introduction

Takapoto embodies the dream of pradise. Named also "short chin", this wild and idyllic ato has no channel which explains its very preserved environmet. The 10 miles long lagoon isthe home of Pinctada Margaritifera, Tahitian cultured pearl.

In Okukina, you may eat sea urchins or giant clams with lime after a visit to the fish parks.

Highly visited for research purposes, archaeologists are often combing her shores. So far, about 20 "marae" and over 200 sites have been numbered and are of great interest to travellers.

From the main village of Fakatopatere, laying between the lagoon and the ocean, one can see those tpical Polynesian "fare" built on stilts, whose owner's hospitality is legendary.

history

The first recorded European to sight Takapoto Atoll was Jacob Le Maire in 1616.

Takapoto Atoll was visited by the Charles Wilkes expedition in September 1839.

Takapoto Airport was inaugurated in 1973.

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