Te mana o te moana offers a 1 hour 30 Te Ara Honu guided tour, at the InterContinental Tahiti Resort & Spa, available year-round on Wednesdays from 1:30 to 3:00 pm and on Saturdays from 9:30 to 11:00 am. Visitors learn about the association, its research and conservation work, and the sea turtles of French Polynesia, their life cycle and the threats they face.

Please note that tours are currently offered in French only. English tours can be arranged on request on Wednesdays from 10:00 to 11:30 am. These regular weekly time slots are limited, but additional tours may occasionally be offered depending on the season, demand and availability.

Te mana o te moana is an association dedicated to the protection and conservation of the Polynesian marine environment and sea turtles. Sea turtles in need of care are now collected directly by the association’s team and brought to its care center, where they are looked after by its veterinarians.

The tour is priced as follows:

• 3,900 XPF per adult (13 and over)
• 1,900 XPF per child (4 to 12 years old)
• Free for babies (0 to 3 years old)

Reservations are now made exclusively through the association’s website, in the reservation section: Book a guided tour
The welcome kiosk remains open Monday to Friday from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm and from 1:00 to 4:00 pm, and on Saturdays from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm.

The tour is made up of three parts:

• 45 minutes under the fare pote’e: presentation of the association, its actions, sea turtles, their life cycle and the threats they face
• 30 minutes at the rehabilitation pool: presentation of the center and the turtles currently in care
• 15 minutes at the boutique: a knowledge quiz, a refreshment and the chance to buy goodies to support the association’s work

The meeting point for the Te Ara Honu tour is the fare pote’e, on the hotel’s waterfront, 10 minutes before the tour begins.

Here, guests can observe the turtles in care, including Matapo, a blind hawksbill turtle, and Miti Iti, a green turtle with a buoyancy problem. They can also see juvenile turtles from the latest laying season on Teti’aroa atoll, which will be released into their natural habitat once they reach a suitable size.