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Why Bora Bora, French Polynesia.
Mount Otemanu, a jagged volcanic spire, rises from a lagoon of impossible turquoise — the single most recognisable image of the South Pacific.
The overwater bungalow was effectively invented here; the Four Seasons, St. Regis, and Conrad set the global benchmark for honeymoon luxury.
The lagoon is the attraction — snorkelling and diving among manta rays, reef sharks, and coral gardens in bathwater-warm, glass-clear water.
There are no big crowds and no big development — Bora Bora is small, remote (a 50-minute flight from Tahiti), and deliberately exclusive.
A lagoon cruise with a Polynesian guide, ending with a motu (islet) beach barbecue at sunset, is the quintessential Bora Bora day.
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