The first overwater bungalow in Tahiti was the resort's cheapest option. Today, some travelers spend upwards of $8,000 to sleep over the ocean.

Clients can also enjoy a $600 discount per booking on air-inclusive vacations at 18 participating resorts on Bora Bora, Moorea, Tahiti and more, including iconic overwater bungalow accommodations. To ...

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Dreaming about a vacation in an overwater bungalow? Here’s the bad news: They’re pricey, most costing at least $1,000 per night, and they’re also far away. Tahiti, where the bungalows were ...

Overwater bungalows -- one of the ultimate symbols of dream vacations in paradise locations -- first saw the light of day 50 years ago in Tahiti, creating a new luxury concept in the world of hotel ...

There are 37 overwater bungalows and beach suites at Tikehau Pearl Beach Resort. This 10-acre property filled with coconut palms and pink sand beaches is in the middle of an untouched 16-mile lagoon.

“There are about 170 resorts with overwater bungalows in the world now, and 2/3 of them are in the Maldives,” Wade explains. “The topography is perfect: an atoll stretching out for 1000 ...

Overwater bungalow resorts are more than 55 years old. And it all started when three Americans — Jay Carlisle, Hugh Kelley, and Donald McCallum — moved to French Polynesia to start a vanilla farm.