🏝️ Society Islands, French Polynesia
Things to do in Bora Bora
The South Pacific’s iconic lagoon, ringed by overwater bungalows
A favourite for honeymoons
Bora Bora is the most famous island in French Polynesia — a jade-green volcanic peak, Mount Otemanu, encircled by a luminous turquoise lagoon and a necklace of white-sand motus. It’s the definitive overwater-bungalow honeymoon, but also a playground of snorkelling, ray-and-shark lagoon tours and sunset cruises. A short flight from Tahiti brings you to one of the planet’s most photographed lagoons.
The original overwater-bungalow lagoon — arguably the world’s most iconic honeymoon island.
Time needed
3–4 days (longer for a honeymoon)
Best time
May–October, the dry, cooler season, for the best sun, calm lagoon and diving
Region
Society Islands, French Polynesia
Don’t miss
The lagoon and Mount Otemanu
Spend your days on and under the lagoon — a snorkel-and-swim tour among rays and reef sharks, a motu picnic, a paddle beneath the green spire of Mount Otemanu and a sunset cruise on the clearest water imaginable.
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- A lagoon tour snorkelling with rays and reef sharks.Find tours
- An overwater-bungalow stay above the turquoise shallows.
- A sunset or dinner cruise beneath Mount Otemanu.Find tours
- A 4x4 island safari to WWII gun sites and viewpoints.Find tours
- Matira Beach, the island’s best stretch of public white sand.
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How to get to Bora Bora
Bora Bora is reached by a roughly 50-minute flight from Tahiti (Papeete) to Motu Mute airport, then a boat transfer across the lagoon. Most trips island-hop from Tahiti, often via Moorea.
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Best time to visit
May–October, the dry, cooler season, for the best sun, calm lagoon and diving. November–April is hotter, wetter and carries a cyclone risk.
Bora Bora tips
- Book overwater bungalows well ahead — the best resorts sell out months out, especially in dry season.
- Budget generously: Bora Bora is a premium destination where nearly everything is imported.
- Combine it with Moorea and Tahiti for a fuller, better-value island-hopping trip.
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