| A number of the the islands you mentioned are within the same country; therefore, not really any fees once you have cleared into that country. Hiva Oa and Nuku Hiva are in the Marquesas; and Bora Bora is in the Society Islands; and those 2 groups plus the Tuamotus are all part of the country of French Polynesia. Once you have cleared into Hiva Oa or Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas you don't really have additional clearance fees within French Polynesia; you are supposed to check in at each place you stop but there aren't really any fees. You officially clear out of French Polynesia in Papeete (Tahiti) and then later when you really do clear out at Bora Bora with the gendarmerie you will mail the paperwork back to Papeete. There are fees to clear out.
I track our expenses monthly with notes of places visited. Galapagos Islands and Marquesas were lumped together in one month, and I don't remember what each cost for clearance. Also skipped the Cook Islands so can't help you there. Here is a breakdown in USD for 2008 clearance fees (2 people onboard):
Galapagos & Marquesas $766
Clear out at Bora Bora $ 73
Nuie $ 45
Vava'u, Tonga $137
Nuku'alofa, Tonga $ 33
Vanuatu (May 2009) $200
Judy
S/V BeBe
Amel SM2 #387
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