Top 10 Romantic Vacations

Bora Bora

If there’s one destination to blow your savings on in the name of love, this tiny, pricey South Pacific island is it. Novelist James A. Michener described Bora Bora as, “the most beautiful island in the world” and visitors to its far-flung shores rarely disagree. So small that the island road is a mere 19 miles long, this Polynesian idyll sits 143 miles northwest of Tahiti and boasts the best that nature can offer: a high-mountain center cloaked in jungle, a superb cobalt lagoon, a splendid coral reef, and pristine stretches of bone-white sand dotted with fallen coconut husks. When you’re not discovering the many bounties of this island paradise, hang out at the local watering hole, Bloody Mary's, where Pierce Brosnan has been known to woo his leading lady, or send off the sun with a sunset catamaran cruise. Come nightfall, few can resist bedding down at a lavishly appointed over-the-water bungalow.

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$1082+: Tahiti fare specials via LAX (round-trip) Air Tahiti Nui

$419/nt+: 4-star Le Meridien Bora Bora Expedia

$111/nt+: 3-star Novotel Bora Bora Beach Resort Expedia

$195/nt+: 3-star Hotel Maitai Polynesia Expedia