Sustainable Tourism Initiatives Competition

The hotel has carried out a number of practical projects with schools in Bora Bora, such as donating digital equipment, exploring the fa’a’apu organic garden, raising awareness of waste sorting and supporting hotel management training.

Already awarded the Clef Verte 2025 and Bio Fetia labels for its farming operations, the guesthouse is now offering craft soap-making workshops for visitors. These immersive workshops begin with an educational walk through the fa’a’apu (food garden), where participants learn about local plants and organic farming methods. They then go on to make cold process soaps using natural ingredients from the garden: coconut oil, avocado, lemongrass, tiare, coffee grounds and much more.

Each participant leaves with a personalised soap, shaped and decorated by hand, as part of a zero-waste approach. This project, supported by ADEME via the Sustainable Tourism Fund, also enables the guesthouse to reduce its waste by doing away with disposable soaps in the rooms.
With this initiative, Sylvain and Maeva, the founders of Te Ra’i Nui, hope to create a genuine artisan soap factory on site within the next three years, reinforcing their commitment to sustainable, authentic tourism rooted in Polynesia’s rich heritage.

• Young local company specialising in lagoon excursions in Bora Bora
• Fleet with 100% electric catamarans + solar panel (zero CO2 emissions)
• Fresh local seasonal produce (participation of small local producers)
• Raising awareness of the marine environment
• Wish to inspire other brands by using this 100% electric sailing model

• Optimised solar production thanks to 6 panels generating 1200 watts, combining energy performance, education and environmental commitment.
• This project illustrates a strong desire to combine ecology, awareness-raising and energy autonomy in the tourism sector.
• 2024: complete energy overhaul of the catamarans to make them exemplary in terms of energy consumption and production.
• The aim is to raise customer awareness of sustainable tourism by making sailing boats more autonomous and cleaner.
• MEP of 6 solar panels – 1200 watts of power
• Sufficient daily autonomy from the panels to supply all the boat’s needs
• Quiet engines, reducing C02
• Replacement of halogen bulbs with LEDs
• Raising customer awareness of life on board and how to reduce energy impact to a minimum

• Discover Moorea’s nature on an electrically-assisted bicycle
• Presentation of the flora present during the visit
• Stop at the agricultural college for jam tasting
• Visit the marae
• Discover the Moorea lookout point