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The world famous Boracay is the hottest and most popular travel destination here in the Philippines. Every year it attracts thousand of visitors, tourist and adventurers around the globe. Boracay island is famous for its white sand beaches, diving sites, resorts, natural attractions, water sports and many more. Boracay Philippines is an island paradise here in the Philippines that is surrounded by coral reefs. This famous island is located in the Aklan Province that is 345 kms. South of Manila.

There is a four kilometer “White Sand Beach” where this is the best part of Boracay and also known as the Long Beach. This best part of Boracay is situated at the West Coast between the villages of Balabag and Angol. This four kilometer “White Sand Beach” is believed to be the the “Finest Beach of all Asia” by tourist, visitors, travelers and adventurers. The Long Beach in Boracay is shallow, and the sand is finer and whiter.

Boracay Island Philippine is complete in terms of amenities and accommodation. This island paradise is offering more than 350 tourist establishments including hotels, resorts, restaurants, bars, restobars, leisure, gift shops, spa and many more.

There are plenty to do in Boracay. Because Boracay is a perfect place for watersports, you can do boating and wind surfing, scuba diving, trekking, kitesurfing, mountain biking and golfing. Kayaking and sailboating are the most popular sporting activities in Boracay. Trekking and mountain biking can also bring the intrepid to the island’s quaint interior villages and to the edges’ scenic rocky cliffs, discovering along the way many hidden coves with isolated beaches far from the tourist crowd. And for golf bugs, Fairways and Bluewater Resort Golf and Countryclub has an 18-hole championship course. This is only during the day activities but during the night, you will experience the all night long party. There are plenty to after the sunset like partyhopping and beachbumming.

Boracay Island is not only known for its world class white sand beaches but also best for it dive sites. Boracay island is one of the popular diving destination here in the Philippines.

Boracay: World’s Most Popular Beach according to Yahoo! Travel

Recently, Yahoo! Travel announced that Boracay is the World’s Most Popular Beach of 2007. It topped some of the famous beaches of Nassau of The Bahamas, Phan Thiet of Vietnam, Montego Bay of Jamaica, Phuket of Thailand, Cozuel of Mexico, San Diego of California, Honolulu of Hawaii and San Juan of Puerto Rico.

How to get there:

From Manila’s domestic airport, take flights to Boracay either via Kalibo (1 hour and 45 minutes away) or via Caticlan (10-20 minutes by boat). From Kalibo airport, air-conditioned bus and vans for hire will take you to the Caticlan Jetty Port, where boats are stationed to take you to Boracay island. Motorized tricyles and pedicabs will take you from Caticlan Airport to the jetty port, 3 minutes away.

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