Private Jet Bora Bora to Gilbert

Bora Bora and Gilbert are linked by a crossing of roughly 3,771 nautical miles across the Pacific, a distance suited to a heavy jet such as the Gulfstream G550, cruising near 45,000 feet for around seven hours. Flights depart Fa’a’ā International Airport in nearby Papeete before a short onward hop, or occasionally direct where runway length permits, serving Bora Bora, the French Polynesian island famous for its overwater bungalows, the dramatic volcanic peak of Mount Otemanu, and a lagoon regarded as among the clearest and most photographed in the world. Gilbert on arrival offers a landlocked desert alternative to Bora Bora’s turquoise waters, its East Valley resort amenities appealing to a broadly similar type of leisure traveller through very different means. The Heritage District’s restaurants and craft breweries occupy the town’s oldest buildings, the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch offers a reclaimed wetland walk, and SanTan Village rounds out the shopping and dining scene. Honeymooners and resort owners splitting time between French Polynesia and an Arizona base make up much of the demand on this long-haul leisure route, for whom a private aircraft replaces what would otherwise be a lengthy, multi-stop itinerary through Los Angeles or another Pacific gateway. Few routes in the network carry quite as strong an association with honeymoons and milestone anniversaries as this one, a reputation Bora Bora has cultivated for decades. The distance is considerable, but so, by most accounts, is the reward on arrival. Travel agents specialising in luxury honeymoons rank this among the most requested long-haul leisure sectors they arrange each year.