SIESTA TO FIESTA

Bora Bora

SOUTH PACIFIC · SIESTA · THE LAGOON
A volcanic spire inside a turquoise ring — the honeymoon island that outlives the hype.
Palms and boats on the Bora Bora lagoon

The plan

Lagoon tour with ray stop
Blacktip reef sharks and velvet stingrays in waist-deep blue.
Matira Beach sunset
The island's one public beach is also its best hour.
Coral garden snorkel
The aquarium between motus on the reef's inner edge.
4x4 island loop
WWII cannons and Otemanu viewpoints above the ring road.
One overwater night
If ever, here — sunrise on the ladder is the memory.
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