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# Buying a Pearl Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Tahiti & French Polynesia
neo1706 12:42 UTC 12 Dec 2018 | Hello togehther, we are on French Polynesia in Feb 2019 on the following Islands Tahiti Morrea Huahine Bora Bora Maupiti do you have any recommendation to by a black Pearl? or watching a Pearl farm? Thank you very much |
nakichick 05:38 UTC 17 Dec 2018 | Sorry.....want to help but I do not know too much. I do know that most of pearl farms are on outer islands where water is much cleaner like in the Tuamotu islands....so not Tahiti for a farm. The one I visited was on Taha'a. Lots of places to buy pearls especially Papaete but again I do not know which is the best place. | 1
sputnikboy 21:19 UTC 02 Feb 2019 | Maupiti is a gem but as far as I remember I didn't see any shop selling pearls, let alone a pearl farm. AVOID buying pearls in Bora Bora if you don't want to spend a good 30% more than in Tahiti. The best places to buy them and see a pearl farm are the Tuamotus actually, but you won't go there. Just buy them in Tahiti. | 2
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