"Boracay" Boracay Island by phil_uk_net

Boracay Island Travel Guide: 1,619 reviews and 4,460 photos

Boracay

Boracay is a near perfect tropical island. All around the island white sandy beaches, with overhanging palm trees to provide shade, meet a turquoise coloured sea. Everyone seems totally relaxed and the laid-back way of life is just how you would imagine it to be. Additionally, there is also some good scuba diving to be had around the island.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Perfect beaches, great diving and a relaxed atmosphere
Cons:Sandflies!
In a nutshell:The perfect tropical island you've only ever imagined or seen on TV!

Last visit to Boracay Island: Oct 1997
Intro Updated Aug 28, 2003
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Calypso Diving Resort, Boracay - Boracay Island

Scuba diving Sports & Outdoors (2)

This was one of my main reasons for going to Boracay. I did my diving at the Calypso Diving Resort and arranged it from... more travel advice

Beach volleyball Sports & Outdoors (2)

Join in a game of beach volleyball Your best swimming cossie! more travel advice

Clothes Shopping (3)

Local style clothes are cheap and plentiful. Travel lightly and buy a few things when you arrive. Cheap more travel advice

Fruit and veg stall, Boracay - Boracay Island

Fruit and veg Shopping (3)

Good fruit and veg is available from shops like this. Fruit and veg. Cheap more travel advice

Transportation (2)
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Warnings and Dangers (1)
Sand flies

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freddie18 Jan 19, 2008 at 6:45 AM

Photo in your HP is amazing and I admire your patience in finding one. Sorry to hear about the Nik-Nik in Boracay. Next time you visit Philippines - go to Puerto Princesa in Palawan. For me, it is the best place for beaches.
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rtravels Jan 10, 2007 at 7:07 PM

Thanks for your comments as this will definitely come in handy. I had no idea, although this will ensure we stay closer to the busy beaches. The coconut oil will be a must. If you have any other fly type advice...please email me. Thanks Rob
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Guantanamera Sep 1, 2003 at 7:39 PM

Sand flies are trouble in Yucatan too... Coconut oil, you say...?
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Ivan_Jimenez Aug 31, 2003 at 12:40 PM

Man.. man.. man... Boracay was an eye opener to me.. long time ago... when Ivan_jimenez did not really exist..
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shpynka Aug 28, 2003 at 8:30 AM

Phil, "I had been taken out to a secluded beach by one of the local girls" :) I wonder, I wonder! Great page on a beautiful place. Warning is great - I get molested by bugs!
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tpangelinan Aug 8, 2003 at 12:01 PM

Wonderful page! Beautiful photos and very helpful tips! We have beach flies in Delaware, they are mean! The water looks like Jamaica! Warm & inviting! :-)
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Billy_26 Jul 5, 2003 at 6:05 PM

Apparently toothpaste is good to put on sandfly/mozzies bites - its cool and cheap - looks a bit cruddy though.
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dinhyen May 20, 2003 at 9:49 PM

Spending time on a secluded beach with a nice local girl is worth a few bites, don't ya think? I thought Romeo here would put up with much worse than that! So then what happened?
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kenmerk May 16, 2003 at 1:03 PM

Nice Boracay page Phil. I'd love the chance to hang out and dive here... Sand Flies be damned!!
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Imbi Apr 27, 2003 at 6:57 AM

phil ! what a wonderful page. fascinating.