Paradise Philippines

Beautiful Boracay! This seven kilometer-long island is the Philippines’ pride when it comes to beaches. Shaped like a bone, this island is about 45 minutes away from Manila (the country’s capital) by plane. It is located on the northwest end of Panay island in the Western Visayas.

Boracay offers plenty of diversions depending on your inclination. For water sports enthusiasts, you can go sailing, scuba diving, snorkeling, kite-surfing and banana-boat riding. For those who just want to lay their hair down and relax, the clear, warm waters and the fine white sand are plenty of inducement to just spend the day at the beach.

Now, let’s talk about Boracay’s famous beaches. The island itself is one paradise surrounded by white beaches. The list includes Diniwid Beach, Baling Hai Beach, White Beach and Punta Beach, to name a few. Besides this, you can also choose to head for the nearby islands (especially if you want to get away from the crowd).

You can also try to climb up Mount Luho, which is 100 meters above sea level. After an exhilarating climb, you will be rewarded with breathtaking views of the island and the surrounding waters. If you are so inclined, you can go to the northeast coast of Yapak. There, you will find the home of huge fruit bats and cave bats. At night, thousands of these bats fly right over your head. Another eerie experience is to be had at the Dead Forest, where dead trees cast their ghost-like shadows.

For family oriented activities, you can try the butterfly garden at Bolabog Beach. Kingfisher’s Farm features a fish farm that raises tilapia. You can try your hand at catching your meal. Boracay Rock and Willy’s Rock are fascinating rock formations. The surrounding beach is also great for picking shells and looking at starfish.

Then, after the day has ended, it’s not yet time to go back to your room. Change to your glittery finery (or just your usual shirt and short will do). It’s time to party, party, party! The pulsating beat of modern music and the heat of the closely pressed bodies emanate energy to help you party until daybreak.

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Boracay Island is located off the northwest corner of the island of Panay, and belongs to the Western Visayas island-group, or Region VI, of the Philippines. The island is approximately seven kilometers long, dog-bone shaped with the narrowest spot being less than one kilometer wide, and has a total land area of 10.32 square kilometers.

Boracay is a lush tropical tourist resort island about 200 miles south of Philippine’s capital Manila and is about slightly more than a mile off the northwest of Panay in the West Visayas province. Because of its acclaimed publicity of being home to some of the best beaches in the world, Boracay island resort is naturally one of the Philippine’s most popular tourist attraction.

The island is made up by the barangays of Manoc-Manoc, Balabag, and Yapak and is under the administration of the Philippine Tourism Authority. A barangay is also known by its former name, the barrio and is the smallest local government unit in Philippines. The word is a Tagalog term for a village or constituency.

White Beach faces westwards and Bulabog Beach faces eastwards. The island also has several other beaches.

The process of transfer of ownership can be especially for foreigners who usually come to the island for holidays on a very limited amount of time. Even other local real estate brokers not specially dealing with land transactions in Boracay may not have enough knowledge of the Philippine law as it applies specifically to Boracay.

White Beach is well known for its white powdery sand and hence its name. The beach is slightly over 4 km long (2 miles) and is populated with numerous beach resorts, hotels, restaurants and shops catering to the needs of tourists staying in the area.

Real estates will take care of all your requirements, from the notarization of any deed of instruments, payment of taxes with the BIR, registration of deeds with the Registry of Deeds, and the municipal and provincial Assessor?s Office.

Each investor should be careful in choosing the right company or person to deal with especially with the peculiar circumstances of land transactions in Boracay. With SPR real estate you can expect expert people handling your account. Thus, that your investment will be in good hands.

Real Estate in Boracay Philippines has become the choice investment of any Philippines Real Estate. Boracay Island, a small tropical paradise located in the southern Visayas Region, an Aklan province of the Philippine Islands.

This makes the reef-protected waters off that beach ideal for windsurfing and kiteboarding / kitesurfing.

Welcome to another feature on Paradise Philippines; our destination on the spot is Boracay.

Boracay is a popular Philippine paradise known all around the world. It is one of the country’s top destinations, and is constantly abuzz with both local and foreign tourists. Its main attraction is its powder fine white sand and clear blue seas.

Boracay Island is located off the northwest corner of the island of Panay, and belongs to the Western Visayas island-group, or Region VI, of the Philippines. The island is approximately seven kilometers long, dog-bone shaped with the narrowest spot being less than one kilometer wide, and has a total land area of 10.32 square kilometers.

Boracay’s two primary tourism beaches, White Beach and Bulabog Beach, are located on opposite sides of the island’s narrow central area. White Beach faces westwards and Bulabog Beach faces eastwards. The island also has several other beaches. The sunset on western side of the island is fantastic!

White Beach is the main tourism beach. It is a bit over four kilometers long and is lined with resorts, hotels, lodging houses, restaurants, and other tourism-related businesses. In the central portion, for about two kilometers, there is a footpath known as the Beachfront Path separating the beach itself from the establishments located along it. North and south of the Beachfront Path, beachfront establishments do literally front along the beach itself. Several roads and paths connect the Beachfront Path with Boracay’s Main Road, a vehicular road which runs the length of the island. At the extreme northern end of White Beach, a footpath runs around the headland there and connects White Beach with Diniwid Beach.

Bulabog Beach, across the island from White Beach, is a secondary tourism beach and Boracay’s main windsurfing and kiteboarding area.

Boracay would have remained a secret if not for a few foreign travellers who accidentally stumbled upon the place. There are many stories how Boracay was first discovered by international tourists. Some say it was a movie crew which spread word about the island, while others say it was German traveler Jens Peters’ book that gave rave reviews about Boracay, thus sending tourists on their way.

Boracay is 200 miles south of Manila and 2km off the northwest tip of the island of Panay in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. Getting to Boracay is easy.

If you are flying in from Manila, you can fly to Caticlan via Asian Spirit or SouthEast Asian Airlines. This is a one hour flight and the fastest way to get to Boracay. You will land in Caticlan on Panay Island. From the airport, proceed to the Caticlan port which is just minutes away, for a boar transfer to the island.

Since these flights to Caticlan are few and often times fully booked, another option is landing at Kalibo. There are more airlines serving this route, in particular Philippines Airlines and Cebu Pacific, aside from Asian Spirit. Kalibo is an hour and half travel to Caticlan jetty port or Tambisaan pier, depending on the season of they year. Upon reaching Caticlan or Tambisaan, your off by boat to the Boracay boat station of your choice. There are three boat stations aptly named, Station 1, Station 2 and Station 3.

Aside from Manila, there are also flights from Cebu to Caticlan, and these flights are much shorter.

That concludes our Paradise Philippines feature on Boracay.