Matira Pearls

Frommer's Review

You will have ample opportunities to shop for black pearls on Bora Bora (Vaitape village alone has a dozen outlets), but this is my favorite. It's owned by Steve Fearon, whose family once had a piece of the Hotel Bora Bora, and whose brother, Tom Fearon, has a bungalow resort on Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. Steve's chief assistant is his son, Heirama, who graduated from Pepperdine University in California. Unlike some other stores, their customized settings emphasize the pearl, not the gold. Set and loose pearls start at $100. Open Monday through Saturday from 9am to 5:30pm, Sunday from 10am to 5pm.

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