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Tahiti + Moorea + Bora Bora on Points: An 8-Day Island Hopping Plan

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Things change. Ferry operators change schedules, airlines swap aircraft, and cyclone-season weather can move a whole day. This guide is stamped with the date each page was opened. If a line says "verify," do that before you pay.

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Promise: eight days, three islands, one free beach and a lagoon day, with the long-haul flight handled through points.
Trip length: 8 days on the ground, plus travel days from the U.S.
Best months: roughly May to October (drier); November to April is generally cyclone season. Confirm on Tahiti Tourisme's weather page.
Budget band: budget to splurge, depending on where you sleep on Bora Bora. See the cost sheet.
Best for: couples and friends who want a lagoon-and-mountain trip without paying for resorts every night.

At a glance

Fly into Faa'a (PPT), Tahiti. Spend one night in Papeete.
Take the ferry to Moorea (Aremiti or Terevau; check each operator's own fares).
Fly Moorea or Tahiti to Bora Bora on Air Tahiti.
Enter on a regular tourist passport; no visa for tourist stays of up to 90 days in six months per the State Department country page.
XPF is pegged to the euro (general knowledge).
Hilton transfers from Amex at 1:2; IHG and Marriott at 1:1 from Chase, Amex or Bilt on the chart we use. Mechanism only; no award prices here.
Air Tahiti passes exist but have rules; see chapter 3.