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Caving in Tahiti

Postby smith_family » Apr 18, 2010 10:53 am

Has anyone been caving or know of caving on the big island of Tahiti or any of the smaller islands like Bora Bora? We are planning a trip there in December of this year and would like to do some caving while we are there. We are willing to do project caving or whatever help is needed.

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Re: Caving in Tahiti

Postby Caving Guru » Apr 30, 2014 9:33 pm

So I figured I would answer this even though it is pretty old. So on the island of Tahiti there are the Hitiia Lava Tubes, the Grotto Caves of Mara'a including Ana Paeroa, Vaipoiri, Matavae, and Puahotu, and the Arahoho Blowhole. I believe that there is no project caving on the island of Tahiti or neighboring islands. So here are some links:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/pacific/tra ... cles/76552 (Hitiia Lava Tubes (#1))
http://www.tahititourisme.com/islands/t ... Tahiti.pdf (Grotto Caves of Mara'a (#40) & Hitiia Lava Tubes (#84))
http://www.frommers.com/destinations/ta ... 4tipP.dpbs (Mara'a Grotto)
http://www.viator.com/Papeete-attractio ... 5181-a9169 (Arahoho Blowhole)
http://www.tahitiairportmotel.net/us/la ... ahiti.html (Hitiia Lava Tubes & Caves of Mara'a)
http://www.tahitiheritage.pf/fiche-grot ... -21097.htm (Grotto de Mara'a in French)
http://books.google.com/books?id=t8Uj6i ... ve&f=false (Page 99 on Hitiia Lava Tubes (6th Search Result))
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