Hotel La Pirogue Api
A far cry from the enormous resort complexes and hotels sits the small, isolated Hotel La Pirogue Api. With only four bungalows on a tiny island off the eastern coast of Taha’a, La Pirogue Api is a beautiful hidden tropical paradise. La Pirogue Api pride themselves on exceptional customer service and offering you the perfect island retreat.
The hotel provides guests with two different authentic bungalow types, a beach bungalow and a family bungalow, to ensure everybody who stays on the island is comfortable. Visitors staying with La Pirogue Api can expect a high-quality dining experience at the on-site restaurant and a relaxed evening in the bar lounging in chic decor or playing games. For guests wishing to include experiences into their stay, the hotel can offer an excursion list ranging from water activities to cultural experiences for visitors to choose from.
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Hotel La Pirogue Api can be found on a remote island on the eastern edge of the coral reefs surrounding Taha’a. The small bungalow complex is surrounded by warm lagoon water, ideal for swimming, snorkelling, diving and kayaking.
The hotel is accessed via a private 30-minute shuttle service from Raiatea airport and is also roughly a 10-minute boat ride from mainland Taha’a.
- Private island location
- Luxurious beach or family villas
- Small guest capacity allows for exceptional personalised service
- On-site bar and restaurant
- Family-friendly
- Pearl farm and vanilla plantation tours are a taste of the activities available
- Wifi available
- Transfers available to Taha’a, Raiatea and Bora Bora
Nestled in the coral reefs of Taha’a sits a small island where you will find Hotel La Pirogue Api. With exotic plants and endless blue ocean scenery, La Pirogue Api is the ideal spot to leave your worries behind and unwind to the sounds of the crashing waves.
Alongside their comfortable bungalows and exquisite cuisine, La Pirogue Api offers some of the best personalised service in French Polynesia. Every aspect of your stay from your food down to how you spend your time can be tailored to your requirements to ensure you feel like royalty.
Excursions with La Pirogue can take many forms, and the wide variety caters for any travel taste. The hotel offers guests the opportunity to experience traditional Polynesian cultural practices including pearl farming and exploring the sacred isle Raiatea. The sporty visitor to La Pirogue will delight in the water sport activities available. You can kayak, swim, snorkel, jet ski and much more across the beautiful lagoon. Finally, for a spiritual awakening there are traditional massages on offer through the hotel.
These stunning bungalows directly face the Pacific Ocean and come with an additional living space and private balcony to give you the ultimate feeling of peace and comfort during your time with La Pirogue Api.
The suite blends seamlessly into its surroundings, with emphasis on the beauty of the island and lagoon, and also immerses you in paradise the moment you step over the threshold as you take in the vibrant colours and traditional wood finish. The beach suite can accommodate up to three people, with the third accommodated on a sofa bed. The suite can also accommodate a child up to 12 years old and a baby in a cot.
The beach suite comes with: a king-sized bed, sofa, flat-screen TV, wifi, fan, ironing facilities, adapter, bathroom with a shower, separate bathtub, outdoor furniture, private entrance, mini bar and air conditioning.
The family bungalow is bigger and more spacious than the beach bungalow, with the capacity to house up to five family members and a baby in a cot. The bungalow comes with uninterrupted views of the glistening blue waves, matched perfectly with an ice-cold cocktail which can be enjoyed on your private sun deck.
The chic decor inside the family bungalow works in harmony to compliment the relaxed island charm, whilst keeping the bungalow feeling modern and inviting. Additional living spaces and a luxurious bathroom ensures that you and your family have the perfect island getaway.
The bungalows come equipped with: a king-sized bed, double bed, sofa bed, flat-screen TV, wifi, fan, ironing facilities, adapter, shared bathroom with a shower, separate bathtub, outdoor furniture, private entrance, mini bar, balcony, wake up service and air conditioning.
For the perfect relaxed dining experience, the restaurant at La Pirogue Api is the ideal place. They pride themselves on using the highest-quality local ingredients to create mouth-watering delights. You can expect to find dishes such as tuna, mahi mahi, tropical fruits and seasonal vegetables on the menu at the restaurant and there are options to tailor your experience to the foods you love cooked the way you love.
The restaurant opening times are:
- Breakfast: 7:30am – 9:00am
- A la carte lunch: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
- Dinner: 6:00pm – 7:30pm
While away the evenings with a cocktail in the bar as you watch the sunset over the lagoon.
The bar is open 7:30pm – 9:00pm and includes free wifi access.
This breath-taking island location offers guests the opportunity to participate on numerous different adventures, tailoring your experience to be as active or as relaxed as you wish. Some of the activities may come with additional charges, and it is recommended they are booked in advance where possible to guarantee your participation. Hotel La Pirogue Api provides guests with land and air excursion options on Taha’a, Raiatea and Bora Bora. The hotel offers:
- Helicopter Transfer to Bora Bora – Soar above the clouds in style with a helicopter ride to the neighbouring romantic island of Bora Bora.
- 4×4 Tour of Taha’a (half-day) – Experience the lush inland jungles and spectacular stretches of rugged coastline of the vanilla isle on a thrilling 4×4 tour of Taha’a.
- Pearl Farm Visit – Learn about the process of harvesting and preparing the famous Tahitian pearls for the elegant jewellery sold across French Polynesia.
- Vanilla Plantation Tour – Taha’a is famous for its vanilla production and this tour allows you to experience first-hand the process of growing and harvesting vanilla to make the sweet treat we know.
- Excursion to Raiatea – Visit the big sister of Taha’a, Raiatea, on a discovery trip exploring the hidden gems of the Sacred Isle.
Alongside their land activities, Hotel La Pirogue Api offer lagoon adventures that immerse guests in the warm glistening waters bursting with tropical life. During your time in the lagoon you can hope to encounter clownfish, trumpetfish, butterfly fish, parrotfish and surgeons.
The lagoon opportunities awaiting you are:
- Snorkelling – Observe the underwater wonderland below you as you drift across the calm blue waves of the lagoon.
- Kayaking – Explore the Taha’a lagoon in a kayak, gliding through the water alongside the ocean wildlife.
- Jet Skiing – For a hair-raising adventure that will get your adrenaline flowing, fly across the waves in a jet ski.
- Scuba diving – Take an expedition below the waves as you dive up close and say hello to the marine life that call the reefs their home.
Hotel La Pirogue Api caters for their guests relaxation needs through offering an individual spa experience. The hotel can organise a traditional Tahitian massage for visitors with a highly trained massage therapist. The Tahitians believed that a traditional massage, or Taurumi massage, was more than physical relaxation, it was a spiritual connection that released negative energy from the body.
Children of all ages are welcome at the hotel and cots are available upon request for no additional charge.