I was given the unbelievably fortunate opportunity to attend a FAM (familiarization trip) with a great group of event managers to Bora Bora. Our crazy awesome adventure was hosted by the outstanding Bora Bora Pearl Beach Resort & Spa, The Leading Hotels of the World and Air Tahiti Nui Airlines.

Because I took SO MANY pictures, I’ll be splitting this trip into four separate posts over the next few weeks.

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Let’s start at the beginning, shall we?

This is where Bora Bora is on the planet…kinda sorta between Los Angeles and Sydney.

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To get to Bora Bora, you need to fly into Papeete Airport in Tahiti first. From Los Angeles, that’ll take roughly 8.5 hours. From Sydney, that’ll take roughly 8 hours. Once you reach Tahiti, you’ll either need to stay overnight (if your flight arrives in the evening) and fly to Bora Bora the next morning, or…if you take a red-eye flight and arrive in Tahiti in the morning, you can fly straight to Bora Bora that same day.

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We flew into Tahiti from Los Angeles on the outstanding Air Tahiti Nui Airlines. Upon boarding the plane, all passengers were given a beautiful Tiare flower, native to French Polynesia. It smelled amazing and I may have sniffed it frequently for the next 8.5 hours…

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Once in Tahiti, we stayed for a quick overnight at the Bora Bora Pearl Beach Resort & Spa’s sister property, the Manava Suite Resort Tahiti.

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The view from a suite at the Manava…overlooking the infinity pool and the amazing water.

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These are party houseboats…just move them wherever the party needs to be. How cool is that??

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Heh. They said douche.

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The swim-up infinity pool. Somebody make me a drink, dammit!

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Now, to the Tahiti Faa’a International Airport for our flight to Bora Bora!

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French condom machine…seems classier somehow.

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Almost to Bora Bora! Squeeee!

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Best deplaning experience ever. Even the airport has a killer view!

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This is the public bathroom at the Bora Bora airport…fresh flowers everywhere. I really need to step up my bathroom decor! 

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They picked us up at the airport in a boat and gave me a ginormous coconut to drink…woot!

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A little music for the ride…as the handsome General Manager of our resort looks on. He greeted us at the airport like we were fancy or something!

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We headed to the Bora Bora Pearl Beach Resort & Spa, located on Moto Tevairoa, a mere 10 minute boat ride from the airport!

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The Bora Bora Pearl Beach Resort & Spa is a part of The Leading Hotels of the World collection and it’s truly stunning!

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THIS WAS MY ROOM, PEOPLE. Whaaat?

(this is classified as one of their Overwater Bungalows)

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The interior was silly awesome too. Wonderful island music playing…ahhh.

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LOOK AT MY BED. JUST LOOK AT IT. Fresh flowers everywhere!

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You can’t see it, but there’s water under those glass panels…so’s I could watch the fish while I brushed my teeth, obviously.

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My friggin’ coffee table had a coral nursery under it. Doesn’t everyone’s?

And, my room key was an actual key…with an abalone shell attached to the chain. I loved it.

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Yes. It’s a fish feeding retractable coffee table. Whaat??

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My deck was ridonkulous.

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My shower for washing off salt water from lagoon excursions off of my deck. Like I do.

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Just step right down into the 4′ deep water to check out the coral nursery and tons of fish!

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The first of many, many tropical beverages decorated with many, many fresh flowers. 🙂

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I hope you’re enjoying the Bora Bora journey so far…please head on over to Bora Bora – part two of four!

M.

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