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Overwater Bungalow Morning
Wake before the boats start moving, step from your deck into the lagoon, and understand why this is the island's signature ritual.
16°30′S 151°44′W
Bora Bora
The iconic one. Birthplace of the overwater bungalow in 1967.
The island in context
Why Bora Bora belongs on your itinerary.
Bora Bora is the image that launched a thousand daydreams: a volcanic peak rising from a lagoon in impossible shades of blue, ringed by motus and overwater bungalows. It is polished, romantic, and expensive — and when you are floating above that water at sunrise, it earns every superlative.
Build your days
Four reasons to stay a little longer.
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Lagoon Safari
Circle the island by boat, stopping at coral gardens, ray encounters, and a motu lunch with Mount Otemanu in view.
03
Mount Otemanu Views
Take a 4x4 tour into the island's interior for dramatic ridgelines, WWII cannons, and the best perspective on the lagoon.
04
Sunset from a Motu
End the day on a small outer islet, where the horizon opens wide and the mountain turns violet behind the water.