Bora Bora Part III
April 12th, 2006 @ 4:40 pm by Mrs. Bee
The following day, we jet skied. The blue hues of the lagoon were beautiful and the calm waters were ideal for us to go top speed. While jet skiing, I saw three resorts that are currently under construction near Le Meridien. The Intercontinental Thalasso, Four Seasons, and St. Regis look impressive and I’m sure they will take a lot of business away from Le Meridien.
Bora Bora is also known for their shark feeding tours. This is an absolute must if you plan on going to Bora Bora. The excursion lasts about 3-4 hours and you are taken to three distinct sites.
On our trip, the guides entered the water - which was about 20 feet deep - and began feeding the sharks. There were around 15 sharks about 4-5 feet long. Although the sharks were just 6 feet away or so, we never felt threatened. I even saw a 10 feet long Lemon Shark! It was a thrill and a great experience but another guy on the tour told me he felt like getting back in the boat after seeing it.
At the next site, we fed sting rays. The water was about 5 feet deep but there were many stingrays swimming all around us. These rays had 3-4 feet wingspans. However, they were docile and you could touch them without irritating them. One guide even grabbed a ray and started kissing it. The guides were all jokers and they made the trip even more entertaining.
For the final location, we snorkeled in a coral garden. There were thousands of fish everywhere. They were in a frenzy since we were given bread to feed them with. The guides even managed to lure a large moray eel from its den and brought it to the surface for us to touch. This eel was six feet in length and had a girth of over a foot. I was unaware that they grew so large. This was truly the best day of snorkeling I had in my life.
We were even lucky enough to witness what appeared to be some type of Polynesian wedding ceremony while we were there.
The following day we had to go back to L.A. It was hard saying goodbye to such a magical place. I have been to Guam, Hawaii, and the Mediterranean, however, Bora Bora is in a league of her own. She is one of those rare places in which the postcard does not do justice.
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6 Responses to “Bora Bora Part III”
Beautiful pictures! That’s where i wanna go for my honeymoon :-).
omg the snorkling!! its’ like finding nemo!
Which travelling agent/agency did you book thru?
Thank you for the Bora Bora posts!!! It was truly a pleasure reading first hand experience and looking at those gorgeous photos. That is where we are going for our honeymoon and I’m so excited! I’ve been wanting to go to Bora Bora since I was four!! Everytime I talked about Bora Bora, people were like what? Where? Some of my friends thought it was a made up place by me. I’m looking forward to our honeymoon waaaaaaay more than our wedding. Is that wrong?
Mrs. Bee, New York
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Not many places in the world can qualify as “magical”, but from this review, I’d have to agree that Bora Bora qualifies. =o) Looks like they had a great time!
And the Polynesian wedding ceremony looks very very interesting. I wonder what the meaning is behind the rituals.