Originally Posted by
josephstern
I'm enjoying this thread as I hope to get to Tahiti one day.
Regarding your last question about getting from BOB to MOZ or reverse, as far as I get it, coordinating inter-island flights with flights to and from other countries has the tendency to eat up most of a day. This is partly due to the low frequency of both, and partially because they involve different operators who don't seem keen on coordinating their schedules.
There are flights from Tahiti to BOB, BOB to MOZ, and Tahiti to MOZ. The recommendation though is to hop on the speed boat from Tahiti to Moorea when you land, then flight from Moorea to BoB (you have a lot of time and aren't sitting around waiting), then fly back from BoB to Tahiti closer to your flight time. There are only 2 or so non-stop flights from MOZ to BOB, and probably 5-7 from Tahiti to BOB. Also there are 4 from Tahiti to MOZ. Round trip for random date in May 2013 for Tahiti-BOB 313.7 euros.
You can check flight times interisland at:
http://www.airtahiti.aero/horaires.php
Luggage overages will kill you on the flights probably. If you book Y it is 44 lbs (3 lbs carry on), and Z is 110 lbs (3 lbs carry on). Overage is 1.9 EU per kilo.
http://www.airtahiti.aero/faq.php?cat=Baggage
There is an airpass available making the trip a lot easier. See the pictures and fares below:
http://www.airtahiti.aero/articles.php?id=69
So it is 456 euros for the airpass with 50 kg baggage to hop from PPT to MOZ to BOB back to PPT. Obviously it is a tad cheaper if you pick the round trip option with limited luggage and ride the speed boat.