Stores· Anaa· French Polynesia: Tuamotus, Marquesas, Gambier & Australs

Tukuhora Village (Anaa)

17° 20.6′ S · 145° 31.1′ W

Anaa's only permanent village, on the NE rim near the airstrip and the supply-ship landing, with three magasins, a bakery and a snack-bar.

Practical

Coordinate is the village bakery (Boulangerie) in OpenStreetMap; two magasins and the Saint-Joseph church are within 300 m. The 2021 government sheet lists 3 magasins, 1 bakery, 1 snack-bar, 3 family guesthouses plus a B&B (27 beds), and the OPT post office 'Tuuhora' (7:30 am-12 pm and 1-3 pm Mon-Wed, 7:30 am-12 pm Thu, 7:30 am-2 pm Fri; tel 40 983 222). The infirmary has a nurse and health auxiliary (tel 40 983 204). The single unloading dock is 'to be rehabilitated' (2021), with a new quay planned. Supply ships Nuku Hau, SXMS 3 and Taporo 8 call about monthly and the Aranui 5 twice a year (2020). There is a cyclone shelter. Not a port of entry; no yacht anchorage documented.

Best for

A fly-in visit or meeting the supply ship