Our 2nd Honeymoon in Paradise – Bora Bora Airport To InterContinental Thalasso

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12 years ago

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Emily Jablon: After we landed, we took a speed boat ride to the hotel where the staff greeted us and checked us in!

Daraius: As soon as we landed, we went to the InterContinental desk at the airport where we were given color-coded garlands so that the staff of the different hotels knew which boat to put us on.

There were welcome desks of many hotels at the airport.

InterContinental Welcome Desk at Bora Bora Airport

We identified our bags and got into the boat for a direct transfer to the Intercontinental Thalasso. The Bora Bora airport is on an islet (motu) by itself, and there are 2 ways to get to the Intercontinental Thalasso from the airport.

The first way is the most convenient way which is to pay 9,053 XPF ($98) including taxes, per person for a return transfer from the airport to the hotel and back to the airport. We selected a one way transfer (~40 minutes by boat) for 4,600 XPF ($50) per person since we would not be returning to the airport from the InterContinental Thalasso, but would be visiting the Hilton in Bora Bora.

The cheaper (the only cost is ~$22 to $27 for the taxi), but longer way (~2+ hours) to get to the Intercontinental Thalasso from the Bora Bora airport is to:

Take the free boat transfer (Bora Bora Navette) provided by Air Tahiti from the airport to Viatape (the main port in Bora Bora)
Take a taxi from Viatape to the InterContinental La Moana (sister hotel of the Intercontinental Bora Bora). The journey is ~4.5 miles and should cost ~2,000 ($22) to 2,500 ($27) XPF.
Take the free boat transfer from the InterContinental La Moana to the Inter Continental Thalasso. The free boat runs ~ every hour or two (I’ll upload the schedule, once I figure out how to scan on my new printer).

Boats Waiting Outside Bora Bora Airport for Transfer To Hotels

It was slightly cloudy but beautiful outside. All the arriving passengers had goofy grins (like us in the picture below)…

…and were taking lots of pictures!

The view during the boat ride was very scenic and we were excited as we passed overwater bungalows on our way to the hotel!

After getting off the boat dock at the InterContinental, we were driven on a golf cart to check in.

We were given refreshing cold towels and a tall glass of fresh juice while we waited to be checked in!

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