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Tahiti Holidays
Hotels & Resorts
Beautiful Pacific
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Beautiful Bora Bora resorts and holidays is a dedicated south pacific islands travel company with unbeatable knowledge and efficient bora travel consultants. We offer great deals and holiday packages from our hand picked accommodation selections.
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The following Bora Bora resorts are highly recommended by Beautiful Pacific and have won either a Beautiful Pacific gold or silver award.
Bora Travel Guide
The Lagoon island of Bora Bora is recognised by many as one of the most beautiful spots on earth. Others, let down by its rather false and commercial aspect, claim it is polluted and vastly over rated. The truth lies somewhere in between and depends entirely what you are looking for: if its a luxury resort with stunning views, a tranquil lagoon, snorkelling and lots of marine life then Bora Bora may seem perfect. However, if you are expecting the Bora of old, of fishing villages and simple lifestyles, of a quiet retreat away from the fast pace of modern life, then you may well be disappointed.
The main island of Bora Bora rises sharply from the turquoise lagoon with its recognisable flat top peak and craggy points covered in tropical forest. Visually, the setting is nothing but spectacular. Around the outer edge of the lagoon is a fringing reef with a string of low lying coral atolls (motu) protecting the north and west side of the island. The main island can be easily explored from the 32km coastal road that circumnavigates the island.
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Hotel Bora Bora, Tahiti
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Euro € 463 per couple
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Hotel Bora Bora (Aman Resorts) is one of the most delightful resorts in French Polynesia and sits on a secluded point on the main island of Bora Bora with stunning views along the dramatic coastline and over the turquoise lagoon. Spanning three beaches, the spacious grounds offer a romantic tropical setting with excellent snorkelling offshore and easy access to the islands' great activities and day excursions.
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Matira Point on the southern tip of Bora is the main centre of tourism and has the only public access white sand beach on the main island making it very popular. The west side of Matira Point has deep water and is an excellent basee for watersports. Behind Hotel Matira you can climb the hill to the American Guns for a good view of the lagoon and hills
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Hotel Matira Beach, Bora Bora Island
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Euro € 174 per couple
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Hotel Matira Beach sits in the heart of popular Matira Beach, one of the few public access beaches in Bora Bora and a great spot for water activities. The no-thrills small and friendly hotel has spacious wooden bungalows and offers excellent value for money. A great holiday location but if you are after pampering and privacy, this may not be for you.
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Intercontinental Hotel, Bora Bora Island
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Euro € 643 per couple
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Intercontinental Bora Bora is located on a private stretch of beach at the southern tip of the main island with easy access to the islands' activities and day excursions. Although close to the busy beach of Matira, the lagoon here is so shallow that boats are unable to pass through. The resort has a gorgeous fine white sand beach, excellent sandy bottom swimming (all tide) and features some of the most picturesque overwater bungalows in Tahiti, sitting in a tantalizing turquoise lagoon undisturbed by motorized water sports.
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Around the point, on tjhe eastern side, the beach is private and belongs to the elegant Intercontinental Hotel. The lagoon here is very shallow and a shimmering turquoise colour. The beach extends along the east coast of Matira Point for over one kilometre with a string of beach resorts straddled between the mountains and beachfront with the excellent value Maitai Polynesia being one of the more affordable.
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Sofitel Motu Island, Bora Bora Lagoon
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Euro € 537 per couple
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Sofitel Motu is set on a private island facing Matira Beach in the southern lagoon of Bora Bora, with a small sandy beach at its point. This small upmarket resort, one of the few boutique hotels in French Polynesia, offers an exceptional quality of service and an extremely intimate atmosphere. Guests have access to use the facilities and watersports of the sister Sofitel Beach Resort on the main island (courtesy boat shuttle takes less than 5 minutes). Otherwise, its all peace and quiet here.
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Le Maitai Polynesia, Bora Bora Island
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Euro € 199 per couple
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Le Maitai Polynesia offers excellent value for money on the main island of Bora Bora and makes a great base for enjoying the many excursions around the island and lagoon. The property is located on the southern end of Bora about ten minutes walk to Matira Beach with the coastal road bisecting the property. The main reception, main restaurant and Garden and Ocean View Rooms are located on the mountain side of the road.
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The beauty of Bora Bora is best viewed from afar or from the air, and for this reason the most spectacular views with the nicest palm fringed beaches is on the offshore islands. There are plenty of day cruises taking in the stunning scenery around the lagoon which invariably include a lunch on one of the motu and a snorkel amongst thousands of colourful reef fish. If you don't see reef sharks, manta rays and mooray eels you are unlucky. Dolphins can also be spotted around Te Ava Nui Pass on the west coast of the lagoon. There are also several exceptional dive sites on the outer reef making Bora Bora one of the best scuba diving destinations in the South Pacific.
The largest of the offshore islands is Toopua which in fact marks the western side of the collapsed crater attached to the main island. Here are some of the best snorkelling reefs in Tahiti. On the northern tip of the island is the lovely setting of Bora Bora Lagoon Resort which has unparalleled views from its restaurant and overwater bungalows looking back to the mountains of Bora Bora. Off the southern tip of the island is Motu Toopua Iti which boasts one of the finest white sandy beaches in French Polynesia - you can stay at the luxury Bora Bora Nui Resort in overwater bungalows or splendid hillside villas with exceptional views looking out to the open ocean.
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Bora Bora Lagoon Resort,
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Euro € 518 per couple
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Bora Bora Lagoon Resort is located on a motu island fringing the lagoon on the west side of the main island. The main reception and restaurant sits on a point, flanked either side by lovely stretch of white sand. The island is adequately high giving the opportunity to walk to summits for breathtaking sunset views and there's a large swimming pool and tennis courts. Water enthusiasts will enjoy the large array of activities including wind-surfing, sailing, deep sea fishing and water-skiing.
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Bora Bora Nui Resort, Bora Bora Lagoon
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Euro € 510 per couple
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The Bora Bora Nui Resort is the premium Starwood property in French Polynesia. This luxury resort is set in a secluded spot on the largest motu island at the south western tip of Bora Lagoon. The island faces south into the open ocean and has one of the most picturesque broad fine white sandy beaches in Bora Bora and excellent snorkelling in its fish filled protected lagoon.
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Anau Reef in Bora Bora Lagoon is renowned as the most prolific Manta Ray Sanctuary in the South Pacific. Whilst there's a good chance of seeing Manta Rays all over French Polynesia, at Bora Bora you'll see hordes of them, particularly at Teavanui Pass. Its also great for sharks: lemon tips, black tips. There are also lots of snorkelling trips into the lagoon to see sharks, rays and mooray eels and loads of colourful tropical reef fish, including the Lagoonarium, where Manta Rays, Sting Rays, Eagle Rays and Sea Turtles are rescued, bred, reared and released back into the ocean at maturity. You can swim with the Rays, and even touch them at the Lagoonarium on the eastern side of the lagoon.
Off the north side of Bora are a string of tiny islands. These islands are popular amongst day trippers. The western lagoon has some fantastic snorkelling spots where manta rays, mooray eels and sharks can commonly be seen as well as hoardes of colourful reef fish.
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