2 days in Tahiti

Day by day

1. Day 1: Marché de Papeete and Notre-Dame Cathedral of Papeete

   Marché de Papeete, Notre-Dame Cathedral of Papeete, Musée de Tahiti et des Îles and Plage de Vaiava (PK 18), then Roulottes at Place Vaiete in the evening.

   1. Breakfast

      Breakfast: Firi firi

   2. Morning

      Marché de Papeete

      It is the busiest early on Sunday morning, when families shop before church and the traditional ma'a Tahiti meal.

   3. Late morning

      Notre-Dame Cathedral of Papeete

      Sunday Mass features Tahitian-language hymns sung with strong harmonies.

   4. Lunch

      Lunch: Poisson cru

      Everywhere, from roulottes and snack bars to resort restaurants and the Papeete market.

   5. Afternoon

      Musée de Tahiti et des Îles

      Exhibits include carved tiki, featherwork, tapa cloth and canoes, in buildings on the lagoon shore at Punaauia.

   6. Café break

      Café break: Po'e

   7. Late afternoon

      Plage de Vaiava (PK 18)

      At weekends it fills with local families.

   8. Evening

      Roulottes at Place Vaiete

      Arrive around sunset, browse all the trucks before choosing, and order crêpes for dessert from one of the dedicated crêpe vans.

2. Day 2: Teahupo'o and Faarumai Waterfalls

   Teahupo'o, Faarumai Waterfalls and Arahoho Blowhole, then Sunset over Moorea in the evening.

   1. Breakfast

      Breakfast: Coconut bread

   2. Morning

      Teahupo'o

      It hosted the surfing events of the 2024 Olympic Games and a pro surfing competition most years. Boats take spectators out to the channel beside the wave.

   3. Late morning

      Faarumai Waterfalls

      It is one of the most accessible waterfall walks on the island.

   4. Lunch

      Lunch: Chao men

      Roulottes at Place Vaiete and snack bars across the island.

   5. Afternoon

      Arahoho Blowhole

      A viewing area sits right beside the road, with the black-sand beach of Tiarei nearby.

   6. Snack

      Snack: Casse-croûte

   7. Evening

      Sunset over Moorea

      Watch the sun drop behind Moorea's peaks from a west-coast beach or hotel terrace in Punaauia or Faa'a.

Where to stay for this itinerary

Pace and daylight

The sights in this plan add up to roughly 12–14 hours of visiting over 2 days, before meals and getting between them. Daylight runs from about 11.1 hours in June to 13.2 hours in December.

Getting between stops: Car. Hire cars are available at the airport and in Papeete; driving is on the right and the coast road is easy outside Papeete's rush hours.

More or fewer days

• One day in Tahiti
• 3 days in Tahiti

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