Why Vacation on Boracay Island?
Although Boracay has over 12 beautiful white beaches, exceptionally good food, and offers great value for the tourist dollar, its UNIQUE features are it greatest attraction. Among the discoveries that await the traveler...
WHITE BEACHES:
13 of the finest white beaches in the world offering powder fine snow white sand can be found right here on Boracay Island:
Boracay White Beach extends along much of the island’s west coast, this famous stretch of white sand is the premier beauty and tourist attraction of Boracay.
Diniwid Beach is just north of white beach and is 200-meters-long. This lovely cove may be reached by walking north from white beach along a picturesque path hewn form the cliff. Diniwid Beach offers seclusion and upper-scale resorts with a private beach.
Balinghai Beach, enclosed by craggy walls of rock, is a romantic hideaway for those who prefer quiet and solitude. Cottages of the Balinghai Resort are scattered on the rock cliff as well as at the top of the cliff above the beach.
Puka Shell Beach is on the north end of Boracay facing Carabao Island. This beach is 1,300 meters long and is the second-longest beach on Boracay and a favorite picnic destination for tourist boating around the island.
Bulabog Beach is on the eastern side of Boracay Island and separated from white beach by the narrowest part of the Island. Although only one-kilometer long, Bulabog Beach is home to windsurfing, Kitesurfing and the annual Southeast Asia Funboard Cup.
EXOTIC WILDLIFE:
In some jungle-like areas you will still see snakes, monkeys and even a warren, a large monitor lizard.
the marvelous GECKO, found all over the island and even in homes and some of the hotels and resorts.
the tiny yellow breasted SUNBIRDS, can be seen feeding on nectar in Calamansi and palm trees. When not feeding, they fly acrobatically with sudden stops midair, calling excitedly.
the BUTTERFLIES can be found in the areas rich with trees an plants can reward you with a view of many beautiful butterflies native to Boracay.
Pan abundance of MARINE LIFE in the waters surrounding Boracay can be found, although not to be compared to what one finds in Bohol, Palawan or Batangas. For first time divers, Boracay offers great underwater scenes.
Hotels & Resorts:
There are over 300 Boracay hotels and resorts to choose from on this small island. You can choose everything from a small native nipa hut cottage to class AAA Boracay resorts:
Enjoy beachfront Boracay hotels with swimming pools.
Enjoy Boracay Island hotels located with tropical gardens.
Most resorts on Boracay have hot water, showers, Jacuzzi tubs, and air-condition
EXOTIC PLANTS and the DEAD FOREST:
The Varity of trees and bushes on Boracay is stunning. There are literally hundreds of different varieties of flowers, bushes, plants, trees:
Mango, Papaya, Guava, Tamarind and Jackfruit, and many Calamansi and Breadfruit trees.
Look for the strangely beautiful Frangipani with its contorted trunk and branches. It’s lovely flowers are purplish outside with a pleasant fragrance.
The fruit of the Indian Almond tree is a preferred meal of the local bats
A delicate Barringtonia asiatica tree can be seen beside the swimming pool of the Boracay Regency Resort. It’s pink and white pollen-filled blossoms open only in the evening, and the fruit contains seeds that stun fish when grated and cast in the water.
You will also see well-tended Hibiscus bushes and large Bougainvillea bushes with there brilliant flowers.
Are You Ready For Boracay?
A forgotten land as far as tourism is concerned, Boracay is not for everyone. Changes, delays, taxi over charging, occasional chaos are all part of traveling in Boracay, so potential Philippine travelers should be well-qualified and thoroughly briefed to avoid unhappy experiences for all concerned.
Potential travelers should also be warned of the health hazards, lack of safety equipment (life jackets and/or rafts) in boats and other embarkations; of the scarcity of medical facilities outside of Manila and the fact that the medical facilities available in the capital are not up to American standards. In other words, traveling to Boracay Philippines definitely involves a certain amount of risk.
If, on the other hand, one has a true spirit of adventure akin to that of the early explorers, is willing to accept and trade some aggravation and discomfort for incredible white beaches, flora and unique wildlife in a pristine land, and welcomes the unexpected as the very essence of adventure travel, then Boracay Philippines will prove to be the destination of a lifetime to return to again and again.
