PAPEETE · FRENCH POLYNESIA
The tours and day trips worth booking.
The 7 top-rated things to do in Papeete — the boat trips, beach days, volcano hikes and old-town wanders worth building a day around, with real prices and who to book each one with.
A 5-hour West and East Coast Tahiti loop from Papeete: marae, black-sand beaches, grottos, gardens, waterfalls, and Pointe Venus.
Most Popular“This was a great introduction to French Polynesia. Antoinette our guide was very friendly and hugely knowledgeable. Would definitely recommend.”
Eat your way across Moorea’s north coast on a small-group street food tour with 6–8 tastings, local guides, and hotel pickup.
“Highly recommend this tour— doesn’t matter if you’ve been on the island for days or new arrivals. Good food, great education with Mareva, our guide. She’s very knowledgeable. We appreciated talking about everything from food, to politics, to French culture (island and European) and ecology. It ended up being a rainy day and perfect for…”
East Coast Tahiti half-day in a small group with pickup, Mercedes comfort, live guide commentary, waterfalls, blowholes, and black-sand bays.
“We loved this tour! It gave us a wonderful taste of the true spirit of Tahiti. Our tour guide Tracy (sorry for spelling) was funny, insightful, and went out of her way to make sure we got everything out of our tour. We chatted with locals, hit the tourist highlights, and received wonderful tips about…”
A small-group west coast Tahiti tour from Papeete with marae ruins, black sand beaches, caves, gardens, a church, and Monoi making.
“Absolutely outstanding tour with enthusiastic, experienced and knowledgeable (geography, history). Highly recommend.”
Walk under the sea in Moorea with a yellow helmet, guided by pros. See stingrays and colorful fish, with pickup and small groups.
“Absolutely amazing experience. Best trip I’ve ever done. Was concerned I couldn’t do this trip because I wear spectacles but was assured by Vincent that this was ok. Got picked up from cruise tender drop off point and only a 5 minute drive to location. Headed out to our dive location and had a truly…”
A long, early catamaran day to Tetiaroa for a private-feeling island visit, guided Bird Island walk, great meals, and reef snorkeling.
“This was the best tour ever!! Would recommend this 10000%. All three crew members were AMAZING! They were experienced, so polite, took such good care of us, they made us feel like home. The food was delicious. We could not thank them enough. The island is absolutely stunning! Overall an unforgettable experience!”
A small-group West Coast Tahiti day to Teahupoo, with black-sand beaches, waterfalls, marae temples, and an Olympic surf boat option.
“We had a fab tour with Ronnie as our guide who was really friendly and informative - we got to know loads about the island and Polynesian history and culture and visited a sacred site. Other highlights were the boat trip to Teahupoo, the fRead more”
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