Beach· Tahiti Iti (Taiarapu peninsula)· French Polynesia — Society Islands
Plage de Tatatua (Tautira)
17° 44.8′ S · 149° 9.8′ W
A black-sand public park at the tip of Tautira point, at the end of the east-coast road, with the Vaitepiha valley mountains behind.
Practical
Coordinates: 'Plage de Tautira' as mapped on OpenStreetMap. Public leisure park opened in 2014 (about 6,000 m²) with shaded picnic tables, beach soccer and volleyball, pétanque, a play area and a shower block decorated for the Maire Nui Tautira canoe team; open daily 8am–6pm (Service du Tourisme). Popular for trolling, net fishing and spearfishing. Cook's anchorage lies just west of the point.
Best for
End-of-the-road picnic and swim
Nearby
- Tautira (end of the road, Tahiti Iti)0.2 NM away
- Tautira – Cook's Anchorage (Vaitepiha Bay, Tahiti Iti)0.4 NM away
- Te Pari Natural Site & Fenua Aihere Coast (Tahiti Iti)6.7 NM away
- Taravao Plateau Viewpoint7.5 NM away
- Taravao Hospital & Medical Centre8.1 NM away
- Plage de Maui (Tapu'e Maui), Toahotu8.3 NM away
- Vaiau Cove Reef Tunnel (Teahupo'o)8.3 NM away
- Super U & Champion Taravao8.4 NM away