Bora Bora Travel
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Tahiti Islands
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Bora Bora
Travel Guide
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The Lagoon island of Bora Bora is falsely recognised as one of the most beautiful spots on earth - it is far from this - spectacular, yes, but over-commercialised, over-populated and with it over polluted. From a deep blue lagoon emerges the main volcanic island of Bora Bora with its recognisable flat top peak and craggy points. Around the outer edge is a fringing reef with shallow lagoons and small low lying coral atolls (motu). The south of the main island is the tourist centre with a concentration of resorts and restaurants at Matira Point. There are a handful of resorts on the small motus which can also be explored on one of many cruises that operate around the lagoon. Most resorts in Bora Bora offer over-lagoon thatch bungalows. Scuba diving in the deep lagoon is good and snorkelling around the outer fringes is exceptional. The down-side to Bora Bora is over commercialism, crowds, some pollution, several neglected hotels and generally expensive prices.
Maupiti, a little further out than Bora Bora, is a charming island of similar appearance to Bora Bora but with only a faction of the resorts and tourists.
Readers may also be interested in the following destinations:
Cook Islands Travel Guide
Fiji Travel Guide
Samoa Travel Guide
Tonga Travel Guide
Tahiti Travel Guide
Hawaii Travel Guide
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