Bora Bora is everyone’s idea of an ideal Pacific Island. Many regard it as the most beautiful island in the Pacific because of its lush-green volcanic peaks (just over 2000 feet), huge lagoon and the chain of sandy motu flanking its coast. It is a picture perfect tropical island with a population of about 8,000. Bora Bora lagoon is three times the size as the land area.
The island is mainly dependant on tourism and has many resorts on the motus in the surrounding lagoon. There are many “over the water” bungalows – we stayed in one at the Meridian Hotel on a motu in Bora Bora 12 years ago just after we got married, and we still think it is one of the nicest rooms we have ever stayed in.
Once ashore, we arranged a great boat trip – first we stopped to feed and snorkel with the manta rays and black tipped sharks!
Then the boat took us around the island in the lagoon, between the main island and the motus. We got a chance to go close to the Meridian where we had stayed 12 years ago.
After that we stopped on a motu with a great white sandy beach – the guy running the trip put out a great fruit buffet while we snorkeled and generally relaxed on the island.
A great day out!!
