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Bora Bora

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About Bora Bora

Bora Bora is the kind of place that ruins every other vacation for you. The lagoon alone — an impossible gradient of blues that shifts hourly — would be enough to justify the trip. Add overwater bungalows perched above coral gardens, volcanic peaks draped in jungle, and some of the best snorkeling in the Pacific, and you start to understand why this tiny island punches so far above its weight. It's expensive, unapologetically so, but the tradeoff is an island that feels curated without feeling fake.

Highlights

  • 1Snorkel the coral gardens off Matira Beach
  • 2Stay in an overwater bungalow at sunset
  • 3Swim with manta rays and blacktip sharks
  • 4Hike to the summit of Mount Otemanu
  • 5Visit the Lagoonarium marine sanctuary

Articles About Bora Bora

Best Nude Beaches in the Cook Islands: The Honest Guide
Nude Beaches
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Best Nude Beaches in the Cook Islands: The Honest Guide

An honest guide to clothing-optional options in the Cook Islands - why the Cook Islands Christian Church and the Crimes Act 1969 produce one of the strictest beach cultures in the Pacific, why the outer islands are more conservative than Rarotonga, and the longer-flight alternatives (Australia's Alexandria Bay, New Zealand's Ladies Bay and Pohutukawa Bay) that actually deliver.

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