This is one of the prettiest beaches I have ever been to. When I say pretty - I mean natural beauty. There is no development here - just sand and ocean. The sand is a beautiful metallic looking brown-black, creating a wonderful visual contrast against the blue sea. The day we were there, the waves were mild - perfect for... More

Nothing special about this point. The light house was locked up and nothing around it to explain anything about it's history or reason to the island. Just behind point is a "local beach" and was neat to chat with some local in a non dinner/hotel setting.

Point Venus is okay at best-----the lighthouse at the site and watching the surfers are more interesting. Nice park with facilities. The actual sigificance of where Capt Cook watched Venus traverse the sun is really not much of an attraction

We had a bit of a hard time finding it -- the signs for the turnoff aren't that prominent. It's a nice beach area, but not any nicer than you'll find on the rest of Tahiti. We took a few pictures of the monuments, but really there wasn't much there in terms of historical significance. If you're doing a circle... More

Worth a stop off for a few minutes to see the lighthouse, Bounty memorial etc. The point itself is really just a big car park with an average sort of black sand beach

Interesting historical site, unfortunately we chose a day when it was very busy and the car parks were overflowing. But normally its fascinating to walk around.

A nice place if your touring the island, not much to see besides the lighthouse. If you want to pass a great day in this area, I suggest making a reservation on motu Martin. The owner will come pick you up by boat and take you on this little treasure. Great place for a picnic.

Small park and beach around the interesting white lighthouse. There is no museum, just a souvenir shop, and toilets.

If travelling around Tahiti by hire car, Point Venus is worth a short stop, if only for the view of the mountains from the beach. There is also the lighthouse, of course, and a reasonable gift shop - and public restrooms, a rarity on Tahiti.