Top Places & Things To Do in Bora Bora

I recently returned from visiting Boro Bora and want to share my favorite places and experiences with you, So here is my Bora Bora travel guide “Top Places & Things To Do in Bora Bora”. Located in French Polynesia Bora Bora is the true definition of paradise. it’s one of the most sought-after vacation destinations and after visiting it, I understand why. The geography of Bora Bora is perfect.

There’s the main island with its towering dormant volcano and then it’s surrounded by this Reef that protects the island from the waves of the Pacific Ocean. Inside the reef, there’s a lagoon that is home to some of the world’s clearest water and is full of wildlife such as sharks and Rays. I mean seriously Bora Bora could be more perfect. As for the history of the island, Bora Bora was first settled by Polynesians in the third century and it was later discovered by European explorers in the 1700s and ancient times. It was called Poor poor Mai Te Pora. which means created by the gods and I think today it lives up to that name just by how pristine this island is.

Flying to Bora Bora

Now to reach Bora Bora we flew into Tahiti and then from there we took a short 50-minute flight and landed on Bora Bora the airport. Here is Otemanu. Which is a little island on the reef so to get to the mainland or the resorts you’ll take a ferry. We were staying on the mainland. So we hopped on the ferry provided by Air Tahiti and then we made the quick 15-minute boat ride to Vaitape. it was a pretty surreal ride as we approached the island. We landed right around Sunset and the sky would fall pink and orange colors. Now we got on top of the ferry and the views were just incredible. As we got closer to Vaitape,

Where to stay on Bora Bora

We got in a taxi to take us to our Airbnb. Now when we’re on the topical of lodging, let’s talk about the options on where to stay during a trip to Bora Bora. The most famous resorts are located on the islands or motus that surround Bora Bora. Some of the most popular Resorts include the Intercontinental the Conrad and the Four Seasons the resorts on the Motus are definitely the most scenic and offer incredible experiences and views of Bora Bora but they are also the most expensive and were out of my budget for this trip maybe next time I’ll get one of them but if you’re looking for a more affordable accommodation.

I recommend looking for places on the mainland, There are some luxurious Resorts such as the Intercontinental Lake Moana. which cost about half the price of the resorts on the Motus. Now we decided to get an Airbnb for the first couple nights you can find some nice places ranging from one to five hundred dollars a night.

Transportation Around Bora Bora

Now as for transportation on Bora Bora you can get a rental car or scooter I wanted to see the whole island so I rented a car from Avis and it wasn’t too expensive for about 150 a day we were able to loot the entire mainland of Bora Bora in about an hour and I was impressed by the beauty and just infrastructure of this little island. In this blog “Top Places & Things To Do in Bora Bora”, I have tried to visit all the places. So that you do not have any problem in planning your trip here.

Matira Beach

Now a great place to visit on the mainland is Matira Beach. it’s located on the very southern end of the island and it’s the biggest public beach on Bora Bora’s Mainland. It has this white sand incredibly clear ocean water. You can walk out pretty far and way through the Lagoon because it’s not very deep and the water is so warm. I mean it’s like a bathtub. Now if you swim there you might get lucky and see some rays. I mean it’s a perfect place to chill and get some vitamin C.

Bora Bora’s lagoon

If you’re on the mainland. Now one thing I thought was interesting about Bora Bora is that there’s this constant current in the lagoon. All the water enters the Lagoon as the waves pound on the reef from the Pacific Ocean. Now when the water comes in there’s only one Outlet in the lagoon. So all the water flows out of there you can see the lines that the current creates in the water. One of my favorite things I did was I would jump into the water the most southern place on the island and I would just float along it like a giant Lazy River and then swim out when I was done.

Mount Otemanu

Now another incredible place on Bora Bora is Mount Otemanu. It’s this dwarf volcano that is a chronic feature of the island. I mean I didn’t realize how huge it was, But man it was tall and just towered over all of Bora Bora with a height of 727 meters. it’s often covered by clouds but when the sky was clear it was such a powerful peak.

