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Tahiti Islands Facts

A 1996 census counted 219,521 people living in French Polynesia, 74 percent of which live in the Windward Island, 12 percent in the Leeward Islands, 7 percent in the Tuamotu archipelago, 3.5 percent in the Marguesas Islands, and 3 percent in the Austral Islands. The Tahitians are a handsome people noted for their hospitality, friendliness and easygoing approach to life.

Location:
Tahiti and Her Islands comprise an area officially known as French Polynesia. The islands are scattered over four million square kilometers of ocean in the eastern South Pacific and consists of five archipelagoes: the Society Islands, Austral Islands, Marquesas Islands, Tuamotu atolls and the Mangareva Islands. Tahiti is the largest island in French Polynesia.

Weather:

Cooled by the gentle breezes of the Pacific, the climate in French Polynesia is sunny and pleasant. There are two seasons: from November through May the climate is warmer and humid, while April through October is cooler and drier. Most of the rain falls during the warmer season, but there are also many lovely sunny days during these months, with refreshing trade winds.

Time Zones:

French Polynesia is 10 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time, 2 hours behind US Pacific Standard Time, and 20 hours behind Australian Eastern Standard Time.

12 noon (Sun) - Tahiti	2 pm (Sun) - Los Angeles
8 am (Mon) - Sydney	11 pm(winter) - 12noon (summer) - Frankfurt

The Marquesas Islands are a 1/2 hour ahead of the rest of French Polynesia

12 noon (Tahiti)

12:30 pm - Marquesas

Currency:

The currency in Tahiti is the French Pacific Franc (CFP), though credit cards and US dollars are common. Though exchange rates vary, there are approximately 100CFP to the US Dollar. Traveler's Cheques are easily cashed at banks and hotels. All banks charge a 350 to 400CFp (US $3.50 to $4.00) commission on traveler's cheque transaction.

Immigration:

All visitors to French Polynesia must have a valid passport, which depending on the nationality of the visitor, contains a valid visa. Such visitors must also have an airline ticket back to their resident country or to at least two more continuing destinations. Visitors must also have sufficient amount of funds to cover planned stay in the territory. Citizens of certain countries are exempt from all visa requirements for stays of three months of less.

Health:

French Polynesia enjoys a high standard of health, with excellent medical and dental services, pharmacies, private clinics and a large goverment hospital in Tahiti, which is open 24 hours. The outer islands have hospitals or dispensaries and a few private practitioners. Please take precaution and do not overexpose your body to the tropical sun. Tennis shoes or plastic sandals are recommended when walking on the reefs and in the lagoons of Polynesia. Certificates of inoculations against cholera, yellow fever and the plague are required for visitors arriving from an infected area as defined by the World Health Organization.

Tipping:

Tipping is not expected in Tahiti and Her Islands


Departure Tax:

An 8 percent tax is added to the cost of a room in the hotels of French Polynesia. This tax does not apply to the pensions and family lodgings. There are no sales taxes and no airport taxes.

Water Supply:

Tap water in the hotels and restaurants is safe to drink. Local mineral waters and all sorts of French mineral waters are available.

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