Bora Bora's only real public beach happens to be one of the Pacific's best: a long, gentle point of white sand sliding into a lagoon of impossible blues, with Mount Otemanu brooding behind. You don't need an overwater villa to enjoy it — a modest guesthouse nearby buys the same sunset. May to October offers dry weather and gin-clear water for snorkelling with rays.
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