Bungalow No. 5 at Hotel Kia Ora in Rangiroa, French Polynesia
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Bungalow No. 5, Hotel Kia Ora, Rangiroa, Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia; 689-93-11-11; hotelkiaora.com. There are 62 bungalows, ranging from $392 to $832. No. 5 is $563.
You're in the middle of the South Pacific, but even though the water stretches to the horizon, that's not the ocean: It's one of the world's biggest lagoons, on Rangiroa, an atoll large enough to contain Greater London. Welcome to the middle of nowhere. Three-thousand-plus miles from Sydney or Los Angeles, the silence is profound. The 2,400 resident Rangiroans are vastly outnumbered by sharks, dolphins, manta and eagle rays, barracuda, turtles, and, quietest of all, coral. The only sounds are of wind, lapping water, and an occasional bird flitting by. This is the Pacific at its most pacific.Truth In Travel
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Published in August 2008. Prices and other information were accurate at press time, but are subject to change. Please confirm details with individual establishments before planning your trip.
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