Make the most of your call at Motu Oa, a cruise port in French Polynesia. Find practical arrival guidance, local transport pointers and ideas for exploring confidently ashore.
Use these notes to shape a realistic day ashore, then confirm any time-sensitive information for the date of your call.
As ships are moored or anchored in this port, you will be tendered ashore.
As you approach, three 4,000-foot basalt peaks soar overhead like spectacular green giants. A haven for seabirds, uninhabited Motu Oa boasts several species of boobies, noddies, terns, shearwaters, and petrels.
The guide coordinates place the port at 9.4778° S, 140.0514° W. Always use the berth details supplied for your sailing as your final arrival reference.
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