Bora Bora
Bora Bora matches the classic image many people would have of Tahitian island paradise. Blue seas surrounding steep jungle covered mountains with sandy beaches. If you are arriving in a cruise ship, it will be spectacular, as you are viewing from out at sea, and you have seen mainly flat ocean for much of your distance.
Being out in the tropical ocean, obviously one of the main things to do in these areas is to swim and snorkel around coral reefs. One of the highlights is snorkelling with sharks and rays. This is offered by a few different operators in the lagoon. The sharks are reef sharks, but they are still intimidating. This feeding is usualy done in deeper water. The feeding of the rays is usually done in shallower water where you can stand. The rays seem harmless, but it is oddly disconcerting when they come mooching up to you and flapping around and making sucking noises with their strange underhung mouth.
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