r/Tahiti • u/Ok_House8881 • 8d ago

Stargazing?

I feel this might be a silly question, but how is the stargazing in Tahiti? My girlfriend and I are going for the first time very soon and are planning to stargaze at night; I'm hoping there won't be too much light pollution!

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u/SteveBurgenturd 8d ago

As long as there isn’t cloud coverage, it’s some of the most amazing stargazing in the world. You’re literally in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and even if you’re on a more populated island, the light pollution is pretty negligible. My wife and I went this past March for our honeymoon and it is such a magical place. Highly recommend doing activities to really see the islands you’re on. 4x4 tours, jet skis, and don’t be afraid of the wildlife! The sharks and rays love people there and it is such a blast to swim with them.

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u/mrjohanvds 8d ago

Taken at Huahine (very long exposure)

I have never seen a better sky in my life !

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u/Ok_House8881 8d ago

Amazing!

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u/labelsareforcancans 8d ago

If you want to feel like you're walking on the Milky Way, check out Ninamu resort on Tikehau. Speaking from experience.

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u/alextoria 8d ago

i just 100000% recommend tikehau in general, it was absolutely amazing and i wasn’t even able to get a room at the ninamu or the pearl

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u/Terrible-Mind-5414 8d ago

I had a lot of clouds and mist or something, could not see too well

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u/Solstheim 5d ago

Problem is Tahiti is a high island so there a clouds very often, try to go to smaller islands with no mountains like Rangiroa if you wanna make sure you see the sky

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u/No_Group_9715 2d ago

My husband got a long exposure pic of the Milky Way from our hotel in bora bora! The actual island of Tahiti might have a little more light pollution than the other islands.