French Polynesia Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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French Polynesia Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand French Polynesia and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: Overseas Lands of French Polynesia.

Etymology: The term "Polynesia" is an 18th-century construct composed of two Greek words, "poly" (many) and "nesoi" (islands), and refers to the more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean.

Capital: Papeete (located on Tahiti).

Independence / foundation: French polynesia is still an overseas lands of France. In 1880, King Pomare V ceded Tahiti and its possessions to France, changing its status into a colony. France granted French Polynesia partial internal autonomy in 1977 and expanded autonomy in 1984.

French Polynesia was converted into an overseas collectivity in 2003 and renamed an overseas country inside the Republic in 2004.

Population: 301,488.

Currency: CFP Franc (XPF)
1 USD = 109.5 - 111.55 XPF
1 EUR = 119.68 XPF

Time zone: UTC-10

Languages spoken: French (official) 73%, Tahitian 20%, Marquesan 3%, Austral languages 1%, Paumotu 1%, other 2% .

Religions: Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6%.

Climate: Tropical, but moderate.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $5.65 billion.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $18,600.

Main airports: Tahiti-Faa'a International Airport.

World heritage sites in French Polynesia

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 1.

Top world heritage sites:

The large Marae complex of Taputapuātea.

Interesting facts about French Polynesia

- Tahiti is French Polynesia's largest island. It houses 60% of the total population of French Polynesia. However, it is the nearby island of Moorea, who was the first to introduce overwater bungalows to the world in the 1960s at the Club Bali Hai Moorea resort. This may be one of the reasons 90% of the visitors to Polynesia are on their honeymoon.

- The word “tattoo” comes from the Tahitian word “tatau”. Tattoos are considered signs of beauty among Polynesians.

- The Tahitian alphabet consists only of 13 letters: the vowels a, e, i, o, u and the consonants f, h, m, n, p, r, t and v.

- Thanks to its isolated location there are no poisonous snakes or insects in French Polynesia.

Further reading: N/A.

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French Polynesia Travel tips

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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