Terms & Conditions

Reservations Please reserve your vacation with your professional travel agent.

Late Reservations There is no surcharge for late bookings, provided that full payment has been received and documents can be delivered prior to departure. Express mail delivery is additional.

Deposits & Payments A non-refundable deposit of $300 per person is required at the time of booking to hold your reservation. Specific deposit and payment requirements apply to itineraries, and some of our cruise programs, and this information will be given on request at the time of booking. Final payment is due 45 days prior to departure. Full payment is due at the time of booking for reservations made within 45 days of the date of departure. We accept checks, money orders, Visa, Mastercard, American Express & Discover. Payments received within 21 days of departure must be with Certified or Cashier's check. For non-US residents, payment must be via bank wire transfer.

Cancellations & Modifications A service charge of $50 per booking will apply for each change made after the initial booking request has been confirmed. For cancellations received within 30 days of departure, airlines and other vendors may assess cancellation fees, which will be passed on to you. Once travel has commenced, any changes or cancellation will be at your own expense. Special cancellation and modification policies apply for itineraries including St. Regis, cruises, hotels during December holiday period, and some promotional airfares. Information will be given on request at the time of booking.

Valuable Insurance Protection An optional travel insurance plan offered by Trip Mate Insurance Agency, Inc. is strongly recommended and is available with all of Tahiti Legends' tour packages. For more details on our insurance plan click here.

Protection of Funds Legends is registered as a seller of travel with the Attorney General of the State of California pursuant to Section 17550 of the California Business and Professions Code, under registration #1005294-40. Registration as a seller of travel does not constitute approval by the State of California. All customers' deposits and payments are secured in Tahiti Legends' trust account.

Documents Required U.S. and Canadian citizens must have a valid passport valid for six months from travel date. Citizens of outher countries should consult the French Consulate. It is solely the passenger's responsibility to ensure that all documents needed are complete and current. International tickets cannot be issued until we receive a copy of the name page of the passenger's passport.

Pricing All prices quoted by Tahiti Legends are in U.S. dollars and include costs associated with planning, communication and documentation. According to industry standards, package prices are not subject to an itemization of costs.

Included Features Hotel accommodations are based on two people sharing a double-bedded room or bungalow with private facilities. The currently known Tahitian government room tax and VAT are included. All itineraries include inter-island transportation, round trip hotel transfers, and baggage handling. Sightseeing and meals are included only as specified for each itinerary. Hotels offer complimentary equipment and activities subject to availability. Tahiti Legends reserves the right to change the itinerary sequence and properties when necessary. Air-inclusive packages include airline fuel surcharges. Air Tahiti Nui fuel surcharge: from Los Angeles and New York, approximately $162 per person. Air France fuel surcharge from Los Angeles, approximately $240 per person. Fuel surcharges are subject to change.

Modification & Cancellation Waiver

For a Waiver fee of $99 per adult (18 years or older, accompanying children are free) you may modify, before documents are issued, or cancel, prior to departure, any part of your booking without paying the normally assessed modification and cancellation charges. The Waiver must be purchased at time of booking to avoid cancellation and modification fees and to guarantee you full refund (except nonrefundable deposit, insurance, and waiver premiums) on your vacation should you cancel anytime up to 24 hours prior to your departure. Tahiti Legends Waiver covers tours and activities purchased from Tahiti Legends prior to departure. The Waiver must be purchased by all adults (18 years or older) included in the reservation. The Waiver is non-transferable (no name changes) and non-refundable. The Waiver is not insurance. The Waiver does not cover cruises, fishing or yacht charters, optional tours, lost or stolen airline tickets, changes in occupancy for accommodations or services, certain special discounted airfare or tariffs with restrictive or non-refundable cancellation and revision policies; increases resulting from imposition or increase of tax or surcharges. No-show penalties are not covered by this Waiver. Tahiti Legends reserves the right not to sell the Waiver when highly restrictive fares or hotel policies have severe penalties, and to suspend offering and selling the Modification and Cancellation Waiver at any time.

