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Tahiti: Guided Hiking in a Biodiversity Sanctuary

By AOA Polynesian Forests
Free cancellation available
Price is P 6,054 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

In the heart of the sacred Mo’aroa Valley, 40 minutes from Papeete, AOA Polynesian Forests opens the doors to a 230-hectare private estate — the first educational forest in French Polynesia.

Guided by passionate naturalists, you explore a forest undergoing active restoration, populated by endemic and native species found nowhere else. Bamboo forest, large native banyan tree, medicinal plants, endemic birds, crystal clear river: each visit is an authentic immersion in Tahiti’s natural heritage.

Guided hikes, educational walks with trail games, vegetable dye workshops, immersion days — each activity contributes directly to the restoration of Polynesian biodiversity.

Winner of the 2024 Sustainable Tourism Award
UN Ecosystem Restoration Programme 2021–2030

Activity location

  • AOA Polynesian Forests
    • Allee des Mombins, Teva I Uta
    • 380574, Mataiea, French Polynesia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Atimaono Park/Beach
    • Paparā, Windward Islands, French Polynesia

Check availability

Hiking Sanctuary Without Shuttle

  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English

Hiking Sanctuary Without Shuttle

Starting time: 8:00
Price details
P 6,054.32 x 1 AdultP 6,054.32
Total
Price is P 6,054.32
Until Thu, May 7

Hiking + Shuttle Paea-Papara

  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English

Transport Papeete - Punaauia

Starting time: 7:00
Price details
P 6,991.29 x 1 AdultP 6,991.29
Total
Price is P 6,991.29
Until Thu, May 7

Forest + Shuttle PPT-Punaauia

  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English

Transport area Paea - Papara

Starting time: 7:00
Price details
P 7,856.20 x 1 AdultP 7,856.20
Total
Price is P 7,856.20
Until Thu, May 7

Forest + Shuttle Arue-Pirae

  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English

Transport zone Arue - Pirae

Starting time: 7:00
Price details
P 9,081.48 x 1 AdultP 9,081.48
Total
Price is P 9,081.48
Until Thu, May 7

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Bathing EN river
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Admission fee
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Snacks
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Transport can be arranged EN option. The rate depends DE the distance between your accommodation and the AOA forest.

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

AOA Polynesian Forests

  • 4h
  • Admission ticket included
A 4-hour guided hike in the heart of a 230-hectare private forest sanctuary, 40 minutes from Papeete — far from Tahiti’s classic sightseeing tours. Accompanied by a Naturalist Guide who specializes in Polynesian biodiversity, you pass through successive landscapes of rare beauty: bamboo forest, active eating areas, reintroduced endemic species, to the great native banyan tree — the emblem of the Mo'aroa Valley. Along the way, every plant, every bird becomes a story: traditional uses, threats, preservation efforts. The hike ends with a swim in the fresh waters of the river — the perfect end point of an extraordinary day. Welcome with floral infusion and local biscuits included. Completely private domain: your group operates alone in the valley, without meeting other visitors. Your visit contributes directly to the active restoration of Polynesian biodiversity.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    AOA Polynesian Forests
    • Allee des Mombins, Teva I Uta
    • 380574, Mataiea, French Polynesia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Atimaono Park/Beach
    • Paparā, Windward Islands, French Polynesia

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