Boracay Island

Boracay Island (Boracay) is considered one of the most beautiful islands in the world. Boracay is famous for its extraordinary white beaches with fine silky sand like flour, exotic tropical nature, natural caves, pristine emerald sea, in which dozens of live coral species, including the unique blue coral, populated with colorful tropical fish.
Boracay Island as the best island resort in the world and the best resort in South-East Asia.
Boracay is located in the central part of the Philippine archipelago (officially enjoy the southern part of Louzon), 315 km south of Manila and 2 kilometers from the northern tip of Panay island (Panay).
Boracay Island - a small, oblong, 7 km long and about 1 km in the middle. Area - just over 10 km2. The highest point - Mount Laho - about 100 m above sea level.

Features Boracay
The initial population of Boracay was dark-skinned tribe atm. Boracay became known only recently. His "discovered" independent tourists in the 1980s. and this piece of paradise has been gradually gaining popularity and is now considered almost the best place for a beach holiday in the Philippines.
Velvet white sand and clear waters gave him the title of one of the best beach resorts in the world, you can go to the Philippine shestiveselnoy boat or scuba diving (on the island for at least 12 diving centers). Right on the ocean settled a string of comfortable hotels. At Boracay You can visit the SPA-center and golf. Everywhere on the beach - restaurants with different cuisines and local specialties.
Boracay - the main "rave" island of the Philippines, the capital of night life. Along the local beach chetyrehkilometrovogo White Beach (White Beach) of fine white sand stretching promenade-promenade with bars, restaurants, disco clubs and souvenir shops. It's worth noting that White Beach - a common beach, and the most luxurious hotels are located at a distance from it in some lagoons.
Boracay on a wide range of souvenirs in the country.
At the beach Balabog (Bulabog Beach) is constant enough steady wind, so this place is actively used by windsurfers and especially kiting. Boracay is located on a lot of schools and kite surfing equipment rentals and equipment for the kiters.Things to Boracay
On Boracay has no ancient temples, nor any other was cultural or historical attractions, come here to enjoy nature, the most well known White Beach of Boracay. Tourists also visit the Dead Forest (ocean water flooded trees), cave bats, a museum of shells, the market Talipapa local souvenirs.Diving on Boracay Island
Boracay is great for tourists, combining diving with a beach holiday. Boracay dive centers organize dives in both local dive sites and divers to take out the surrounding islands.Beaches of Boracay
Boracay on two main beach, located on opposite sides of the islands most famous White Beach (born White Beach) and beach Balabog (Bulabog Beach).Getting to Boracay
The island of Panay to Manila flights flying local airlines, flight time - about 1 hour, transfer by boat to Boracay about half an hour.Beaches of Boracay
Despite the fact that the White Beach, is a hundred of the best beaches in the world, the atmosphere is calm there, but people are not so very much: you can always find a quiet corner (with the exception of April and May, when the Philippines school holidays). Directly next to the beach of coral there, but you can hire a boat to the nearest reef. Most dive centers are located in this resort on White Beach.
At the beach Balabog (Bulabog Beach), which is located on the opposite shore, constantly blowing steady wind, so this place is actively used by windsurfers and kite. There is also some schools kitesurfing, rental equipment and equipment for the kiters. The best time for surfing on the beach - November-April and in December-February, there is the large influx of athletes.

Entertainment, tours and attractions Boracay
Caves with bats, butterfly garden, numerous waterfalls, Bakhawan eco-park - a large mangrove forest. Private museum of seashells on the beach Ilig-Iligen. Museum of Gloria and Roberto Tirol - historical heritage and artistic treasures of China, is closely intertwined with the history of the island.
Snorkeling, diving, water skiing, windsurfing, beach volleyball, frisbee, rock climbing, tennis, golf, mini golf, horseback riding, bowling.
You can spend a day in the SPA-center, arrange a ride or sail off on the day of the national motor boat "bank" (~ 20 USD) and around the perimeter of the island, stopping at vending beaches and swimming and snorkelling in the places that recommend Captain.
Sightseeing tour of the island of Boracay (duration - 5 hours with lunch)
An unforgettable boat trip around Boracay with the ability to see the great diversity of Philippine coral, fish and other wonders of the underwater world while snorkelling. The tour includes visits to various beaches and islands surrounding Boracay, for example, the Crystal Cave (Crystal Cove) and the Cave of Bats (Bat Cave).
Boat Banana
Fun and gambling adventure - riding on an inflatable shell, boat or personal watercraft overclocked to a speed of 50 km / h, with the traditional dropping of passengers at sea.
Boating «paraw».
Boats «paraw» are constructed from natural materials on the image and likeness of Philippine Sailing boats that cut Philippine waters in the XIII century. In windy weather sailing on «paraw» - this opposition elements, and in calm weather is ideal for relaxed walks. It's the perfect kind of movement around the island.
Parasailing (a parachute flight, towed the boat)
Drifting in the air hundreds of feet above the ocean beneath the dome paraseyla (parachutes for parasailing) allows you to experience the inexpressible emotion of feeling of flight and enjoy breathtaking views of Boracay.
Jet-skiing
You can ride a banana behind watercraft, as you can and to himself. Should not be afraid to ride personal watercraft, even if this is the first trip - easy to operate personal watercraft and stops automatically in case of danger of falling rider.
Horseback «flying fish»
Riding at high speeds on a huge inflatable wing gidroaerodinamichnom for two or more people. It's exciting and great fun!
 
Diving in Boracay

Now the island has 12 dive centers that regularly dive safari in inaccessible places: the Sibuyan Sea, Tablas islands, Romblon and Semirara and the west coast Panayia and its neighboring reefs.
Famous dive sites, "crocodile island" (a set of coral, sea snakes are found two meters in length, a variety of tropical fish and rare blue gorgonians) Yapak wall (soft and fan corals, fish, surgeons, barracudas, gray, and white-tailed reef sharks, giant stingrays , hammer-head), Punta Bonga-2 (a lot of gorgonians and skate-iglohvostov, often barracudas and sharks) and Panay. The west coast is famous for some great Panaya dive sites: the walls and cliffs Buruanga, Cape Nasog, Black Rock and Dog Drift impressive huge variety of soft and hard corals.
The rock "Fraydiz» (Friday's Rock) like beginners because of minor depths from 7 to 20 m. It is a steep, overgrown with corals underwater rocky cliff at the foot of which extends flat sandy bottom, where there are tubular eels, stingrays, hvostokoly, moray eels, fish and family sobachkovyh, groupers, bluefish and a lot of butterfly fish.
Lobster Rock, is strongly indented crevices where and found shelter hundreds of lobsters. Also interesting is the island of Laurel (Laurel Island) with black and pink corals and diverse marine wildlife: sladkogubami, fish, butterflies, fish, bats, and perch.