Borabora - Shopping

From small-ticket items to costly crafts and souvenirs, visitors can easily get their shopping "fix" on Bora Bora. The island boasts an assortment of boutiques, stocking such budget mementos as T-shirts and pareos, to expensive gifts like hand-crafted jewelry, carvings and woven goods. Several boutiques sell the unique Tahitian black pearl.

The boutiques in the resort hotels are well stocked with vacation needs, souvenirs and black pearls, while the smaller hotels carry such items as pareos, T-shirts, suntan lotion and film.

If you happen to be on the eastern side of the island, be on the lookout for the small, outdoor vendors who set up shop around Anau Village. The wares here make for great souvenirs, such as shell leis and green (drinking) coconuts.