Tourist Destination: Boracay Island in the Philippines

By bb42, published Sep 24, 2007
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Boracay Island is recognized as one of the finest beaches in the Philippines. The sand is a beautiful sugary white color and the water is spectacularly blue. If you have been to Boracay, you won't want to go to another beach again. It leaves a lasting impression on every visitor that is lucky enough to visit this tropical paradise. Boracay is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Philippines. If you are coming from Manila, it will only take visitors a 1 hour flight to arrive. Boracay Island is located 200 miles south of Manila and is almost 1 mile off the north west tip of the province of Panay in the Western Visayas Region of the Philippines.

Boracay Island offers many tourist facilities in the area. Whether a visitor is looking to relax or just sit down and soak in the beauty of the sea, one can do so with chairs that are provided by hotels which are just a few steps away from hotel entrances. Visitors might also want to run their feet through the beautiful sugary white sand on the beach. There are also facilities that provide visitors wanting to do activities such as beach volleyball, water sports which includes diving that has available learning locations from beginners to expert divers who are guided with a experienced instructor. Other activities that visitors can look forward to are wind surfing, boating, jet skiing, windsurfing, sailing, kayaking, surfing, swimming or just laying out on the beach. At Boracay Island, there is also venues for bowling as well as golfing.

The Island of Boracay also offers visitors bargain shopping with 350 establishments that carry items such as native accessories that are made of shells as well as semi-precious stones, modern to exotic beachwear, fashion artworks as well as other local souvenirs.

Food is never a problem here as Boracay Island caters to both visitors and locals. There are plenty of restaurants and every resort here has its own restaurant. They also have small snack bars for anyone who is on the go.

If you are looking to party hop with casual attire, Boracay is one big party at night where anyone and everyone is invited to come and have a good time.

Tourist Destination: Boracay Island in the Philippines
Tourist Destination: Boracay Island in the Philippines

The beautiful white sand beach at Boracay Island.

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