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Matira Beach

Raititi Point, French Polynesia
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Ranked #5 of 9 attractions in Bora Bora
Type: Beaches
Owner description: Picturesque beach offers scenic hiking trails and tourist services including several boutique shops, the popular Ben's Place snack bar and... more » Owner description: Picturesque beach offers scenic hiking trails and tourist services including several boutique shops, the popular Ben's Place snack bar and restaurants. « less
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San Luis Obispo, California
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3 reviews 3 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 June 2013

Beautiful white, soft sand. You can walk out in the water for yards and still only be at waste level. Gorgeous blue water. Quiet. Picturesque.

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Shanghai, China
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3 attraction reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 June 2013

Not so beautiful, but this is the only public beach free open to everyone in Bora Bora. Comparing to the beach belong to the hotel, it is not so attractive. Therefore, we only stayed there for a very short time and left.

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North Tonawanda, New York
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 June 2013

Not enough places to eat there , very sad dogs around ,no shopping other than a hotel gift shop near by beautiful scenery though .

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Luanda
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2013

The perfect place to stop and take a dive when you are going around the island. It is the only public beach in the island, bu still it was completely empty when we stopped by.

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Cincinnati
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33 reviews 33 reviews
8 attraction reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2013

Stayed at the Intercontinental Bora Bora Le Moana resort, and walked across the street to this beach a couple times during our stay to watch the sunset. The beach is on the west-side of the point, making for ideal sunset watching. Appeared to be frequented by many locals. Clean, very fine sand - overall a nice beach if you don't... More

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Rancho Santa Margarita, California
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10 reviews 10 reviews
4 attraction reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 March 2013

staff was overwhelmed as we had a party of 6, there was a party of 8 and 10 that came in shortly after - it was hotter than a box oven in there too - but the sushi was made well, fresh, tempura was excellent (had vegetable) - worth the price - staff just needs to work on their service... More

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Jakarta, Indonesia
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10 reviews 10 reviews
5 attraction reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 March 2013

Go there for the 2nd time after our little daughter went to sleep, i think is one of the best beach in the world

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Houston
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7 reviews 7 reviews
3 attraction reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 March 2013

We went for the sunset on our last night. It was gorgeous. I wish we had gone during the day for a swim. There were several couples taking pictures of the scenery.

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New York City, New York
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8 reviews 8 reviews
5 attraction reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 March 2013

We heard Matira Beach is one of the most romantic beaches in the world, and indeed it was true! The sunsets were absolutely breathtaking.

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Washington, DC
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21 reviews 21 reviews
3 attraction reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
32 helpful votes 32 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 March 2013

Matira Beach is the only naturally formed beach on the island. All the other beaches were formed by the property owners for tourists. It is a great, centrally located, easy to access beach where you can snorkel or lounge about. There is some coral but its not dazzling, and there are so me fish, but we didn't see a lot.... More

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