hour car ride home from Canada, I feel like they could handle the flights to Bora Bora—especially if we break it up in CA.

No, it isn't. It's around 6 hrs.

https://www.travelmath.com/flying-time/from/Honolulu,+HI/to/Tahiti

LAX to HNL is blocked for 5 hours and 55 minutes, LAX to PPT is blocked for 8 hours and 10 minutes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:i had gay sex while on my honeymoon in Bora Bora. Feel bad about it because I’m a man and am married to a woman. She’s never found out about my ‘side hobby’ before marriage or since. Oh, and in Bora Bora, the bottom was another married man. It’s out there if ya look.

to answer your question, my wife and I both agree Bora Bora is better than the Caribbean.

perfect, thanks

[Anonymous]

I've been to them all. Bora Bora is more adult and most of the other travelers won't want your kids. Caribbean islands LOVE kids (mine are younger than yours I'm sure). They're very welcoming to them in a way that's shocking as an American since most Americans don't like kids or want them in restaurants.

[Anonymous]

We went in 2007 for our honeymoon. I'm not kidding EVERY single person there was also on their honeymoon. It was fantastic and absolutely better than Caribbean which we've done quite a bit since then (with kids). There's a lot of great beautiful places to stay in Tahiti and it's not that big a deal if you want to take your kids but just saying - there are prob no kids around That being said, it's also set up for enjoying scenery - it's just a beautiful place but I don't know that for the kids it's really all that different than a beautiful Caribbean island. One of the reasons we did it is because we honeymooned in Aug which would have been hot everything except Canada and we were OK going to an exotic place like Bora Bora once in our lives. It is A LONG haul. I mean - LONG. Something like 22 hours I think. I would not bring my kids there preferring Hawaii/Caribbeans instead. But technically, if you wanted to, it's not a big deal I just don't think it's worth it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can barely stand 20+ hours of plane travel. I would NEVER subject children to that (and I've taken my kids all over the world)

It’s just 2.5 hours past Hawaii. People take kids to Hawaii all the time.

If my kids could handle the 10.5 hour car ride home from Canada, I feel like they could handle the flights to Bora Bora—especially if we break it up in CA.

No, it isn't. It's around 6 hrs.

https://www.travelmath.com/flying-time/from/Honolulu,+HI/to/Tahiti

LAX to HNL is blocked for 5 hours and 55 minutes, LAX to PPT is blocked for 8 hours and 10 minutes.

We flew from Chicago ORD and it was absolutely more like 22 hours given the layovers. There is no way that it's just 2.5 hours past Hawaii. Maybe distance wise but the way the flight patterns are - your layover is not working like that. It is a HAUL! I'm the PP who went there for honeymoon.

[Anonymous]

Tahiti is a 10 hour flight from LA (per Dream Cruises on AWE right now).