Honeymoon in Paradise: Bora Bora to Fiji's Hidden Islands

Touch down in Tahiti and immediately transfer to your Air Moana flight to Bora Bora, where the lagoon below looks impossibly blue from the plane window. Check into your overwater bungalow at Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora and spend your first afternoon doing absolutely nothing except marveling at the fact that you can step directly from your bedroom into crystal-clear water. Order champagne and fresh poisson cru to your deck and watch the sunset paint Mount Otemanu every shade of pink and orange. This is how honeymoons should start.

Wake up to fish swimming beneath your glass floor panels and spend the morning snorkeling right from your bungalow. The coral gardens here are some of the most pristine in the Pacific, with reef sharks, rays, and tropical fish that seem almost too colorful to be real. Book the resort’s private lagoon excursion where you’ll swim with stingrays at the coral gardens and have a beach picnic on a deserted motu. The guides know exactly where to find the friendliest rays and the most photogenic spots. End the day with a couples massage at the overwater spa, where the sound of waves becomes part of the treatment.

Start your day with the ultimate honeymoon adventure: deep-sea fishing aboard the Four Seasons’ custom SeaWolf vessel, equipped with air conditioning and gyro stabilization so you can focus on catching mahi mahi, wahoo, or even marlin without getting seasick. The crew provides all the latest equipment and knows exactly where the fish are biting. Here’s the romantic twist: whatever you catch becomes the star of tonight’s private dinner on a secluded motu. As the sun sets, you’ll board an outrigger canoe to your own white-sand islet where a private chef prepares your fresh catch alongside champagne and gourmet sides. It’s the kind of experience that makes other honeymoon stories sound boring.

Here’s what most honeymooners don’t know: these two paradise destinations are only five hours apart, but connected by a flight that operates just once a week. While everyone else is doing the predictable Bora Bora-back-to-LA route, you’ll be taking Aircalin’s weekly service to Fiji, feeling like you’ve discovered a secret that connects French Polynesian luxury with Fijian authenticity. The flight leaves Papeete mid-morning, giving you time for one last overwater breakfast before beginning the next chapter of your honeymoon adventure.

Land in Nadi and transfer to Nanuku Auberge Resort on the Coral Coast, where your villa comes with its own slice of beach and a personal Fiji host who becomes your island guide. This isn’t your typical resort experience—Nanuku feels more like staying at a sophisticated friend’s beach house where every activity is designed around authentic Fijian culture. Start with a traditional kava ceremony with local villagers, where you’ll learn that saying “bula” isn’t just hello, it’s a philosophy of life. The afternoon brings world-class diving on untouched reefs where the soft corals look like underwater gardens.

Today is about experiencing the Fiji that most tourists never see. Join a village visit where you’ll participate in traditional cooking methods, learn about Fijian crafts, and understand how island communities have thrived for centuries. The children’s laughter and genuine warmth will remind you why Fiji is called the happiest place on earth. The afternoon brings adventure options: helicopter tours over untouched rainforest, deep-sea fishing for giant trevally, or simply kayaking through mangrove channels where the only sounds are bird calls and gentle water lapping. Tonight’s dinner features the catch of the day prepared traditional Fijian style in earth ovens.

Transfer to Six Senses Fiji on Malolo Island, where your final two nights happen on a private island that takes sustainability seriously without sacrificing luxury. Your villa overlooks water so clear you can see tropical fish from your deck, and the resort’s zero-waste philosophy means every detail has been thoughtfully designed. Spend the day at the spa, where treatments use local ingredients and ancient Fijian healing techniques. The sunset dinner on the beach, with your feet in the sand and a private chef preparing seafood caught hours earlier, feels like the perfect way to transition toward the end of your honeymoon.

Your final morning in paradise should be spent doing whatever speaks to you: snorkeling the house reef where giant clams and reef sharks coexist peacefully, learning traditional Fijian weaving from resort artisans, or simply floating in your villa’s infinity pool while memorizing every detail of this view. The helicopter transfer back to Nadi International gives you one last aerial perspective of Fiji’s scattered islands and reminds you that you’ve just experienced two completely different versions of paradise. Most couples spend their honeymoons in one place, but you’ve discovered that the journey between paradises can be just as magical as the destinations themselves.