Papeete. Photo: Michael R Perry, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Papeete

Surf, sailing and dive town · French Polynesia

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Beds: 33 places

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33 places to stay within 2 km.

Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.

Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

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Spots near here: 14 places in 3 sports

Surf · this week

Taapuna · about 15 min by car · stays in Punaauia
48 out of 100
Papeete Harbour · about 5 min by car
27 out of 100
Papeete Harbour Reef · about 5 min by car
27 out of 100
Taharaa Reef · about 15 min by car · stays in ʻĀrue
26 out of 100
La Fayette · about 15 min by car · stays in ʻĀrue
25 out of 100
La Fayette Reef · about 10 min by car · stays in ʻĀrue
25 out of 100
Point Venus · about 20 min by car · stays in Mahina
15 out of 100

Sailing · this week

TECHNIMARINE · 0.9 km · stays here
0 out of 100

Dive · this week

Epave Catalina · 4.4 km · stays here
80 out of 100
Vallée des requins · 5.5 km · stays here
80 out of 100
La virgule · 4.7 km · stays here
79 out of 100
La zelée · 1.2 km · stays here
76 out of 100
Les Roses · 5.7 km · stays here
72 out of 100
Faille d'Arue · 5 km · stays here
–, no score

Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Papeete.

Map

the town and every place near it

Papeete on Google Maps

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Photos of Papeete

Cruise Liner at night in Papeete Harbour - panoramio — Photo: Peter Gill / UK, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Yuan Wang 2 - Yagi antenna detail - Chinese satellite and missile tracking ship in Papeete harbor, Tahiti - panoramio — Photo: David Broad, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Yuan Wang 2 - satellite dish configuration - Chinese satellite and missile tracking ship in Papeete harbor, Tahiti - panoramio — Photo: David Broad, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Papeete

where it is, what is near

Papeete is a town in Windward Islands, French Polynesia.

From Papeete you can reach 7 surf spots, 1 sailing spot and 6 dive sites.

The nearest is TECHNIMARINE, a sailing spot 0.9 km from the centre.

Overture lists 33 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

The nearest airport is Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT), 5 km away.

In Windward Islands · French Polynesia

33 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT), 5 km, Moorea Temae Airport (MOZ), 21 km, Huahine-Fare Airport (HUH), 181 km

Forecast updated Mon 2 Nov, 12:16 UTC. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).