One thing I loved about Mount Otemanu was how its appearance changed from different parts of the Island to the Eastern side it was a very pointy and symmetrical shape. I mean you get the best view of it from the Intercontinental Hotel as it’s placed perfectly in between the Bungalows. Now on the western side Mountain looks completely different and you can also see Mount Pahia as well. There are also many great High controls you can do on Bora Bora that offer some great viewpoints of Mount Otemanu and just the whole island in general.

Vaitape

Now while you’re still on the mainline you can check out Vaitape. It’s the largest city on Bora Bora where half of the population lives. when you get off the ferry it’s easy to walk around and just explore Vaitape and go get something to eat or check out the stores. After we’re gonna leave the mainland to go sailing. Now I wanted to experience Bora Bora from the sea so we stayed on a sailboat for the last few nights and it was amazing. we stayed with this family that has been sailing around the world for five years and they took us around to some of the best places inside Bora Bora’s Lagoon. I mean it was like we were in a bungalow except we could go somewhere new each night and experience Bora Bora from all Ingles.

Lagoon Sandbar

Now on our first day, we docked in this place in the southwest of Lagoon and there’s this spot that I’ve been wanting to go to that has a sandbar that creates this perfect curve in the water and it just amazes me all the different shades of blue that exist in bore Lagoon. as we near the end of the day the sun descended over the mainland and created one of the most stunning sunsets. The next day I walk up to the morning light and all the shades of blue in the water. I saw some jet skiers having the time in their life riding over the Lagoon and I can’t think of a better place to go jet skiing.

Pointe Taurere

Now right by The Sandbar is Pointe Taurere. it’s the most Southwestern point on the island. I loved how the ocean waves were just pounding on the reef from two directions. Now while we were here we had to go do some snorkeling so we hopped on our dinghy with our captain Francesco and he took her to the spot near Ponte Terre to go snorkeling. We first found this Eager Ray that was just flying through the current. It was so peaceful to watch we then went over to this more shallow area and there were at least 10 sharks.

Now they’re black tip sharks and they’re about one to two meters in Lake and they’re harmless to swim with just very curious little animals. It was my first time swimming sharks, So I was a little nervous jumping in But after a few minutes it wasn’t scary at all and it was just such a cool experience to swim with them. I mean the water was some of the clearest I’ve ever been in and there’s also tons of colored fish just swimming around us. it’s the Bora Bora that I was hoping to experience.

Aquarium

Another famous snorkeling spot on Bora Bora is the Aquarium. it’s located right behind this little island in the southern Lagoon and it’s this area full of coral and so much Wildlife. we swam with tons of fish and sea creatures and you can reach there by taking a tour boat or you can also kayak if you’re staying nearby. it was such a cool snorkel spot.

Toopua

After we headed back to the catamaran and sail over to the western side of the island for our final night. We stayed right by the island of Toopua and it sure was beautiful. It had this turquoise blue water contrasted with the greens of the island and was such a special spot there was this little island called Motu Tapu. That I thought was so scenic as it lined up perfectly with Mount Otimanu. As Sunset came around it lit up the whole island with this orange glow and created such amazing scenery.

The next morning we went and snorkeled at this spot that had tons of sharks and rays and then we swapped to The Reef. I was a little hesitant at first I’m always scared like big waves in the deep blue ocean but it wasn’t bad at all it was just so freaking cool. We swam through this field of vibrant Coral. I mean there were so many colors and beautiful sea life as we got closer to the reef there was this Coral graveyard with all the dead coral that gets broken off by the waves. I mean it’s really interesting to get a closer look at the reef that protects the island.

Tahiti

After that, we were running short of time and headed back to Vaitape to get on the ferry and make our flight back to Tahiti. I mean all in all Bora Bora far exceeded my expectations and I understand why it’s one of the most famous and sought-after islands in the world. Now we were only here for four days and I wish we could have stayed longer. I recommend staying at least a week to experience all that Bora Bora has to offer

I’ll have to come back to try out those luxurious Bungalows.

There are so many places that I wish I could include in this blog “Top Places & Things To Do in Bora Bora”. So maybe I will have to make a part 2. Let me know where your favorite place in Bora Bora is. Now let me know where your favorite place or activity is in Bora Bora in the comments below.

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