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Stay in a pension on the main island, take a lagoon tour, swim at Matira beach and eat at roulottes.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1310470","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"medium","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #budget","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"About 50 min | Flight from Papeete\r\n32 km | Coast road on the main island\r\nFree | Matira beach","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"Bora Bora at a glance","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Bora Bora is a small volcanic island in the Leeward group of the Society Islands, about 260 km north-west of Tahiti. Its twin peaks, Mount Otemanu and Mount Pahia, rise from the middle of a huge lagoon ringed by motu (islets) and a barrier reef.\r\n\r\nIt's the most famous island in French Polynesia, and the most expensive, thanks to the luxury resorts with overwater bungalows on the motu.\r\n\r\nBut the main island is a normal place, with villages, a 32 km coast road, a few supermarkets and family pensions. 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Hostelworld has no listings right now, so budget travellers stay in pensions on the main island.\r\n\r\nRoulottes and supermarkets keep food costs down.\r\n\r\nLagoon tours and flights are the main extra costs.\r\n\r\nAllow around XPF12,000 to XPF20,000 a day.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Pensions | On the main island\r\nRoulottes | XPF1,200\u20132,000\r\nLagoon tour | The main extra\r\nA day, all in | XPF12,000\u201320,000","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Bora Bora","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe on Bora Bora","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Bora Bora is safe, with low crime.\r\n\r\nThe hazards are in the water: currents near the reef pass, coral cuts and stonefish. Wear reef shoes.\r\n\r\nThe lagoon sharks are blacktips and lemon sharks that generally ignore people.\r\n\r\nMedical care is limited on the island, with serious cases flown to Tahiti.\r\n\r\nIn an emergency, call 15 for medical help and 17 for the police.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Currents | Near the reef pass\r\nReef shoes | Coral and stonefish\r\nMedical care | Limited; Tahiti for serious cases\r\nEmergency | 15 medical, 17 police","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Bora Bora","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips on Bora Bora","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Bora Bora's day trips are on the lagoon, or around the main island.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Lagoon tour | Half or full day | Boat | Snorkelling stops and a motu picnic. |  | 1310471\nRound the island | Half day | Bike or scooter | The 32 km coast road. |  | \nViewpoint hike | Half day | Guided | Views over the lagoon. |  | ","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Bora Bora","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go to Bora Bora","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"Bora Bora is warm all year, with highs from 28\u00b0C to 31\u00b0C. 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Per day, for one person, in CFP francs.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Estimates, based on pensions on the main island. Flights and lagoon tours sit outside these figures.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 6000 | 3000 | 1000 | 2000\r\nMiddle of the road | 12000 | 6000 | 2500 | 6000\r\nComfortable | 25000 | 12000 | 5000 | 12000","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"XPF","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Hostels on Bora Bora","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"Hostelworld has no listings on Bora Bora right now. 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