Eat· Ahe· French Polynesia: Tuamotus, Marquesas, Gambier & Australs

Pension Raita (Ahe)

14° 27.2′ S · 146° 13.3′ W

A friendly family pension near Ahe's airport on the NE side of the lagoon that welcomes yachties for dinner, fishing trips and pearl-farm visits.

Practical

Position 14°27.164'S 146°13.312'W (Jacaranda 2016). Monitors VHF 11; phone +689 87 22 14 80 (2016; verify locally). Owners Willy and Raina spoke excellent English; dinner with 1 day's notice. In 2017 a boat anchored in the south arranged lunch with pickup by the pension's speedboat. The nearby airport anchorage is poor (pinnacle bommies), so consider arranging pickup from the village anchorage.

Best for

Dinner ashore on Ahe