Boracay
Our final leg of our Guimaras-Iloilo-Aklan-Boracay vacation will end here... But when you're in Boracay, everyday is an adventure day!!!
Been here a couple of times, but going here this time is the happiest because I am with my kids...
After looking for a place to stay and cleaning up ourselves, it's time to buy foods and other supplies for my kids... ang swerte naman nakapagpa picture agad kay Jake Roxas, hahaha =)
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| dad's look-alike...pero syempre mas gwapo si daddy <3 |
Good morning Boracay!!!
Boracay is a small island in the Philippines located approximately 315 km (196 miles) south of Manila and 2 km off the northwest tip of Panay Island in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. Boracay Island and its beaches have received awards from numerous travel publications and agencies. The island comprises the barangays of Manoc-Manoc, Balabag, and Yapak in the municipality of Malay, in Aklan Province. The island is administered by the Philippine Tourism Authority and the provincial government of Aklan. Apart from its white sand beaches, Boracay is also famous for being one of the world's top destinations for relaxation. It is also emerging among the top destinations for tranquility and nightlife.
In 2012, Boracay was awarded as the BEST ISLAND in the world from the international travel magazine Leisure.
(Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boracay)
During the Pre-colonial Period, Boracay was originally home to the Ati tribe. Boracay Island was already an inhabited place before the Spaniards came to the Philippines. It was known to the Iberian conquerors as Buracay. At the time of contact with the Europeans, Buracay had a population of one hundred people, who cultivated rice on the island, and augment their income by raising goats.
Boracay is part of Aklan Province, which became an independent province on April 25, 1956. Sofia Gonzales Tirol and her husband Lamberto Hontiveros Tirol, a town judge on nearby island, took ownership of substantial properties on the island around 1900 and planted coconuts, fruit trees, and greenery on the island. Others followed the Tirols, and cultivation and development of the island gradually spread from this initial beginning.
Tourism came to the island beginning in about the 1970s. The movie Too Late the Hero was filmed in 1970 on locations in Boracay and Caticlan. In the 1980s, the island became popular as a budget destination for backpackers. By 1990s, Boracay's beaches were being acclaimed as the best in the world. In 2012, the Philippine Department of Tourism reported that Boracay had been named as the world's second best beach after Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
(Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boracay)
Island Hopping at Php2,500 for the group... sulit na!
Leisure activities available on or near Boracay include scuba diving, helmet diving, snorkeling, windsurfing, kiteboarding, cliff diving, and beach relaxation.
Boracay is the site of a 18-hole par 72 golf course designed by Graham Marsh. In addition, as of 2010, Boracay has in excess of 350 beach resorts offering more than 2,000 rooms ranging in quality from five-star to budget accommodation. In addition, Boracay offers a wide range of restaurants, bars, pubs, and nightclubs.
(Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boracay)
At the Crystal Cove
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| Bantog brothers |
Arriving at the Puka Beach
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| the sexy couple |
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| wow! macho |
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| with my only girl |
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| Buenaventura siblings |
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| jayshelle |
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| si Tito Raymart nung wala pang girlfriend... |
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| the travelling couple |
during the island hopping
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| buti pa si baby nakakapag two-piece =) |
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| with our gwapong uncle, Tito Raymart |
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| Bantog Backpackers in Bora |
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| the gurlz... |
picture with the stars, hahaha =)
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| papictureeeee!!! ay akala ko artista, hahaha =) |
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| at the grotto |
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| Josh |
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| JP |
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| the sexy baby... Janelle |
The reasons why Boracay is the number one destination in the Philippines... these pictures will tell you why...
The White Beach which is about four kilometers long...
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| Ayen enjoying the night... |
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| This is where we spent our two nights in the island, it's Php2,500 but because of our bargaining skills, it went down to Php1,800/night, hehe =) |
Boracay need not to be an expensive vacation, we found accommodations just walking distance from the beach area... read the blog about cheap accommodations in Boracay... It is actually where we found a room in the island. Read on http://justwandering.org/2009/destination/philippines/cheap-accommodation-boracay/
And with accommodations starting at Php200/head, read Journeying James blog about Boracay cheap accommodations here.
Time to go home guys...
Boracay is served by two airports in Aklan : the Kalibo International Airport and Godofredo P. Ramos Aiport, commonly referred to as the Caticlan Airport.
