Tahiti Tour: Polynesian History and Scenic Landscapes

Explore Tahiti’s beauty on a private half-day tour. Discover waterfalls, sacred temples, and historical sites. Immerse in Polynesian culture and stunning landscapes.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Arahurahu Marae - Discover the ancient Polynesian temple of Marae Arahurahu, a highly revered site during pagan times. Here, high priests used this sacred space to connect with the gods, offering a deep dive into Polynesian history.
  • Maraa Grotto - Experience the coolness of the Maraa grottos, volcanic caves filled with crystal-clear water….
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Discover the beauty of Tahiti through our informative tour that combines Polynesian history and modern-day life, nature, and culture. On a comfortable air-conditioned mini wan, I will take you along the gorgeous coast road surrounded by a majestic volcanic landscape covered by lush vegetation.
During our 120 kilometers itinerary, we will make four or…

Location
Arahurahu Marae
Paea,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Barbaramazeika
Dec 21, 2024
Papeete half day tour! - Natalia was amazing. So knowledgeable and flexible. We loved seeing all the locations, hearing about the history. We would totally recommend this tour!
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Michael_k
Dec 4, 2024
Top quality tour guide and an efficient way to spend very limited time on the island - Our guide Natalia was one of the most effective, professional tour guides we've had anywhere on earth. Knowledgeable on everything spanning locations/geography, history of the area (native and western), local ecology, current cultural dynamics. And still kept our kids engaged with little things like showing them how to get to the meat of the coconuts we bought roadside, giving them bread to feed the ubiquitous chickens while explaining local botany to parents. The tour does involve a lot of driving (around the whole island), but was fine given the views and well thought out pacing.
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Sharmishthag2024
Nov 25, 2024
Great tour for the family - It was an amazing tour! Natalia was very pleasant with kids and had extra water for all of us. Knows a lot about the island and history and was able to accommodate custom requests. Highly recommend her tour!
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Wayne_h
Oct 13, 2024
Exceptional island tour. - Exceptional service & tour. Very knowledgeable & considerate. History, geographic & political we’re all available as wanted. Super trip and total island view.
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Christopher_c
Oct 13, 2024
A Wealth of Knowledge about Tahiti - Natalia our guide/driver had a wealth of knowledge about Tahiti and showed us a lot of the highlights of the island including plenty of details about its history.
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Thomas_s
Oct 12, 2024
An incredible tour of Tahiti - Natalia was an incredible tour guide. Not only did she show us the key sites on Tahiti, she took pictures for us and gave us the background information for our stops. She catered to our unique requests and made our trip enjoyable. The tour with Natalia was a great way to take in Tahiti in 5 hours.
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Carolynrae_c
Sep 7, 2024
A drive with an expert in French Polynesian history - If you are a history buff and have never really experienced what Tahiti Nui has to offer this is perfect 5 hour tour in a comfortable air conditioned van. Max is friendly, knowledgeable and will customize your tour which means you can please skip McDonald’s and have him take you to a great local food stand for pizza or a French baguette sandwich. He will mesmerize you with tales of FP folklore and the truth behind the SS Bounty.
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Mahmoud_i
Aug 24, 2024
Beautiful tour and Max was a great guide - The tour of Tahiti was gorgeous. Max was very kind, informative, friendly and respectful. My wife and I had a great time and would definitely recommend this to others.
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Bonnie_b
Sep 15, 2024
Good tour with lots of info - Max was very kind and had loads of information about Tahiti. Our tour took place during a very rainy day, but Max brought umbrellas to keep us as dry as possible.
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Sandra_n
Sep 14, 2024
Half Day island overview was good - We enjoyed this tour especially the water garden, the waterfall and the cavern. Our tour guide was Max, a Russian immigrant who has lived in Tahiti for nearly two decades. He was very professional, very knowledgeable. He knew not only about flora and fauna but also geography and history. Perhaps a bit too much history for us. A good and safe driver. Max was flexible, too. We needed to get a bite to eat so he found us the perfect place to get a snack. We only had a half day available for the tour, but we wish we had had a full day so that we could go into the interior and into the mountainous region. The half-day tour does not include that. In retrospect, we wish we had stopped at the surfing beach on the northside to watch the children and others surfing there.
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