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Matira Beach

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A tall coconut palm leans across white sand beside clear pale-blue shallows, with a green headland in the distance

Bora Bora’s only real beach, this stunning stretch of snow-white sand and pinch-me-I’m-dreaming turquoise sea is perfect for sunbathing and swimming (but less so for snorkeling). Matira Beach graces both sides of Matira Point, a narrow peninsula that extends south into the lagoon.

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