Sights & Attractions in Tahiti

Things to Do in Tahiti Nui

Name	Category	Location

Arahoho Blowhole Look out for the signs denoting the French name trou du souffleur....	Geological Sites	Tahiti Nui

Faa'a Pronounced Fa-ah-ah, this town is a commune (municipality area)...	Towns	Tahiti Nui

Gauguin Museum and Botanic Gardens These two sights are side by side. The museum has 25 small original...	Museums / Galleries	Tahiti Nui

House of James Norman Hall The life of this American adventurer, WWI hero, and novelist...	Houses / Mansions	Tahiti Nui

Lafayette Beach There's plenty of room for everyone at this black-sand beach...	Beaches	Tahiti Nui


Le Belvedere Like most French Polynesian volcanic islands, Tahiti has a belvedere...	Viewpoints	Tahiti Nui

Le Lagoonarium You can't miss this open-air aquarium in a fenced -off part of...	Zoos / Aquariums	Tahiti Nui

Maeva Beach This picturesque stretch of white sand lies just west of the...	Beaches	Tahiti Nui

Mahana Park A mile or so west of Toaroto Beach is this family-friendly beachside...	Beaches	Tahiti Nui

Mahina, Papenoo, and Tiarei These three towns stretching from around PK10 to PK25 are more...	Towns	Tahiti Nui

Maraa Grotto This park, with meandering pathways leading to ferny grottoes...	Parks	Tahiti Nui

Marae Arahurahu Beautifully restored and maintained, this ancient religious site...	Religious Sites	Tahiti Nui

Mataiea Paul Gauguin lived in a bamboo hut (long-since gone) on the banks...	Towns	Tahiti Nui

Oliver Breaud International Golf Course The only golf course on the island, this 6,944-yard, 72-par course...	Sports Venues	Tahiti Nui

Papara This sizeable town produces much of Tahiti's vegetables and has...	Towns	Tahiti Nui

Papeari Tahiti's oldest village is home to the Paul Gauguin Museum and...	Towns	Tahiti Nui

Papenoo This black-sand surfing beach stretches for a few hundred yards...	Beaches	Tahiti Nui

Pira'e and Arue Extending from PK2 to PK7, these eastern suburbs of Pape'ete...	Towns	Tahiti Nui

Plage de Toaroto This is the official name for the lovely stretch of white sand...	Beaches	Tahiti Nui

Pointe Vénus and Lighthouse This point on Matavai Bay has major significance: it is the place...	Nautical Sites	Tahiti Nui

Puna'auia This, another densely populated commune of Pape'ete, is both...	Towns	Tahiti Nui

Spring Garden of Vaipahi This lovely haven, on the mountainside of the road at Mataiea...	Gardens / Arboretums	Tahiti Nui

Taharuu This black-sand beach, not far from the Gauguin Museum, is popular...	Beaches	Tahiti Nui

Tahiti and Her Islands—Te Fare Manaha Museum Located at the Pointe des Pecheurs (fishermen's point), this...	Museums / Galleries	Tahiti Nui

Taravao The town's location on the isthmus that connects Tahiti Nui and...	Towns	Tahiti Nui

The Three Waterfalls It's an easy walk of about 100 yards from the carpark to the...	Bodies of Water	Tahiti Nui

Tomb of Pomare V The tomb of Tahiti's last king—Pomare V (1839-1891)—is...	Memorials / Monuments	Tahiti Nui
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