Bora Bora Bungalows

Bora Bora Bungalows include 15 overwater bungalows. They are thatched-roof, tropical-island retreats set directly over the blue lagoon. While some are located in shallow water, the premium overwaters are further out, close by a coral reef flush with marine life. Each overwater bungalow features a large bedroom with a king-size, four-poster bed, a spacious bathroom and a two-tiered sundeck shaded by a roof of hand-tied pandanus. There’s also a shower at water level alongside steps leading to the lagoon.

Bora Bora Bungalows take on the eclectic taste of an old traders house. Each is furnished in rattan and bamboo, with Tasmanian oak floors, red-cedar walls, ceilings of pandanus lashed to beams of Douglas fir, ball-and-claw, cast-iron tubs, overhead fans, CD players and personal safes.

Breakfast and dinner are served in the Matira Terrace Restaurant, which overlooks the lagoon. Lunch and refreshments can be taken at the Pofai Beach Bar . A light menu and tropical refreshments are available in the Matira Terrace Bar, with its open-air, sunset views of the lagoon. The Matira Bar’s tables are built from monkey-pod trees felled during the occasional South Pacific storm; the roof is of pandanus thatching. Afternoon tea is available from Hotel Bora Bora’s Pofai Beach Bar.

The region’s 115 islands and atolls are grouped among five archipelagoes: the Marquesas, the Tuamotu, the Gambier, the Tubuai and the Society Islands. The Society archipelago is further divided into the Windward Islands, dominated by Tahiti, and the Leeward group, with Bora Bora as the main island. Bora Bora is only 10 kilometers long and four kilometers wide. Thirty-two kilometers of road rim the island. The hotel is situated on Point Raititi. From this southern peninsula on the very edge of the island’s shimmering blue lagoon, the views run 270 degrees -- from the lagoon and the 40-kilometer barrier reef that rims it, to the green-wreathed volcanic peaks that lend drama to the island. Mount Otemanu (mountain of the bird), at 727 meters (2,385 feet), dominates Bora Bora.


Sea-going charters of up to three days are available, as are nightly sunset cruises of the lagoon. Guests can also take a paddle canoe or outrigger sailing canoe into the lagoon, jet ski around the island or enjoy a combination beach picnic and cruise of the lagoon waters. Watching local experts feed the black-tipped lagoon sharks under water is an island highlight.

Fishing is big sport in the waters surrounding Bora Bora, with typical catches ranging from tuna and wahoo to marlin and mahi-mahi. In the lagoon itself, troll for the blue and silver trevally using light tackle or try your hand at saltwater fly fishing.

Sightseers will want to take Bora Bora’s four-wheel-drive safari into the island mountains. The expedition includes a visit to the cannons left behind after World War ll, as well as a ride through the valley to an ancestral plantation. Visitors can also see Bora Bora by helicopter, on bicycle or on horseback. Parasailing 300 meters above the blue lagoon provides yet another fresh island perspective.

The region’s 115 islands and atolls are grouped among five archipelagoes: the Marquesas, the Tuamotu, the Gambier, the Tubuai and the Society Islands. The Society archipelago is further divided into the Windward Islands, dominated by Tahiti, and the Leeward group, with Bora Bora as the main island. Bora Bora is only 10 kilometers long and four kilometers wide. Thirty-two kilometers of road rim the island. The hotel is situated on Point Raititi. From this southern peninsula on the very edge of the island’s shimmering blue lagoon, the views run 270 degrees -- from the lagoon and the 40-kilometer barrier reef that rims it, to the green-wreathed volcanic peaks that lend drama to the island. Mount Otemanu (mountain of the bird), at 727 meters (2,385 feet), dominates Bora Bora.

Bora Bora, located 17 degrees south of the equator, enjoys a year-round tropical climate. Temperatures on Bora Bora range from about 25ºC (77ºF) to 28ºC (82ºF). The months of November to April are hotter and more humid, with occasional rain. From May to October, the weather is dry and the nights cooled by the trade winds, which are strongest at this time of year

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