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Explore Papetoai
Papetoai in Îles du Vent with it's 1,964 inhabitants is located in French Polynesia about 20 mi (or 33 km) west of Papeete, the country's capital.
Local time in Papetoai is now 12:03 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Tahiti with an UTC offset of -10 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Papetoai. The closest airport in French Polynesia is Moorea Airport in a distance of 7 mi (or 12 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Papeete, Uturoa, , and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 28°C / 82 °F
Morning Temperature | 27°C / 81 °F |
Evening Temperature | 28°C / 82 °F |
Night Temperature | 28°C / 82 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 4% |
Air Humidity | 78% |
Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (9 mph) from West |
Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 14% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Thursday, 18th of April 2024
27°C (81 °F)
28°C (82 °F)
Few clouds, fresh breeze.
Friday, 19th of April 2024
27°C (81 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
28°C (82 °F)
28°C (82 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, few clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort and Spa
InterContinental Hotels RESORT AND SPA MOOREA
Videos from this area
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Very Good Trip at Moorea - French Polynesia
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A trip to Polinesia - Moorea , Bora Bora , Raiatea
Un piccolo scorcio delle inenarrabili meraviglie della Polinesia Francese, tra le isole di Moorea , Bora Bora e Raiatea. Per informazioni, tour personalizzati , offerte e consigli sulla Polinesia...
Tahiti Holiday in Moorea
WE stayed in the Hilton - fantastic place, people, clear water with great diving sorry long video.
S/V Honeymoon in Tahiti with Parents (Episode 14, part 2)
Seth and Elizabeth are joined by Seth's parents in Tahiti, Moorea and Huahine. Along the way they swim with Sting Rays and Sharks! To learn more about our trip halfway around the world, please...
Hilton Moorea Hotel, French Polynesia - Review of an Over Water Bungalow 74
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InterContinental Moore, French Polynesia - Review of a Premium Overwater Junior Suite Bungalow 608
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Day 02 - Scuba - Group Video 01
Whitman Coral Chemistry. Video shot during Dr. Calhoun's research trip on Mo'orea, 2011.
Rays and Reef Sharks
Snorkeling with Sting Rays and Reef Sharks in the lagoon (Moorea, French Polynesia)
A drive around Moorea
Celebrity Solstice only had a few hours in Moorea. Most tours and excursions were too expensive so we hired a car 4-ways and drove around the island. Way to go at 30 bucks a head. It has to...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Moorea
Moʻorea is a high island in French Polynesia, part of the Society Islands, 17 km (roughly 9 mi) northwest of Tahiti. Moʻorea means "yellow lizard" in Tahitian. An older name for the island is ʻAimeho, sometimes spelled 'Aimeo or ʻEimeo (among other spellings misunderstood by early visitors with no knowledge of the language). Early Western colonists and voyagers also referred to Moʻorea as York Island.
Windward Islands (Society Islands)
This article is about the island group in French Polynesia. For the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles, see Windward Islands. The southeastern Hawaiian Islands are also occasionally referred to as the Windward Islands. The Windward Islands (French: Îles du Vent) are the eastern group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the southern Pacific Ocean. These islands were originally named the Georgian Islands in honor of King George III of England
Leeward Islands (Society Islands)
The Leeward Islands (French: Îles Sous-le-vent; Tahitian: Fenua Raro Mata’i, literally "Islands Under-the-Wind") are the western part of the Society Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the South Pacific. They lie south of the Line Islands, east of the Cooks and north of the Austral Islands (also part of French Polynesia). Their area is 395 km² with a population of over 33,000.
Society Islands
The Society Islands (French: Îles de la Société or officially Archipel de la Société) are a group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean. They are politically part of French Polynesia. The archipelago is suspected to have been named by Captain James Cook supposedly in honour of the Royal Society, the sponsor of the first British scientific survey of the islands; however, Cook himself stated in his journal that he called the islands Society "as they lay contiguous to one another".
Opunohu Bay
Opunohu Bay is a bay on the island of Moorea, Tahiti. It is a narrow, straight, 3-km long bay with a water depth of about 80 metres at the mouth. Offshore winds along the axis of the bay generates an outflow at the surface and an inflow below 20 metres depth. It is located not too far away from Papeete. A number of sailboats regularly enter the bay and the bay is part of numerous tours of Tahiti given by tourist Opunohu bay is west of Cooks Bay and Pao Pao.