Not Included Meals (except where indicated), beverages, laundry, excess baggage charges, and any items of a personal nature, including the cost of passports and visas, are not included. U.S. Departure Tax and U.S. Federal and Agricultural Inspection Fees, approximately $91, are not included and are subject to change. Accommodation city tax of 150cfp (approximately $1.80) per person, per night, is not included.

Air Fares The air fare from Los Angeles to Tahiti used in the tour packages featured in this brochure and for customized vacations is an economy class fare. A high season supplement applies. APEX rules require that we issue your ticket at least 14 days prior to departure and that you stay in Tahiti no more than 30 days. Severe penalties apply if you cancel after the ticketing deadline date. All travel is based on Tahiti Legends providing the air tickets. Should travel be on an airline other than those specified in the package itineraries, the price may increase.

Seasonal Air and Land Supplements Seasonalities vary widely for hotel rates and airfares. All details are not shown. Please ask at time of booking for applicable charges.

Refunds Tahiti Legends will process refunds for unused accommodations, transfers, tours or other services, provided that requests are accompanied by a signed statement from the service supplier stating that a refund is in order. Refund requests must be received within 30 days of a tour's termination. No refund will be made for accommodations or services used, or for unused days at St. Regis, on cruises and yacht charters. Unused meals are not refundable.

Terms & Conditions The payment of the deposit, or any partial or full payment for a reservation, shall constitute consent to all provisions stated in this website and brochure.

Responsibility Clause Vacation components are contracted by CDM Travel Service, dba Tahiti Legends, 19891 Beach Blvd #107 - Huntington Beach - California 92648 - USA. Travel agents' reservations line is 1 (800) 200 1213, and 1 (714) 374 5656, or fax 1 (714) 374 7262. Tahiti Legends, its agents and employees, act only as agents for the passenger in regard to travel by road, air, sea or by mode of transportation or local conveyance, and assumes no liability for personal injury, property damage, loss, accident, delay or irregularity incurred by any person or tour participant arising out of the negligence of any direct or supplemental air carrier, hotel or person engaged in conveying the passenger, providing rental cars, or rendering any of the services or accommodations being offered in these tours; nor shall Tahiti Legends be responsible for any injuries, death, damages, loss or delay in any means of transportation or by reason of any event beyond the actual control of Tahiti Legends. Any such losses or expenses must be borne by the passenger as tour rates provide for arrangements only as stated in the final itinerary. The right is reserved to substitute hotels of similar category or change schedules without prior notice should circumstances so require. In the event of a change in the itinerary necessitated by factors or conditions beyond the actual control of Tahiti Legends, such as strikes, political and social unrest, labor problems, climatic aberrations, or any act of God, no refund can be made nor will credit be given, provided that in the event of such change Tahiti Legends shall provide accommodations and services of comparable quality and standards as set forth in this brochure. The right is reserved to decline to accept or to retain any person as a member of a trip, or to cancel a trip in all or part due to circumstances beyond the control of Tahiti Legends. Prices quoted in the brochure are in U.S. dollars and are based upon current tariffs and exchange rates known as of January 1, 2009, and are subject to adjustment without prior notification in the event of changes therein. Any such changes will be passed on to the passenger in all other cases. However, once full payment has been received, quoted prices are guaranteed. Passengers electing to take advantage of sporting equipment offered by the ships, yachts or other hotels, do so at their own risk. Tahiti Legends expressly discourages the use of motor scooters or similar powered cycles. Baggage is at owner's risk entirely. The airlines concerned, and their agents and affiliates, are not to be held responsible for any act, omission or event during the time passengers are not on board their aircraft. The passenger ticket in use by said airlines, when issued, shall constitute the sole contract between the airlines and purchaser of these tickets and/or passenger. The schedules contained herein are subject to change without notice.

Validity January 1 to December 31, 2009.

Photo & Illustration Credits Photos : R. Sahuquet, S. Kobayashi, P. Bacchet, J.J. Khelil, R. Blanquart, C. Coirault, T. Zysman. Courtesy of GIE Tahiti Tourisme. R. Hawkes, E. Saillet. Illustrations : J.L. Saquet.