Bora Bora

Bora Bora is not just a tropical island; it is the mesmerising remnant of an ancient volcano that sank slowly into the depths of the ocean, leaving behind a ring of small coral islands (motus) that shelter a quiet inner lagoon. The physical contrast here is dramatic and breathtaking: at the centre of the island rises the volcano Mount Otemanu — a black basalt peak, rugged and wild, thrusting into the sky like an ancient sentinel and cloaked in dense green rainforest, and around it, in absolute contrast to the hardness of the rock, stretches the lagoon — a sheet of water smooth as a mirror, in shades of turquoise and emerald that shift with every hour as the sun moves. Your holiday in Bora Bora is the choice of which perspective of that contrast you want to wake up to each morning. On one side is the story of total retreat on the outer reef ring (the motus): on the narrow sand islands that encircle the lagoon sit the most exclusive resorts in the world, and waking in an overwater villa — where your floor is a glass window onto an underwater world of colourful fish — and seeing before you, across kilometres of clear water, the dramatic silhouette of black Mount Otemanu, is an experience of ultra-luxury seclusion in which you are sheltered from the open ocean, wrapped in absolute quiet, and live the lagoon as a private, infinite pool stretching right beneath your feet. On the other side is the more authentic, closer and warmer experience of the main island: waking in a hidden boutique hotel at the foot of the basalt cliffs, among fragrant tropical greenery of Polynesian tiare flowers, feeling the rich volcanic earth, hearing the waves pounding the distant reef, and setting out on foot to explore local daily life, meet the islanders and experience the rich Polynesian culture — not just the isolated resort. At SherryStay we believe that even in paradise, precision is everything: we have sifted out the places to stay that do not meet the standard and picked only the villas and resorts that offer the most perfect vantage points — the ones that connect you to the power of the mountain and the quiet of the water, in a physical experience you will never forget.

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