Atuona (baie de Tahauku): clearing in by boat
Port of entry of French Polynesia (island: Hiva Oa).
Based on official sources, checked on 28 October 2026.
Services
Clearing out possible here
- Opening hours
- Gendarmerie (rapport 2019) : lun-sam 7h-12h et 14h-17h, dim 9h-12h et 15h-17h
Good to know
Anchor in Tahauku Bay; the gendarmerie is in Atuona, about a 30-minute walk.
Offices to visit
In the usual order of the formalities. Addresses can change: ask the harbour office when you arrive.
Gendarmerie – Brigade de Hiva-Oa (Atuona)
CustomsImmigration
Zone de Atuona, 98741 Hiva-Oa
Opening hours : Lun-sam 7h-12h / 14h-17h ; dim. et fériés 9h-12h / 15h-17h (clearance des yachts le matin seulement selon noonsite)
In central Atuona, near the post office and hospital, about a 30-minute walk from Tahauku Bay.
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- service-public.pf/dpam/formalites-arrivees-maritimes-pf/
- noonsite.com/place/french-polynesia/marquesas/hiva-oa/
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.