Overview
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3 hours 30 minutes
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Experience everyday local food favorites and Papeete historical monuments.
Duration: 3-4 hours (Starts at 9:00am)
Morning Tours
Come and experience the modern local street food culture with Orama, as she will immerse your foodie taste buds around the Papeete municipal market and city surroundings. “Matete” means Market in Tahitian, where locals go to shop for seasonal fruits, vegetables, and fish. We will visit local vendors and taste authentic local food, such as seasonal fruits, snacks, fish dishes, juices to name a few of the delicious tastings from the three main culinary cultures: Tahitian, Chinese and French. You will experience a minimum of 10-12 tastings, depending on the season and/or availability.
We will also be visiting a few historical sites of Papeete city.
Listed price is per person.
INCLUDED : All the tastings, bottled water.
Not recommended for strong dietary restrictions such as vegan, vegetarian and gluten free.
Please notify us of any allergies when booking.
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
Papeete
Come and experience the local lifestyle with us, while we take you on a food discovery of the Tahiti market place. “Matete” means Market in Tahitian, where locals go to shop for seasonal fruits, vegetables, and fish. We will visit local vendors and taste authentic food, such as seasonal fruits, snacks, fish dishes, pai, mape and other delicious tastings from the three main culinary cultures: Tahitian, Chinese and French. Guests will experience a minimum of 6-8 tastings, depending on the season and/or availability. The price indicated is per person.
Cathedrale Notre-Dame
Will be able to visit inside and outside of cathedral, and get a little history facts.
Options
Papeete Food & City Tour
What‘s Included
Bottled water
All tastings that are preselected during the tour, about 6-8 tastings.
Coffee and/or Tea
Alcoholic Beverages
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
68 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Come hungry!
Paradise600944,Jun 16, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a wonderful food tour with Kelly but it was so much more than that. We had the opportunity to experience multiple cultures with our group. We had more than enough yummy food for each person. We stopped into the beautiful marketplace where we saw handmade items for sale as well as flowers, food and a farmers market. It was a perfect half day. Thanks Kelly!
Highly recommend
Nico D,Jun 9, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent time! Great variety of local foods drinks and got a great tour of the city as well!
Food, glorious food ... a fun morning with a great guide!
Dianne B,Jun 5, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We really enjoyed this experience. Our guide was excellent ... helpful and knowledgeable. Tastings were numerous, including breakfast, lunch, dessert, and alcohol tasting. We couldn't eat all the food. It was also great to sample traditional local produce. The tour of the market was also interesting and included advice on purchasing various items. Highly recommend this tour.
Best Food Tour Ever
Tessie S,May 21, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00One of the best food tours ever! Kai’eli was diverse and very knowledgeable. He speaks French and English made it very nice. Lots of walking so I got my steps in! Started with Tahitian coffee and coconut milt and Tahitian bread. Then breakfast was Tahitian Poisson Cru which was absolutely fabulous. Went to market after that and was given tours on flower row, woven bags and again more food with fried noodles in bread like a sub sandwich. Next was a choice of dessert or again an array of food to choose from. The other side of market was fresh fruits and vegetables. And again more food to taste and a homemade juice to drink. We than went to Vini Vini and had a sandwich that was so good! Our next stop was a wine boutique where we could purchase something if we wanted. It ended with another dessert and the market if we wanted to purchase items. Kai'eli showed us where an ATM was as the market only takes cash or Francs. Really reasonable prices. I never have eaten so much in my life. So much food great people I got to eat with and learn different cultures. I would do this again with no questions asked.
Delicious Introduction to Papeete with Kalei
David B,May 6, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00The Papeete Food & City Tour was an excellent way to experience the flavors and atmosphere of Tahiti’s capital. Kalei was a fantastic guide — friendly, engaging, knowledgeable, and certainly handsome as well! He created a relaxed and enjoyable experience while sharing insights into local culture, history, and everyday life in Papeete. The food stops were outstanding and wonderfully diverse, giving us the chance to sample a wide variety of delicious local specialties and flavors we likely would not have discovered on our own. The pacing of the tour was excellent, and we appreciated how the experience combined food, sightseeing, and conversation so naturally. A very enjoyable and worthwhile tour that we would highly recommend to anyone visiting Tahiti.
Tahiti food
Balishelly,Apr 15, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Wonderful time definitely loads of food together with a wonderful guide Kalid Definitely recommend
Delicious food, great host, perfect introduction to Pape’ete
OuterLegsRace,Mar 14, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a great time on this tour. It was a perfect half day’s activity. Our guide was already waiting to us at the town hall and we set off bang on time. It just a small group - just us and another couple. He was super friendly, knowledgeable about the food, places we went, but also Pape’ete and French Polynesia in general. Without giving it away: we visited two sit down restaurants, a bunch of stands, and a liquor store for a tasting. Great tasting food, good variety, and with enough time in between for digesting and photos! They’re not joking around with their advice, definitely don’t eat much before you head off… you’ll leave the tour full, having had breakfast and lunch by the time you finish up. Absolutely worth the price! 10/10 fully recommend.
Not to be missed 😀
Jeanne-Hélène T,Feb 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very nice experience to discover the local cuisine and thus understand the culture.
Great culinary experience!
554sergiog,Feb 19, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My wife and I wanted to try some of the local cuisine in French Polynesia… we had Kalei as a tour guide… he took us to many places we wouldn’t have visited if it wasn’t for him… great experience!!!
Excellent time
r0nabelryerson,Jan 28, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a great time and the food was almost as good as the guide. We had a wonderful experience. I recommend this tour 😃😃😃
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