Welcome to the Bora Bora Travel Guide

Bora Bora is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. It is usually referred to as a tropical paradise. If you want to take a vacation in Bora Bora here are some facts about this wonderful vacation destination.

The Bora Bora Island is located in the French Polynesia in the Pacific Ocean. It is located at 230 kilo metres northwest of Papeete. The island is surrounded by the lagoon as well as a barrier reef from all sides.

Bora Bora has an extinct volcano in its center with two peaks, known as the Mount Pahia and Mount Otemanu. The highest point of the mountain is a staggering 727 meters. The island’s original name is Pora Pora in Tahitian language. Bora Bora has a major settlement on its western side, known as Vaitape and is located on the opposite side of the main channel in the lagoon. Bora Bora does not offer many products. It only boasts of things that can be produced from the sea as well as the coconut trees. The island is not much populated. As of last year a population count (Census) revealed that the island was inhabited by a total of 9,000 people.

Since the natural products of Bora Bora are limited to the sea products and coconut trees, the island earns it main income from tourism.  The visiting tourists spend a lot of money thereby supporting the economy of the island. This has lead to the development of reports and adventure sports in the area as the tourists spend most of their money on lodging, food and other activities.

Since tourism is the only source of income for the people in Bora Bora, the hotel industry has flourished on the island. Only in the last few years a large number of resorts have been constructed on the small islands that surround the lagoon. Almost thirty years ago the Hotel Bora Bora was built over the lagoon. It introduced the over water bungalows that have now become a standard feature of all the Bora Bora resorts. There are cheap bungalows offering basic accommodations as well as luxurious and high priced bungalows. There are various aqua centric hotels located on the island.

Reaching Bora Bora is very easy. You have to first travel from your native country to the Tahiti islands. The Tahiti islands are well connected to Bora Bora. The airports at these small islands offer five or six daily flights from the Air Tahiti air service. The Air Tahiti flights will take you to the Moto Mute airport. There also are some other flights from the other neighboring islands. The flight charges are not too high. In fact they are easily affordable.

The fact is that Bora Bora is a fantastic tourist destination. A vacation in Bora Bora will be something that you will remember throughout your life.

Summary: Bora Bora is a fantastic tourist destination. A vacation in Bora Bora will be something that you will remember throughout your life. It is known as a tropical paradise. The main income source of Bora Bora is tourism. There are a lot of wonderful hotels and resorts in Bora Bora. You can easily travel to Bora Bora through easily connected and affordable flights from Tahiti and other neighboring islands.