Ahe

Written by DiveJourney. Built from public sources and local operator knowledge. Last updated Oct 29, 2026.

• Cocoperle Lodge, French home - Operator states six beach bungalows and an airport boat pickup; advertised free Wi-Fi; not an independently confirmed booking.
• Cocoperle Lodge, French activities - Operator describes ordinary lagoon snorkeling, the lagoon discovery boat tour, inner-pass aquarium, anemone pinnacle, Cocolanta coral garden and non-water activities; offered product may change.
• Cocoperle Lodge, published prices - Operator displays 2026-accessible accommodation, tour and airport transfer prices, but these are website quotes, not live inventory or an accepted booking.
• Cocoperle Lodge, ecology - Operator lists solar electricity, desalination and local environmental commitments; these claims do not establish potable water quality or reef condition.
• Tahiti Tourisme, Cocoperle Lodge - Tourism authority lists six units, capacity 22 and 2026 all-year calendar; a listing is not confirmation of rooms or excursion seats on specific dates.
• Air Tahiti, Ahe destination and airport - Airline confirms AHE, flight access from Tahiti, a boat-dependent motu airport and no public shuttle; published duration to village is not a lodge transfer guarantee.
• Air Tahiti, checked baggage - Airline baggage provisions and the list of islands eligible for conditional extra diver baggage allowance; Ahe is not listed among extra-allowance destinations.
• Air Tahiti, sports equipment - Airline states conditions for bulky sports equipment, knives, lights and cylinders.
• Meteo-France Polynesie francaise, climate - Primary regional climate source: Tuamotu rainy season November to April, heaviest rainfall normally December and January; this is not an Ahe-specific visibility forecast.
• Direction de la sante, medical facility directory - Official directory lists Infirmerie de Ahe in Tenukupara with telephone numbers and urgent service outside standard reception hours.
• CHPF, SAMU and inter-island evacuations - Health service describes 24-hour SAMU medical coordination via 15 and inter-island medical evacuation, without guaranteeing aircraft arrival times.
• High Commission, French Polynesia emergency numbers - Official Polynesian numbers for medical 15, rescue at sea 16, police 17 and fire 18.
• France-Visas, short stay in French overseas territories - Clarifies overseas French territories do not belong to Schengen for visa entry, and an appropriate territorial visa may be required.
• Service-Public, overseas visitor visas - Official nationality-sensitive visa exemption guidance for French overseas travel.
• Tahiti Tourisme, currency and cash - XPF currency and the need for cash at remote island guesthouses; main island ATM network cannot be assumed to exist on Ahe.
• Tahiti Tourisme, practical FAQ and tipping - The destination tourism board states tips are not expected and gives general practical advice.
• Tahiti Tourisme, connectivity FAQ - General inter-island connectivity advice naming Vini and Vodafone; no verified coverage map for every Ahe motu.
• Electrical Safety First, Tahiti plug guide - C and E plug types and nominal 220V 50Hz for Tahiti; confirm Ahe lodge power and sockets rather than asserting the site has identical supply.
• Direction des ressources marines, Ahe - Government documents work on pearl oyster collection and fishery monitoring at Ahe, supporting the living pearl-farming context.
• Direction des ressources marines, lagoon fishing rules - Official territory-wide fishing and spearfishing restrictions, including a 150m rule near marked pearl farms for spearfishing; not a snorkeling buffer.
• Direction des ressources marines, Tuamotu fishing zones - Regional fishing-zone directory: a listed Manihi ZPR must not be generalized to Ahe.
• Tahiti Tourisme, disturbance of wild marine species - Rules prohibiting deliberate disturbance and feeding of wild animals, with stronger protection for sharks, rays, turtles and marine mammals.
• Yellow Flag Guide, marine environment - Regional environmental practices: do not stand on coral, respect property, no littering and respect protected species; not evidence of an Ahe-specific marine park tag.
• Direction de la jeunesse et des sports, scuba rules - French Polynesia professional diving regulation, instructor credentials, establishment declaration and liability insurance; does not certify an Ahe operator.
• Direction de la sante, visitor health advice - Official advice on ciguatera from lagoon fish, coral cuts, stonefish, hygiene and sun exposure.
• Direction des impots, visitor tax reform 2026 - Official 2026 change: municipalities must enact rules by October 31 2026 for stays starting January 1 2027, making a currently quoted lodge tax potentially nontransferable to 2027.
• Divers Alert Network, flying after diving - DAN guidance on minimum preflight intervals after recreational scuba; only relevant if legal guided scuba is eventually confirmed.
• Tahiti Infos, Dive N'Co historical reporting - April 2017 reporting about the death of the then Dive N'Co instructor. Historical Dive N'Co listings must not be treated as an active 2026 booking source.
• Australian government, French Polynesia travel advice - Warns that beaches are generally unpatrolled and currents may be strong even in lagoons; does not assess a specific Ahe entry.
• Destination hero photo by American - Lagoon of Ahe Atoll, Tuamotu Archipelago (2000 photograph). Photo: American / Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/. Cropped and resized. Cropped image retains the same license.