Hotel Matira

... few more appearances during the dive but always at a distance. Too soon and again it was time to surface and return to the hotel. What a magical morning. Norah returned from 'town' and reported that there was very little to see apart from a few tourist ...

... sind wir ins "Bloody Mary" zum Abendessen gegangen (kitschig amerikanisch, aber ganz witzig) und einmal ins nebenangelegene Intercontinental Hotel zur Happy Hour! Ich war ganz fixiert auf diese Happy Hour Stunden, da man sich sonst Cocktails auf dieser ...

... a garden, and most of the people staying there are long term guests. The only beach on the island, excluding the motus, is matira beach, which is only a ten minute walk further south. The beach is prototypical bora bora: long, white, shaded by towering ...

... Bora Bora’s main settlement, tiny village of Vaitape, my next steps lead to the island’s most southernmost place, Matira Point. Known for the best stretch of beaches and abundance of family run pensions, this small peninsula is a perfect spot ...

... bit grey. Decide not to hire bikes, but walk around part of the island instead. Walk past the Bora Bora Hotel again, and along Matira Beach, passing various boutiques, restaurants etc, but missing the path to the WW2 naval guns. The path probably went ...

... That's a joke, she was able to go out much further, at least 20 feet. We picked a spot on the beach outside the Matira Hotel Restaurant. Had lunch there and I tried a Hawaiian chicken sandwich with (what else) fries and a cool, refreshing Hinano. It was ...

... Bora - Farepiti Point, Vaitape,{in kayak - Povai Bay, Matira Point, Motu Piti Uu Uta, Motu Piti Aau, Moto Toopua, Povai Bay}, Matira Point, Faaopore Bay and belvedere, Aponapu Bay, Povai Bay) (Taha'a -Tapuamu, Marina Iti, Apu Bay), (Tahiti -Pap'eete) ...

... rise structures, skyscrapers.  There are two Intercontinental hotels in Bora-Bora:  Le Moana, which is an older hotel on Bora-Bora (by Point Matira) and IC Bora-Bora & Thalasso Spa, which is on Motu Piti Aau.  When we arrived, our ...

... great dinner at La Bounty, an Italian seafood restaurant where we ended up eating the next four nights- happily avoiding the hotel buffet dinner.  We pretty much spent the remaining few days of our trip kayaking, snorkeling, swimming and relaxing at ...

... getting closer we realised that this resort had been shut down for some time. Buggar again. We kept going and heading around to Matira Beach where most of the tourists can be found as it is a lovely beach and fairly calm in comparison to where we moored ...

... and we begin our journey today on the East Coast of Bora Bora. As we continue our trip, we discover Paopao Point and Matira Point with their spectacular views. The road continues and takes us past groves of coconut palms and tiny villages hugging the ...