aprilsp88 Posted November 2, 2014 #1 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Hi, We're considering renting a scooter to ride around the island if weather is good. Is it easy to rent a scooter in any of the Tahiti pier, such as Papeete, Moorea, Bora Bora, Huahine, Raiatea, Rangiroa? Can scooter sit 2 people? Thanks, April Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floridiana Posted November 3, 2014 #2 Share Posted November 3, 2014 I was afraid you would ask this question. If I were your mother, I would strongly advise you to rent a car, not a two wheeled vehicle. ;) Google 'scooter rental'. On Moorea, Albert rents small cars and scooters. Make a reservation beforehand. Last time I was there, there was no rental station at the ferry terminal. http://www.albert-transport.net/location_vehicule_moorea_us.php?nx=LOC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aprilsp88 Posted November 3, 2014 Author #3 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Floridiana, Thanks for your concern. Scooter is our alternative as we don't know how to drive manual and I noticed a lot of places only rent manual. Thanks, April Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Fletcher Posted November 3, 2014 #4 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Do NOT rent a scooter, especially not on Tahiti which is a very large island with lots of traffic. Moorea is also exceedingly dangerous and has increasing volumes of traffic which love to force scooterists into the deep roadside gulleys for an early death. Rangiroa is probably OK except there's nowhere to go. Automatics are widely available on Tahiti, less so on Moorea but they are available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floridiana Posted November 3, 2014 #5 Share Posted November 3, 2014 I have no real information for you on the other islands. We had a combined bus/lagoon tour on Huahine. We stayed in 'town' on Raiatea. It's right at the dock. I like poking around in the local stores to see what the locals shop for. We had a motu tour on Bora Bora. We walked to the beach on Rangiroa. Important: wear water shoes! (firmly attached to your feet!) The sand is mostly sharp coral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZ3 Posted November 3, 2014 #6 Share Posted November 3, 2014 I wouldn't rent a scooter. It's not just the traffic. roads in some places are just patches of ground up coral they use to repair damage. Rounding a corner into a pothole or one of those repairs can easily lead to a crash and shorten your vacation considerably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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