Afareaitu: clearing in by boat
Port of entry of French Polynesia (island: Moorea).
Based on official sources, checked on 28 October 2026.
Services
Clearing out possible here
Good to know
Official first port of call, but for Tahiti and Moorea formalities are done in Papeete (customs) and Faa'a (border police). Position = village.
Offices to visit
In the usual order of the formalities. Addresses can change: ask the harbour office when you arrive.
Gendarmerie – Brigade de Moorea-Maiao
CustomsImmigration
Résidence Faratea, PK 7,8, Paopao, 98728 Moorea-Maiao
Opening hours : Lun-sam 7h-12h / 14h-17h ; dim. et fériés 9h-12h / 15h-18h
The island's brigade (in Paopao, not Afareaitu); for Moorea, formalities are often done in Papeete (customs) and Faa'a (border police): check first.
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This information is gathered from public sources and sailors’ experience. It does not replace the country’s authorities, whose word is final: check before you leave.