Boracay - Tropical Island in the Philippines

Boracay is a tropical island in the Philippines, an hour flight from Manila. The island is approximately seven kilometers long, dog-bone shaped with the narrowest spot being less than one kilometer wide. Island is famous for its powder-fine white sand, clear warm water & lovely, pleasant weather all year round.

Take a boat trip around the island & you’ll discover plenty of beautiful beaches. Boracay’s one primary tourism beaches, White Beach & Bulabog Beach, are located on opposite sides of the island’s narrow central area. White Beach faces westwards, it’s 4km long & can be crowded. Skimboarding has come to Boracay in a giant way. Skimboarding is a tidy & cheap sport, & has become popular along White Beach. The locals teach visitors the basics.

A huge variety of gourmet restaurants with food from plenty of cultures are all within jogging distance this magnificant white beach. Fine Italian cuisine, swiss food, several true Italian restaurants & wooded oven pizzerias, local Philippine food, sea food, Chinese & Thai food, Korean & plenty of other food specialties. Bulabog Beach faces eastwards & presents the best kiteboarding & watersport beach in Asia, due to the distinctive wave breaking reefs & ideal wind situations. There's numerous competitions & events here as well. It is also less developed & quieter than White Beach. Visit Kingfisher’s Farm where you can fish for your lunch & the staff will grill up your catch. Diving is very popular around Boracay. The waters surrounding Boracay have excellent sites for beginners & experienced divers similar. The waters are packed with vibrant fish & reefs, wreck sites, caves & canyons. There's 30+ great dive sites within 30 minutes of Boracay.

On the north there is also the stunning & undeveloped Puka Shell Beach which is an picture of what most people expect on a tropical island: white sand, azure water, & relatively empty. This is where locals gather the little puka shells for a number of the jewelry that is sold on the island. While here you can visit Bat Caves home to thousands of giant fruit bats. At twilight, thousands emerge from these caves & fly over White Beach in search of fruit on Boracay & other surrounding islands.