Boracay

Introduction

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Boracay is undoubtedly the most famous tropical island destination in the Philippines, famed for its sugary-soft, four kilometre-long, white beach. Aside from its beautiful beach, the island is surrounded by marine sanctuaries that offer untouched coral reef gardens and diverse sea life. The island is located just 2 kilometres from the island of Panay in the Western Visayas region.

Sights and Activities

The island offers a number of activities meant to please every visitor of this beautiful paradise.

• Snorkeling and scuba diving
• Water sports like wind surfing, jet skiing
• Beach volleyball
• Spelunking to the crystal caves
• Beach hopping: White Beach, Puka Beach, Baling Hai Beach
• Spa treatments
• Golf
• The Bat Cave

Events and Festivals

• Ati Atihan Festival - January
• Boracay International Funboard Cup - January/February
• Fil-American Friendship Golf Cup - January
• Goma Golf Cup and the Corporate Golf Cup - February
• Annual International Paraw Cup Challenge - February
• Boracay Food Festival
• Beach Reggae Festival
• Nestea Beach Volleybal - April
• Boracay International Beach festival

Getting There

By Plane

The nearest airport to Boracay is the Caticlan Airport that services smaller aircrafts like the following:

• Air Philippines - with direct flights to Manila and Cebu
• Cebu Pacific Air - with direct flights to Manila and Cebu
• Interisland Airlines - provides charted flights
• Philippine Airlines - with direct flights to Manila
• South East Asian Airline - with direct flights to Manila, Clark, Puerto Princesa, and Kota Kinabalu

Also the nearby Kalibo Airport provides connection to Boracay but will require about 1 hour of land travel to Caticlan Jetty Port.

• Cebu Pacific Air - with direct flights to Manila and Cebu
• Philippine Airlines - with direct flights to Manila
• Zest Airways - with direct flights to Manila, Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei

By Boat

From the Caticlan Jetty port, motorized boats transport tourists to the island and stopping at Boracay's three boat stations: Station 1, Station 2 and Station 3.

Getting Around

By Car

Jeepneys are a good way to roam around the whole island. It is one of the cheapest mode of transport in the island.

By Public Transport

Motorized tricycles are the way to go around Boracay and are a fast and cheap way to get between most places, including the 3 Stations and the main beaches and hotels.

By Foot

From Station 3, you can walk to White Beach along the shore in the early morning.

By Bike

ATB's are for rent and are a good way to go to top of the mountain and can see the beauty of the island.

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Budget

Mid-Range

• Lazy Dog Boracay B&B
• Red Coconut Beach Hotel
• Cocomangas Boracay Resort

Upscale

• The Panoly Resort Hotel
• Boracay Regency Beach Resort
• Friday's Boracay
• Shangri-la Boracay Resort & Spa
• Lingganay Hotel & Resort
• Lorenzo's Villa
• Isabel
• Balaihara
• Boracay Mandarin Island Hotel
• Boracay Holiday Resort
• Grand Boracay Resort
• Palm Breeze Villa Boracay
• Cobibas Villas Boracay Resort

Keep Connected

Internet

Phone

See also: International Telephone Calls

Post

The Philippine Postal Corporation, or PhilPost, is the provides the postal service throughout the Philippines. PhilPost is pretty reliable, but one can hardly call it fast services. It is fine for sending postcards and letters though, both domestically as well as internationally. Prices for sending postcards or letters within the country start at around P7, while most international post costs at least P20. For sending parcels to and from the Philippines it might be wise to use companies like FedEx or UPS. The opening hours of post offices in the Philippines differ from one place to another. Usually, post offices are open from 8:00am to 12 noon and from 1:00pm to 5:00pm on weekdays. And for those that operate on Saturdays, the business hours are from 8:00am to 1:00pm.