Aremiti Ferry

Of course, you could take the 7 minute flight on the teeny, tiny 15 passenger Air Moorea commuter flight between Tahiti and Moorea. It’s basically up-over-down before you know it and ONLY if you travel very light and are not claustrophobic. It’s really too short to even get a good view of anything.

Top Deck

It seems like a slow boat in comparison but I much prefer the 30 minute high-speed Aremiti catamaran ferry service that shuttles back and forth all day between these two islands. I’ll race you to the top deck for the best views of Papeete’s downtown marina area as you leave and the dramatic high mountain peaks as you approach Moorea.

If you prefer, you can sit in air-conditoned comfort inside in airline-style seats and even enjoy a beverage from the small snack bar on board. There are large windows all the way around so you won’t miss the crossing.

It can be quite interesting to spend some time at the ferry landing just watching the larger slower vehicle ferries load & unload, spilling forth everything from small passenger cars to huge trucks plus a wide assortment of people and cargo.

Sturdy metal crates are wheeled off containing our caged luggage. Arms reach in from every direction, in a free-for-all fashion, to snatch up bags and boxes. Naturally, you wouldn’t have turned over anything important, valuable or breakable to this informal process.

Gather up your belongings. Our driver is waiting with our pre-arranged transfer to the resort.