Hiking

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Hikes are rated from Easy to Very Difficult, according to their difficulty:

  • Easy hikes. Accessible to all ages (7 years and up).
  • Intermediate hikes, longer than those of the previous type and/or with a little more elevation gain (from 10 years).
  • Difficult hikes, typical of Tahiti’s interior, requiring good physical condition (from age 12).
  • Very hard , high-level hikes. Excellent physical condition required (from age 16).

Easy hikes

WALKING Papenoo Falls
WALKING Papenoo Falls

Level Easy - Valley of Papeeno
Visit to several waterfalls and tobbogan in the Papenoo valley

MAROTO WATERFALL
MAROTO WATERFALL

Level Easy - Around of PAPENOO
Named : “The Blue Waterfall or The Bath of the Goddess Pere“

Te FAAITI
TE FAAITI

Level Easy - Around PAPENOO
« The perfect family outing! »

VAIHI of FAAONE
VAIHI of FAAONE

Level Easy - Close to FAAONE
Faaone’s Vaihi waterfalls loop

Tuauru
TUAURU

Level Easy - close to MAHINA
A wide valley at the foot of OROHENA and its mythical Basaltic Organs!

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Intermediate hikes

FAUTAUA
FAUTAUA

Level Intermediate - Close to PAPEETE
A valley steeped in history, with its 135-meters waterfall and natural slides.

ANAPIRO CAVE
ANAPIRO CAVE

Level Intermediate - Valley of PAPEENO
Visit to a rock shelter known as a Cave

AORAI: 1st refuge
AORAI: 1st refuge

Level Intermediate - Close to PIRAE
First part of the AORAI, up to 1400 m, half day

ONOHEA
ONOHEA

Level Intermediate - Close to TIAREI
In search of the lost ‘Water Lily Lake’ and the fabulous forgotten waterfalls.

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Difficult hikes

FARAURA
FARA'URA

Level Difficult - Close to HITIA’A
A rich valley, with 4 spectacular waterfalls, including the highlight of the show: a 180-meters cirque

VAIHI of HITIAA
VAIHI of HITIA'A

Level Difficult - Close to HITIA’A
An ascent through the tropical jungle to 12 cascading waterfalls

MAMA’U
MAMA’U

Level Difficult - Close to PAPENOO
A little-known tributary of the PAPENOO, yet rich in canyons and waterfalls

LAVATUBES
LAVATUBES

Level Difficult - Close to HITIA’A
The island’s only caving hike, and the most popular for its originality.

BRONZING STONE
BRONZING STONE

Level Difficult - Close to HITIA’A
An introduction to canyoning, without abseiling, to reach the top of a 180 m waterfall

AHITITERA
AHITITERA

Level Difficult - Close to PAPENOO
700m summit in the middle of the Papenoo crater caldera

OOPU
O’OPU

Level Difficult - Close to TARAVAO
A rich valley, with 4 spectacular waterfalls, and the highlight of the show: a 180m-high cirque.

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Very hard hikes

AORAI
AORAI : SUMMIT

Level Very Hard - Close toPIRAE
Third summit of the island (Kingdom of Heaven)

AORAI
AORAI : SUMMIT

Level Very Hard - Close toPIRAE
Third summit of the island (Kingdom of Heaven)

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