Motu Moie

Editorial profile. This island is not our listing. It is profiled from public record. Figures and status reflect the sources below at time of writing and may have changed. Sources: public listings.

Summary

Motu Moie is a developed freehold motu of around twenty hectares set on the barrier reef of Taha'a, within sight of Bora Bora's peaks. It carries a modest but complete five-bedroom footprint — an owner's bungalow, three guest beach bungalows, a caretaker's house and support buildings — held free and clear through a French Polynesian corporation that foreign buyers may control. It sits between the finished trophy of Motu Tane and the region's blank-canvas motus, offering real acreage with an established, low-density estate already in place.

Land & Waterfront

At roughly forty-nine acres the motu is generously scaled for the Society Islands, sitting on the reef edge with warm, shallow lagoon water and views across to Bora Bora at sunset. Taha'a itself is quieter and less trafficked than Bora Bora, giving the island a more private character while keeping the same reef and lagoon amenity. The land supports the existing compound comfortably and leaves ample room for careful expansion without crowding the shoreline.

Access & Utilities

There is no airstrip; access is by boat, with roughly a forty-minute lagoon transfer to Raiatea, which holds the nearest airport. A caretaker is resident, and the bungalow compound implies established but modest power and water systems that a buyer should inspect and size against fuller occupancy. The reef-edge position gives protected water for tenders but means all provisioning arrives by sea, so logistics planning is a standing consideration for any owner.

Ownership & Use

Ownership is freehold, held through a local corporation, and the sale is likely to be structured as a transfer of that company rather than of the land directly — a route with distinct tax and diligence implications that should be clarified at the outset. French Polynesian pre-emption rights and notary costs apply as elsewhere in the territory. The island suits a private family retreat or a discreet small-scale hospitality use, with the caretaker infrastructure easing the transition to active occupation.

Specification

Legal & Ownership Notes

Freehold, held free and clear via a French Polynesian corporation that foreign buyers may control; French Polynesian pre-emption rights and notary costs apply. Confirm the corporate-transfer versus asset-transfer route.