Papeete Food & City Tour

Name: Papeete Food & City Tour
Price: 100 EUR
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.91 (64 reviews)

Overview

Available languages

English

French

3 hours 30 minutes

Mobile ticket

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

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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.

3 hours • Admission Not Applicable

Cathedrale Notre-Dame

Will be able to visit inside and outside of cathedral, and get a little history facts.

10 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

What‘s Included

Bottled water

All tastings that are preselected during the tour, about 6-8 tastings.

Coffee and/or Tea

Alcoholic Beverages

Options

Papeete Food & City Tour

Reviews

4.91

64 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Delicious Introduction to Papeete with Kalei
David B,May 6, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00
The 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
5.00
Wonderful 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
5.00
We 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
5.00
Very nice experience to discover the local cuisine and thus understand the culture.
Great culinary experience!
554sergiog,Feb 19, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
My 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
5.00
We had a great time and the food was almost as good as the guide. We had a wonderful experience. I recommend this tour 😃😃😃
A great time in the heart of Papeete!
Janelikeitis,Sep 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Kalei was a wonderful guide and there was lots of delicious food. Loved hearing all the different aspects of things we had. Throughly enjoyed our time!
Great, informative tour.
stevewQ1940JG,Sep 15, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Great way to spend the morning seeing part of downtown, most notably the market, and trying foods you might otherwise miss out on. Easy walking with frequent stops. Lots of good eats and drinks along the way. Our guide, Jennifer, was lovely and spoke very good English in addition to French. She showed us several of her favorite vendors for pearls and "treasures" from the region. Tour ended with a rum tasting with fresh fruits at a local liquor and wine store. highly recommended!
ANAZING
dallescowboysfan,Sep 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our guide was amazing! He was very knowledgeable and kept us laughing! We enjoyed several local dishes and saw several must see local places!
Great tour
Felechia J,Jul 22, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00
Great tour for trying different foods and understanding how cultures can blend. Our tour guide, Kal’lei was excellent.