TRIP OVERVIEW
Day 1 – Marae Fare Opu · Shark & Ray Lagoon Snorkel Cruise · Matira Point
Day 2 – Mount Otemanu Viewpoint · Bora Bora 4×4 Safari · Vaitape Village
Day 3 – Bora Bora Scenic Flight · ATV Mountain Adventure · Coral Garden
Day 1
From Hotel: 🚕 20 min → Marae Fare Opu
1.
Marae Fare Opu
An ancient Polynesian ceremonial platform in Anau village, built from coral and basalt stones by early Tahitian settlers. Marae served as sites for religious ceremonies, social gatherings, and community decisions across the Society Islands.
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🚶 15 min · 🚕 5 min → Marae Fare Opu
2.
Shark & Ray Lagoon Snorkel Cruise
A guided boat excursion into Bora Bora's protected shallow lagoon, where blacktip reef sharks and stingrays glide through clear turquoise water. Snorkel gear and a lagoon lunch are included.
🚶 15 min · 🚕 5 min → Matira Point
3.
Matira Point
The southernmost tip of Bora Bora's main island, where a narrow sandbar extends into the lagoon with calm, waist-deep water on both sides. Consistently ranked among the most beautiful beaches in the world, Matira is free and open to the public.
🚕 30 min → hotel
Day 2
From Hotel: 🚕 25 min → Mount Otemanu Viewpoint
1.
Mount Otemanu Viewpoint
The Fitiiu Point lookout frames Mount Otemanu, the extinct basalt plug rising 727 meters at the center of Bora Bora. The summit requires technical gear, but this accessible viewpoint captures the full volcanic silhouette against the encircling reef and open Pacific.
🚶 15 min · 🚕 5 min → Bora Bora 4×4 Safari
2.
Bora Bora 4×4 Safari
A guided 4×4 circuit through the interior of Bora Bora's main island, visiting WWII American gun emplacements on mountain ridges, inland vanilla plantations, and lookout points high above the lagoon.
🚶 15 min · 🚕 5 min → Vaitape Village
3.
Vaitape Village
The main settlement on Bora Bora's main island, Vaitape lines the western waterfront with small boutiques, a central market, and pearl shops facing the lagoon. Farepiti Wharf, the arrival point for inter-island ferries and hotel boat transfers, sits at the center of the village.
🚕 20 min → hotel
Day 3
From Hotel: 🚕 30 min → Bora Bora Scenic Flight
1.
Bora Bora Scenic Flight
A light aircraft flight above the lagoon revealing the full oval shape of Bora Bora's reef, with the gradient from shallow turquoise to deep Pacific blue visible across the entire atoll. Departs from Motu Mute, the island's airport on a separate northern motu.
🚕 20 min → ATV Mountain Adventure
2.
ATV Mountain Adventure
An off-road quad bike excursion through the jungle-covered interior of Bora Bora, climbing mountain ridges to open lookouts above the lagoon and surrounding motus. No prior ATV experience required.
🚕 20 min → Coral Garden
3.
Coral Garden
A shallow section of the lagoon on the western side of Motu To'opua, where dense coral formations host parrotfish, surgeonfish, and stingrays in water clear enough to see the bottom from the surface. Accessible by hotel boat from the Conrad jetty.
🚕 10 min → hotel
🗓️ Weekly Closures
Bora Bora Yacht Club · Closed Monday
📅 Tours
Viator
Guided boat excursion to the shallow lagoon to snorkel alongside blacktip reef sharks and stingrays.
⏳ 6 hr · 👥 Max 16
🏨 ↔ 🚐
Small-group outrigger canoe snorkel tour to the lagoon's shark and ray feeding grounds, with a BBQ island lunch.
⏳ 5 hr 30 min · 👥 Max 12
🏨 ↔ 🚐
4×4 circuit through the interior visiting WWII gun emplacements, vanilla plantations, and ridge overlooks above the lagoon.
⏳ 3 hr 30 min · 👥 Max 10
🏨 ↔ 🚐
Off-road quad bike excursion through the jungle interior climbing to mountain ridge viewpoints above the lagoon.
⏳ 3 hr · 👥 Max 8
🏨 ↔ 🚐
Light aircraft flight over the full atoll revealing the lagoon's complete oval shape and reef gradients from above.
⏳ 30 min · 👥 Max 4
🏨 ↔ 🚐
GetYourGuide
Circle-island boat tour with multiple snorkeling stops, swimming alongside rays and blacktip sharks in shallow turquoise water.
⏳ 7 hr · 👥 Small group
🏨 ↔ 🚐
Guided lagoon tour swimming in shallow water to spot stingrays, sharks, and tropical fish across multiple reef stops.
⏳ 4 hr · 👥 Small group
🏨 ↔ 🚐
Eco-focused afternoon snorkel with a dedicated shark and ray feeding-ground stop and multiple reef sites.
⏳ 2 hr 30 min · 👥 Small group
🏨 ↔ 🚐
🫕 Restaurants Near Hotel
Iriatai · 4.6⭐ · 60+ reviews
The Conrad's poolside restaurant serving Polynesian and international cuisine.
🏨 In the hotel · Pool level
🏛️ Daily 7:00am - 10:00pm
Bora Bora Yacht Club · 4.4⭐ · 1500+ reviews
Waterfront bar and grill on Vaitape's pier, open-air seating over the lagoon.
🏛️ Tuesday - Sunday 10:30am - 11:00pm
🚕 20 min
Saint James Bora Bora · 4.5⭐ · 900+ reviews
Casual bistro in Vaitape's shopping strip serving French Polynesian fish dishes.
🏛️ Daily 11:00am - 3:00pm · 5:00pm - 11:00pm
🚕 20 min
🍮 Local Tastes
Poisson cru
French Polynesia's national dish: raw tuna cubed and marinated in fresh lime juice, then finished in coconut milk with cucumber, tomato, and spring onion. Found at every restaurant on the island.
Poê
A baked pudding made from ripe banana or papaya mixed with arrowroot starch, sweetened and cooked until firm. A traditional Polynesian dessert served warm or at room temperature.
Ma'a Tinito
A slow-cooked one-pot stew of pork, kidney beans, and vegetables influenced by the Chinese immigrant community in the Society Islands. A staple at local family gatherings and casual restaurants.
Fafaru
Raw fish soaked in seawater with fermented sea urchin and left to cure for several days. A deeply traditional delicacy with a strong fermented flavor, found at local gatherings.
Bora Bora's reputation as the world's most beautiful island rests on a specific geography: an extinct basalt volcano ringed by a shallow lagoon of extraordinary clarity, enclosed within a coral reef. That geometry — mountain, lagoon, reef, open Pacific — is visible from every point on the island and from the air above it. The Conrad on Motu To'opua sits inside the lagoon itself, making the reef and the mountain the view from every direction. Three days is enough to see the lagoon from its surface, from a 4×4 on the ridgeline above it, and from the air above it.