Nanihi Paradise, cradle of production of Mabés is the ideal site for the purchase of cultured pearls and mabés directly with a producer from Manihi, Henri Tauraa.

Vaiana Dantin, owner of the guest’s house, settled in Manihi since 1982 is the pioneer of the transplant of Mabés on the atoll. She organizes transplant campaigns at regular intervals. You might be lucky enough to attend this delicate operation, and even watch a harvest. Moreover the breeding lines are in a short distance of the motu and if weather allows a snorkelling cession can be organize to admire the oysters on site.

The cultured pearls and mabés proposed for sale during your stay, results exclusively from the atoll of Manihi. We can also recommend craftsmen in Papeete or Moorea for custom-made mounting. During the display of our production, you will learn about mabés, how they are produced, as well as everything about pearls

According to the periods of transplants, you will be able to visit Henri Tauraa's classic pearl farm and see the techniques of transplant imported from Japan, having evoked the story of the adventure of the pearl in Polynesia and the theory of the modern pearl oyster culture.

During your stay in the Pension Nanihi Paradise, do yourself a gift and leave with up to 10 pearls chosen by your care and of magnificent Mabe produced on the motu.