Anchorage· Tikehau· French Polynesia: Tuamotus, Marquesas, Gambier & Australs
Garden of Eden Anchorage (Tikehau)
15° 0.6′ S · 148° 3.6′ W
Calm sand anchorage behind the wooded eastern motus off Motu Ohina (Ile d'Eden), the best place in Tikehau to sit out strong easterlies and a maramu, a short dinghy ride from fresh vegetables at the Garden of Eden.
Practical
Position 15°00.563'S 148°03.607'W in 32 ft (10 m), mostly sand with occasional bommies (Jacaranda 2016); another spot about a third to half a mile north in 35 ft all-sand behind the thickly wooded motu sheltered a boat from NNE to SSE through a 25+ kt maramu. Lots of room along the eastern motus; in front of Motu Ohihi is especially pleasant (8-10 m sand; watch for bommies on the approach). Very comfortable in 15-18 kt from ESE to NE. A restarted pearl farm lies towards the middle of the lagoon off the motu (reportedly marked by 4 yellow buoys that were hard to see in 2018); abandoned pearl-farm floats and lines lie between here and Motu Puarua. About 10 nm from the Pearl Beach Resort anchorage.
Best for
Strong-trade and maramu shelter in flat water
Season
Best Tikehau anchorage in strong E-SE winds
Nearby
- Garden of Eden (Motu Ohina, Tikehau)0.3 NM away
- Motu Puarua Bird Island (Tikehau)3.1 NM away
- Motu Tohuarei (Tikehau)6.9 NM away
- West Lagoon Sand Anchorage (Blue Lagoon approach, Rangiroa)9.3 NM away
- Blue Lagoon (Rangiroa)9.4 NM away
- Tikehau Pearl Beach Resort Anchorage (Motu Tianoa)9.7 NM away
- Tikehau Submerged Power Cable Hazard (Motu Tianoa to Motu Haamea)9.9 NM away
- Motu Mauu Manta Cleaning Station (Tikehau)10.4 NM away