Local favourite river spot · French Polynesia
Petit Motu
Petit Motu is a river spot in French Polynesia.
Petit Motu: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Petit Motu
Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Petit Motu — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -17.49403, -149.48897. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Petit Motu
- Phare de la Pointe Vénus · beach · Windward Islands · ~1 km · Must-see
- Baie de Matavai · beach · ~1 km · Must-see
- Papeete Tahiti Temple · church · Windward Islands · ~11 km · Must-see
- Marae · fort · Windward Islands · ~22 km · Must-see
- Musée de Tahiti et des Îles · museum · Windward Islands · ~25 km · Must-see
- Lac Vaihiria · lake · Windward Islands · ~27 km · Must-see
- Tohi'e'a · viewpoint · Windward Islands · ~45 km · Must-see
- Tautira · beach · ~55 km · Must-see
- To’a Mapa · beach · ~1 km
- Toa Huripapa · beach · ~2 km
- éboulements · waterfall · Windward Islands · ~2 km
- Église St Paul · church · Windward Islands · ~2 km
- Grottes du Tahara · cave · ~3 km
- Belvédère du Tahara'a · viewpoint · Windward Islands · ~4 km
- Plage Radisson · beach · ~4 km
- Plage Lafayette · beach · Windward Islands · ~5 km
- Musée James Norman Hall · museum · Windward Islands · ~6 km
- Tombeau du Roi Pomare V · fort · Windward Islands · ~6 km
Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Petit Motu
- Tahiti · river spot · Windward Islands · ~31 km
- Mo’orea · river spot · Windward Islands · ~46 km
- Rimatu’u · river spot · Windward Islands · ~66 km
- Onetahi · river spot · Windward Islands · ~67 km
- Motu ’au · river spot · ~1 km
- Motu de Arue · river spot · ~7 km
- Motu Uta · river spot · ~13 km
- Motu Ta’aupiri · river spot · ~27 km
- Terua’ē’a · river spot · ~32 km
- Motu Parataito · river spot · ~36 km
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Frequently asked
Are boats running today?
No visitor has reported the boating status for Petit Motu yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Petit Motu?
September to February; boat services pause in floods. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Petit Motu?
Nearby: Phare de la Pointe Vénus (beach, 1 km), Baie de Matavai (beach, 1 km), Papeete Tahiti Temple (church, 11 km), Marae (fort, 22 km), Musée de Tahiti et des Îles (museum, 25 km), Lac Vaihiria (lake, 27 km).