Taha'a

88 km² • 5 296 residents • 590 m (Mount Ohiri)

You smell the island before you see it. Taha’a produces most of French Polynesia’s vanilla, and the drying houses perfume the surrounding valleys. It shares its lagoon with Raiatea within the same surrounding reef — a unique configuration in Polynesia. Drift through the coral garden between the motu of Tautau and Maharepa, visit a pearl farm along the way, and discover an island without a single traffic light.

Access

45-min flight to Raiatea, followed by a 30-min boat transfer

Good to know

Taha’a and Raiatea share the same lagoon, a unique configuration in Polynesia.

Ideal for

Honeymoon, privacy, gastronomy, charming guesthouses.

Not to be missed 

• The coral garden between Tautau and Maharepa motu
• The vanilla plantations of Haamene Valley
• A pearl farm
• Hurepiti Bay
• The Mount Ohiri viewpoint
• Pari Pari Rum Distillery
• The motu along the west coast at sunset

Image credits
©TAHITI TOURISME/Gregoire Le Bacon