you might already know, almost all of the overwater bungalow resorts in the world are in two main places. One is the Maldives, which is an island group and nation just southwest of India, where you'll find about 75 water villa resorts alone. That accounts for about two thirds of all the overwater bungalow resorts in the world.
The other grouping, which is actually more famous internationally, is spread around the South Pacific. Of course “the South Pacific” is a pretty vague-sounding term, and some people prefer to visualize things. As a result we've put together this map of all overwater bungalow resorts in the South Pacific, including the clusters in Bora Bora, Moorea, and Tahiti.
If you are more interested in the greatest selection of high-end resorts just have a look at the specific Bora Bora bungalow resort map, or the Moorea and Tahiti bungalow resort map. Those are actually just zoomed-in sections of this larger map, but this one allows you to see the entire lot of them. Those who are coming from Asia, Australia, or New Zealand will notice there are several that are much closer to home, therefore cheaper and easier to reach.
I’m wanting book a overwater (for a couple) from Honolulu for 2 nights in November 2022.
What is the instruction ? Could I contact you privately ?
Martine,
We are simply an online guide to overwater resorts around the world and we don’t do bookings. We have links to the best source to book each resort on each of the pages. Best of luck! -Roger
I’m wanting to take my family to a vacation in a bungalow..over water.
Swimming pool..I have 6 adults and 2 kids. Can u help?…send name of place or pics
Hank,
Unfortunately there are no overwater bungalows that can accommodate 8 people. Most of them are built for 2 or 3 people and even the rare resorts with 2-bedroom units charge a fortune for those. You are best off looking for 3 separate normal overwater bungalows for your group. -Roger
Roger,
when is the best weather/time to visit the maldives?
Katherine,
I cover most of this in my article on when to go to the Maldives. The short version is that there are pros and cons to any time of the year. It’s really only late May through early July when you might get hours of rain at a time. The rest of the year the rain tends to come quickly and usually end in 20 minutes or less. I think most people actually prefer to go to the Maldives when the weather is worst where they live, because it’s always warm and pleasant in the Maldives. -Roger
I’m just in the beginning stages of planning an anniversary vacation for around Sept if next year so I know it’s to early to book but wanted to know where I should be looking for the best rates on fights from atlanta Georgia. We want an over water bungalow all inclusive or mostly all inclusive lunch and dinner with drinks/alcohol included. And a few activities. If you know of 2 or 3 options that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you..
April,
There are a few very expensive all-inclusive overwater bungalow resorts in the Caribbean, but none in Bora Bora or anywhere else in the South Pacific. If you really want all-inclusive then the Maldives is your best bet as they have about 25 resorts there that are all inclusive or offer all-inclusive options. You’ll probably get the cheapest flights from Atlanta to the Maldives about 5 months out. And you’ll usually get the best rates at a resort from 3 to 6 months out. Have a great trip. -Roger
Hi
I am very interested to know how to build a bungalow and the conditions ex. Water deep , power of waves , etc
Tnx
M,
I get this question a lot and it always surprises me. I wish I could help, but we are an online guide to overwater hotels and we have nothing to do with construction of them. You might consider contacting construction firms in the Maldives, since most of the world’s overwater resorts are there and they keep building new ones. -Roger