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Culture & discovery
Tahiti & Her Islands

Museums, festivals, local traditions ยท Official sites & practical info

โš ๏ธ Timetables, opening hours, prices and access conditions may change without notice, for reasons beyond our control (season, weather, decisions by operators, venues or local authorities). Before every trip, check the information with the relevant authorities and service providers.

๐Ÿ—ฟ Museums & Sacred Sites 2 venues
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Museum of Tahiti and the Islands
Punaauia, Tahiti

French Polynesia's national museum, founded in 1974, holding nearly 30,000 ethnographic objects.

EthnographyHeritage
๐ŸŒ Official sitemuseetahiti.pf โ†’
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Taputapuatea Marae
Raiatea

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, this complex of stone marae is considered the most sacred religious site in Polynesia.

UNESCOSacred site
๐ŸŒ Official sitetahititourisme.com โ†’
๐ŸŒบ Polynesian Traditions 2 venues
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Heiva i Tahiti
Papeete

Major annual festival held in July, featuring competitions in traditional dance, Polynesian singing and traditional sports.

FestivalDance
๐ŸŒ Official sitetahititourisme.com โ†’
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Traditional tatau tattooing
Society Islands

An ancestral art of Ma'ohi culture that once marked the passage into adulthood, now experiencing a strong identity-driven revival.

TattooingAncestral tradition
๐ŸŒ Official sitetahititourisme.com โ†’