Marché de Pape'ete (Pape'ete Market) Tours and Tickets

There are a couple of ways to experience Marché de Pape'ete (Pape'ete Market). Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Papeete Walking Tour—Tahiti

• Private Half-Day Tour: Papeete and Nature of Tahiti East Coast

It’s free to visit Marché de Pape'ete independently, but some tours include time at the market and provide cultural context. Expect to pay around US$60 for a Pape’ete walking tour that stops at the market or around $560 for a private half-day tour of Pape’ete and Tahiti’s east coast.

Marché de Pape'ete is open from 5:30am until 4pm from Monday through Friday. It closes earlier, at 1pm on Saturday, but opens earlier on Sunday mornings, at 4:30am. Sunday mornings are an especially lively time to visit, as locals come to stock up on ingredients for their Sunday brunch feasts.

A variety of goods are sold at Marché de Pape'ete, which covers two floors. You can buy tropical fruit and vegetables, freshly caught fish, flowers and garlands, black pearls, and local handicrafts, including jewelry, baskets, and pareos (Polynesian sarongs) from across the Tahitian islands. It’s a one-stop destination for shopping.

Early mornings are the best time of day to visit Marché de Pape'ete. While it is busier with visitors then, you can enjoy the atmosphere, benefit from the cooler morning air, and get the freshest produce. You can also fuel up for the day with fresh coffee, fruit juice, and bakery items.

Plan to spend around two hours at Marché de Pape'ete. It’s in a 2-story building, so there’s a lot to see. Shop or browse the souvenir stands, buy some exotic fruit that you might not have seen before, and stop at the snack bars on the upper floor when you need a break to refuel.