Moorea island viewed from overlook on bike tour

Cycling Tahiti & the Leeward Islands

Classic Inn to Inn ✦ 12 days ✦ Leisurely ✦  From $5450

Cycling through a Polynesian Paradise

Polynesia. A word synonymous with a carefree way of life. A way of life immune to the modern world. The lure of Polynesia's charms are renowned, Gauguin, Melville and Captain Bligh's crew all succumbed to its seductive temptations. So too, will you on our 12 day ride through French Polynesia.

Our first island visit will be to Moorea, used for the most recent Hollywood version of "Mutiny on the Bounty". Here you'll ride high up in the island's interior to Belevedere Overlook, explore the local distilleries and loop around the island's through numerous copra plantations on roads lined with flowering Hibiscus.

From Moorea, we return to Tahiti for the evening, then set sail (well, actually we take a high speed ferry) to the leeward islands of Raiatea, Huahine and Bora Bora to discover their charms. Raiatea is the home of the temple complex, Marae Taputaputea, from which it is believed both the Hawaiians and Maori set sail for their new homes. Huahine is the tranquil isle and usually a tour favorite. Actually two islands encircled by the same reef, Huahine's coastal roads are delightfully quiet, due to the small population, and beautifully lined with swaying palms and fruit laden banana trees. Bora Bora, the island of legends, talked about by soldiers during World War II who were stationed in the South Pacific.

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6 Oct 2025
20 Oct 2025
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Tahiti bicycle tour day by day details  

Welcome to Tahiti
Our team will meet you at the airport as the flights from North America and Europe arrive, then transfer to our hotel in downtown Papeete. Guest arriving on morning flights will have the day to explore town, with it's markets or perhaps relax poolside after the long flights. Your guides will be happy to suggest places to try for your first taste of Polynesian / French cuisine.
 Relax: Free to explore
Sleep: Hotel Tahiti Nui  
 
Bike fitting, ferry to Mo'orea, warmup ride
We will gather for breakfast,a chance to meet your fellow riders who arrived at various times the day before. After breakfast get fitted with the bike for your tour, then hop the midday ferry to Mo'orea. A short 45 minute trip across the Sea of the Moon puts us on Mo'orea where we warm up with a short ride to our hotel, situated on the shores of scenic Cooks Bay. We gather for our welcome dinner overlooking the waters, wih fish fresh from the lagoon.
 Ride: 8 mi / 12 km, Land: small hills
Eat: Breakfast, Dinner
Sleep: Cooks Bay Hotel & Suites  
 
Cycling Mo'orea, Marae Titiroa, Belvedere Overlook
After a hearty breakfast, we enjoy a ride looping the entirety of the island on Mo'orea pedaling hibiscus lined roads shaded by coconut palms. The ride also includes an optional jaunt into the rugged interior to visit the historic Marae Titiroa and enjoy the spectacular view from Belvedere Overlook, before returning to our hotel on scenic Cook's Bay.
 Ride: 36 mi / 59 km, Land: small hills
Eat: Breakfast, Lunch
Sleep: Cooks Bay Hotel & Suites  
 
Free time on Mo'orea, dinner at Papeete's Roulettes
You have the morning free to relax, then after lunch we make the short ride back to the ferry port in Vai'are and our ferry ride back to Papeete. For dinner tonight we will explore a Papeete landmark, the Roulettes that line the docks serving any imaginable kind of food, a local's favorite.
Ride: 8 mi / 12 km, Land: flat
Eat: Breakfast
Sleep: Hotel Tahiti Nui  
 
Ferry to Huahine, Warm up ride
The high-speed ferry takes us to the leeward island group, as we start the first leg of our explorations of Polynesia. After arriving in Fare, the port town, on the island of Huahine-Nui we will ride to the southern tip of the smaller island, Huahine-Iti where our hotel awaits with its white sand beach.
 Ride: 16 mi / 25 km, Land: small hills
Eat: Breakfast, Dinner
Sleep: Hotel Le Mahana  
 
Twin island ride, Marae Manunu
Huahine is actually two islands enclosed by the same reef. We'll start today's ride on Huahine-Iti, looping around the other side to Maro'e Bay, before crossing over to Huahine-Nui. Here our route takes in several ancient temples, 300 year old stone fish traps that still are in use today, plus a climb up over the islands backbone before descending back to Maro'e Bay. Afternoon will find us on a leisurely coastal loop of Huahine-Iti back to our hotel.
Ride: 39 mi / 63 km, Land: small hills.
Eat: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Sleep: Hotel Le Mahana  
 
