Beach· Taha'a· French Polynesia — Society Islands
Motu Mahaea
16° 38.7′ S · 151° 25.6′ W
The palm-fringed motu at the north side of Toahotu Pass, with a sand beach, deck chairs and a bar run by Éric and Poerani. It is the beach for the 40-boat Mahaea reef anchorage.
Practical
Position is the OpenStreetMap centre of the motu. Deck chair rental, toilets and a bar; lunch and evening events (87 28 64 37). Nice snorkeling around the motu and in the pass on the incoming current. Across the pass, Théodore's family runs a snack bar on the Atger motu with Polynesian meals on Sundays (87 28 26 81). Anchor in ZMR de Mahaea Récif (24 h; the brief says renewable once).
Best for
Beach bar afternoon on the east reef
Nearby
- Toahotu Pass Snorkel (Motu Mahaea)0.1 NM away
- Motu Atger Snack (Toahotu Pass)0.3 NM away
- Céran Pass Dive (Taha'a)0.6 NM away
- ZMR de Mahaea Récif (Taha'a)0.6 NM away
- Motu Pearl Village (Faaaha)1.4 NM away
- Vanilla Valley Growers (Faaaha)1.4 NM away
- ZMR de Faa'aha (Taha'a)1.4 NM away
- ZMR de Vaiapua (Taha'a)1.7 NM away