I hope I am not being a pest but I have another question. I promise I will repay by helping out as much as possible when we return.
We would like to rent a car in both Moorea and Bora Bora. I would think it would be better if we reserved in advance. I am not sure, though, where the ship tender arrives. The two islands have several places to rent cars and we obviously would like the closest to where we will be dropped off. I keep reading about the tender arriving at the Moorea village or the Bora Bora Bora village. Or maybe it isn't necessary to reserve a car in advance? Again. thanks for any help!

Francine

Francine,

There are cars lined up right at the docks for rental. You will be there two days each port. I think Eurocar was at both places. The cars are little tiny cars (Smart Car or Peugeot type)with stick shifts. Or open Dune Buggies too. We did not rent them - we did not vfeel that we needed a car. You can also rent them through the excurision desk - they will book it for you.

Francine:

Our experience in Bora Bora was with Eurocar. We just took one of the first tenders in to be sure that we would get a car. It's a very short walk from the pier - we didn't have a reservation. I think we got a Peugeot - there were 4 of us and we were comfortable but didn't have lots of extra room.

We drove both directions around Bora Bora and had time to stop for lunch and shopping. It was a nice day. We have been there several times so we wanted to try something new.

On Moorea we booked through the excursion desk, just a couple of days in advance. It was good that we did, since the large corporate group on board was having a rally, and had booked almost all the cars on the island. But that was pretty unusual, and we ended up with the local company.

I think in BB, like Kathy says, there are vehicles right there near the dock.

Note that if you need an automatic, book in advance for sure, they are pretty rare and more expensive.