Ferry to Ra'iatea, Warm up ride
We will depart early to ride back to Fare where we again hop on the high speed ferry across the . When we reach Uturoa on the island of Ra'iatea, Polynesia's second largest city (that's not saying much, considering the entire island's population numbers only around 9000), we will pedal out to our bungalows located on a beautiful secluded beach on the islands southern tip.
 Ride: 38 mi / 62 km, Land: flat
Eat: Breakfast, Dinner
Sleep: Opoa Beach Hotel  
 
Metric Century day, Marae Taputaputea
Metric Century Day. We'll be looping the entire island of Ra?iatea during today's ride. The only major sightseeing stop will be at Marae Taputaputea, the ancient center of Polynesian religion and believed to be the point from which the Hawaiians and Maori set sail for their future lands. Most of today's ride is paved, with a couple short stretches of good, hard packed coral sand road.
 Ride: 60 mi / 98 km, Land: small hills
Eat: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Sleep: Opoa Beach Hotel  
 
Free day or cycle Taha'a
For folks wanting some more riding we'll catch the morning water taxi to Taha'a (at your own expense), for a ride around this rarely visited island. An island full of smiles and the common "bonjour" or "Ia Ora" make this a must for those wishing to see the real life in the Society islands. Or you can opt for a free day to lounge around.
 Ride: 43 mi / 70 km (optional), Land: small hills
Eat: Breakfast, Dinner
Sleep: Opoa Beach Hotel  
 
Ferry to Bora Bora
Around noon we will ride back to Uturoa to catch the ferry to Bora Bora, the fabled island that soldiers from WWII raved about in their tales of the South Pacific. The dramatic peaks in the island's center grows majestically as we sail in. A short ride puts in our hotel in late afternoon.
 Ride: 28 mi / 45 km, Land: flat
Eat: Breakfast
Sleep: Hotel Maitai Polynesia  
 
Cycle around Bora Bora
Compared to our loop ride on Raiatea, the loop of Bora Bora will be over all too soon, as the island has only 31 kilometers of road looping around its entirety. But we will make a leisurely day of it stopping to explore as we go.
 Ride: 20 mi / 31 km, Land: flat
Eat: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Sleep: Hotel Maitai Polynesia  
 
Bid the islands Nana, enroute to your next adventure.
Sadly, all things must end and we must say goodbye to Polynesia. You have the morning free for a last bit of snorkeling and relaxing by the shore, before being shuttled by boat to the Bora Bora Airport built on the surrounding reef for flights back to Papeete. Folks flying on airlines with morning departures will need to plan an post-tour night in Papeete. Mauruuru, Nana
 Travel: Shuttle to airport
Eat: Breakfast
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Semi-Supported Tour

Unlike many of our tours, the Tahiti tour does not have a support vehicle accompanying you during the cycling. The ferry we use take only passengers and two wheeled vehicles, so difficult to move a sagwagon from island to island with the group. Your guide carries tools and spares in the event of mechanical issue and a lift by taxi or hotel car is only a phone call away.

Your baggage is transferred from the ferry piers to our hotels and back again, no panniers needed. And in the event you are not up for the ride to the ferry, transfers can be arranged in the hotel's van. The ferry crews handle of loading and unloading baggage and bicycles, so we travel with ease (we do walk our bikes onto the Mo'orea-Tahiti ferry, but not the others.).

Getting there

The Tahiti Bike Tour meets and ends at Faa'a International Airport in Papeete, French Polynesia

Flights to PPT arrive and depart either early morning or late at night. Additional nights in Papeete maybe necessary.

Papeete Airport code: PPT     Local Time: GMT-10

 

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Passports are required for all guests. Visas maybe required depending on your nationality, check with the nearest Embassy of France (French Polynesia is still under the control of France).

Whatcha gonna get

  • Expert local bilingual guides
  • Entrance and activity fees
  • Handpicked lodges, ensuite rooms, double occupancy
  • Daily breakfast, lunch, snacks*
  • Dinners featuring fine local cuisine*
  • Unlimited drinking water**
  • Support van for baggage and lifts
  • Free use of bicycles
  • Airport pick up & drop off

*as noted in itinerary
**during activity

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