cruisingsfun Posted February 27 #1 Share Posted February 27 I understand that the PG has a free beach in Bora Bora. Our cruise will be there for 2 days. Will the beach be open both days? Should we plan a tour for snorkeling, or is the beach good for this? Or should we plan some other type of excursion? Thanks for any words of wisdom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlightMedic555 Posted February 28 #2 Share Posted February 28 The beach is beautiful and usually available both days. There are no bathrooms, no food, and a very limited amount of chairs. They do have a cooler with some drinks. There is little shade. You should definitely do some type of snorkel/lagoon tour on one day (some are full day, some are half day) and then spend an hour or two in town (at the tender location) to shop/look around. From what I have seen most who go to the motu stay for only a couple of hours, at most. The snorkeling is average at best as most of the water is crystal clear with a sandy bottom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisingsfun Posted February 28 Author #3 Share Posted February 28 Thanks so much for the information. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDarkestBlue Posted February 28 #4 Share Posted February 28 Hi 🙂 Being that we also had the overnight in Bora Bora, it gave us the opportunity to get back to the ship later than usual on the first day, so we did an afternoon snorkel with H2oBoraBora which was great, highly recommend https://boraborah2o.com/index.html We went to a large coral garden, then off to find Manta Rays, after we went to a lagoonarium, very beautiful - next, our guide found a group of eagle rays that we swam over, tracking them a bit, so serene and graceful 😊 We had a good time and felt we saw a lot. Unfortunately, the next afternoon was the only rain we had all week and missed the private beach. I would add that if you go on any snorkel excursions, you should bring your Paul Gauguin snorkel gear with you, even though the private companies say they can provide equipment, it was much easier to use your own stuff that you've already fitted and is good quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisingsfun Posted February 29 Author #5 Share Posted February 29 TheDarkestBlue, Thanks so much for the great suggestion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pittsburgh.joe Posted March 1 #6 Share Posted March 1 Defintely book a lagoon snorkel trip. You will be amazed at the variety of fish and rays. Also the variety of over-water hotels on the motus are worth seeing. The Bora Bora motu is nothing like PG's motu on Taha'a. Little service - not much to see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Mom 2 Posted March 2 #7 Share Posted March 2 Has anyone gone out to dinner in Bora Bora that first night? We love to take advantage of late nights in ports and finding a great local restaurant is right up our alley. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tahitianbigkahuna Posted March 10 #8 Share Posted March 10 You might want to check to see if the Bora Bora motu is back in operation. It was not available a few months ago and they were taking people to Matira Beach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisingsfun Posted March 11 Author #9 Share Posted March 11 6 hours ago, Tahitianbigkahuna said: You might want to check to see if the Bora Bora motu is back in operation. It was not available a few months ago and they were taking people to Matira Beach Thanks so much! I’ll give PG a call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trend Posted March 11 #10 Share Posted March 11 Please let us know what you find out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchie20 Posted March 12 #11 Share Posted March 12 We have been to La Villa Mahana and still think about how lovely it was, Not inexpensive but worth it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Mom 2 Posted April 3 #12 Share Posted April 3 On 2/28/2024 at 4:44 PM, TheDarkestBlue said: Hi 🙂 Being that we also had the overnight in Bora Bora, it gave us the opportunity to get back to the ship later than usual on the first day, so we did an afternoon snorkel with H2oBoraBora which was great, highly recommend https://boraborah2o.com/index.html We went to a large coral garden, then off to find Manta Rays, after we went to a lagoonarium, very beautiful - next, our guide found a group of eagle rays that we swam over, tracking them a bit, so serene and graceful 😊 We had a good time and felt we saw a lot. Unfortunately, the next afternoon was the only rain we had all week and missed the private beach. I would add that if you go on any snorkel excursions, you should bring your Paul Gauguin snorkel gear with you, even though the private companies say they can provide equipment, it was much easier to use your own stuff that you've already fitted and is good quality. Thanks for the recommendation! We will be on Bora Bora for two days in January. I have emailed with h2o and need to choose when to set up our snorkel 1/2 day tour with them. I can choose either day, morning or afternoon. What would you recommend? I do want to go out to dinner the first evening off ship but other than that we have no plans. 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDarkestBlue Posted April 3 #13 Share Posted April 3 1 hour ago, Ski Mom 2 said: Thanks for the recommendation! We will be on Bora Bora for two days in January. I have emailed with h2o and need to choose when to set up our snorkel 1/2 day tour with them. I can choose either day, morning or afternoon. What would you recommend? I do want to go out to dinner the first evening off ship but other than that we have no plans. 😁 The snorkel trip was so beautiful, but I was pretty physically and mentally wiped, just wanted to shower and have an easy meal, so ymmv. I guess it depends on how physically fit you are, and how fresh you would like to be for your night out? I chose the afternoon because we had early morning excursions all week, and wanted a day to sleep in - he dropped us off last, as the sun was setting, very pretty. The mornings are suppose to be better at finding the manta rays, they hang out by the channel, we swam over, visibility was a bit low and they were nowhere to be found, no problem for us, we had seen so much and got to track the eagle rays, see below. If you are in touch with Aimee at h2o, please tell her the lady with the beans says hello 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Mom 2 Posted April 3 #14 Share Posted April 3 Well considering I haven’t really ever snorkeled and am pretty lazy in my normal life I better pick going out on the second day! Thanks so much for your input. I will definitely tell her hello! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlightMedic555 Posted April 3 #15 Share Posted April 3 Also consider whether you want to eat at Le Grill on the pool deck during your cruise. The best evenings to do this are during the overnight (when the boat is at anchor and not moving) on either Bora Bora or Moorea, presuming you have an overnight at both. Ideally I would try not to do this on the Polynesian night as all dining venues have the same menu on that one night. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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