CC BY-SA 3.0, Geo75, Wikimedia CommonsTour· Taha'a· French Polynesia — Society Islands
Taha'a Vanilla Plantation Tour (Hurepiti Bay)
16° 38.7′ S · 151° 31.3′ W · approximate
Taha'a is the 'Vanilla Island', producing about 80% of Polynesia's vanilla. Vanilla Tours, at the head of Hurepiti Bay, runs a well-known 4WD tour of the island built around vanilla growing.
Practical
Position approximate: the OSM point for Hurepiti Bay. Vanilla Tours owns three moorings at the end of the bay, and its dock is for customers only. Noe Plantier also runs a botanical tour of Taha'a in French, English and Italian (87 35 86 39). How vanilla works: each flower opens for one day and is pollinated by hand. The bean takes about nine months to mature, then sun-dries for another two to four months. In Faaaha's Vanilla Valley you can visit small growers, and Fare Vanira in Apu Bay has a plantation with honey and crafts (87 75 74 73). Anchor in ZMR de Hurepiti (3 boats, 48 h).
Best for
Vanilla, pearls and rum in one guided day
Nearby
- Taha'a Diving (Hurepiti Bay)0.2 NM away
- ZMR de Hurepiti (Taha'a)0.2 NM away
- Cyclone Season (Society Islands)1.3 NM away
- Taha'a 4x4 Island Tour1.3 NM away
- Taha'a Overnight Anchoring Booking (DPAM / escales.gov.pf)1.3 NM away
- Taha'a Restaurants with Moorings & Docks1.3 NM away
- Tautai Taora Stone Fishing (October Festival)1.3 NM away
- Mount Ohiri1.5 NM away