"Dogs might chase you" Top 5 Page for this destination Bora-Bora Warnings Or Dangers Tip by Kakapo2

Dogs run free everywhere on the islands, not only on Bora Bora. We just experienced the bad side of this easy going attitude here at the most extreme, as we were cycling, and obviously dogs do not like cyclists.

However, I have to say, not all dogs ran after us. Most kept on snoozing in the shade of trees. But sure, one really bad one is enough to scare the hell out of you, and one of these roaming dogs ran after hubby, barking loudly, and then turned towards me. I already started sweating, and wondered if it would be good enough to give the dog a blow with my foot.
But after running a hundred metres, the dog had run out of steam (or had lost interest) already. Perhaps they are no good runners because there are not a lot of cyclists they could chase on a regular base for a proper tourist scare training programme.

Unfortunately you never know which dogs are peaceful, so always be cautious. And if you cycle be sure you wear jogging shoes, so you would really be able to hit the dog with your foot.

And be prepared that there are dogs everywhere even if you do not see them. Once I got off the bike to take a photo of a beautiful view, and then got aware of one dog. But the growling came from a different direction. And there were four more dogs dozing in the grass under a short coconut palm. They were close to invisible in the shade. And suddenly I was surrounded by them. Whereas most dogs did not bother there was nearly always one more aggressive one that made you decide not to make another step in their direction, and in rare cases get back on your bike and leave immediately and forget about the view. The latter does not really matter on Bora Bora. There are so many spectacular views… Still it is annoying that dogs keep you from enjoying them – as you do not intend to steal the magic…

You might not spot it on this small picture - but there are already two more dogs waiting in the background...