Bora Bora Island

 This popular honeymoon hotspot, Bora Bora, belongs to the group Society Islands that was ruled under by the French Polynesia. The island is located in the south of the Pacific Ocean. In other words, to be more exact, Bora Bora is 257.495 km northwest of Tahiti and 4184.294 km south of Hawaii.

Thanks to Google map, I was able to come up with this picture. Without a doubt, Bora Bora is an extremely tiny island, occupying only 44 sq km of the globe. However, this beauty has a consistant population of about 8800 settlers (according to the census in 2008). The centre of this location resides an extinct volcano, with two high peaks. The peaks are Mount Pahia and Mount Otemanu with the highest point being 727 meters.

Provided by the World Atlas.

Mount Otemanu

Mount Otemanu and Mount Pahia

When to Travel?

The island is split into two travel seasons. One of them considered as a wet season and the second being a dry season. 

WET SEASON (Polynesian Summer) 

• November to April 
• Quite humid resulting in a heavy and muggy feel (ALOT OF CLOUDS)
• frequent storms, unpredictable
• Temperature range from 27-30 degrees celsius 
• Hottest months in February and March  
• Off season for tourism
• Less competition for lodging, activities and sightseeing
• Lower average pricing for services and products 
• Easier to travel, explore
• Still a great deal of time to soak up the sun

DRY SEASON (Polynesian Winter)

• On season for tourism 
• Temperature range from 24-28 degrees celsius 
• not alot of rain 
• July is most busiest for the tourism industry
• many festivals and celebrations during July
• Best time to go Scubadiving (increased visibility in the dry season) 
  

  When traveling to the Polynesian islands, anyone will eventually ponder on the idea of marine life. The answer is YES! Although there are not many land animals, the wild life eventually makes up for the lack of animals on land. There are approximately 500 species of fish that reside in the waters near the Tahitian island. In addition, there are also sea turtles, many shark species and most importantly DOLPHINS, porpoises and even humpback whales.

An extra I found when doing my research

The all inclusive hotel, Club Med, should be the most ideal hotel to stay in as vacationing on the island is technically not the easiest and the cheapest. However, it has been recomended that Club Med should be the most ideal. However, the rooms do not have glass through a section of the floor so you can see the water (that does not take away the purpose of the vacation though).

Just to confim, these pictures are NOT rooms from the Club Med resort