Day One
We departed Sydney at 9:15am, Sunday April 15th. Our flight was with Air Tahiti Nui (ATN). ATN operates code-share services with Qantas and, being a Qantas Club Member, I initially looked at booking the flight through Qantas. It would have cost me an additional AU$480 to book with Qantas so I made a direct booking through ATN. The flight arrived at FAAA Airport, Papeete, at 8:05pm Saturday April 14th. We cleared Immigration & Customs with a minimum of fuss and were at the Sofitel Maeva Beach Resort in less than an hour after a very short taxi ride that cost 2000 Pacific Francs.
We ordered room service meals just after arrival - a cheeseburger with fries & two salads for the princely sum of 4,900 Francs.