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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. Beautiful Tahiti Resort & Holiday |
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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 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  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.
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. Around the point, on the eastern side of Bora, 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. The Lagoon & Motu  The beauty of Bora Bora is the lagoon and the rugged outline of the main island viewed from the motu islands or from the air. The most spectacular views with the nicest palm fringed beaches are from the offshore islands and staying on one of these pristine islands is at a premium. 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.
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. Extending south from the airport along Bora's eastern reef is an almost continuous stretch of long thin and flat islands that flank the entire east side of the island. Here you'll find the longest stretches of beaches where you can walk for miles alongside the sandy shoreline backed by palm trees. Back to Tahiti Holiday Guide |
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