Boracay Island, a paradise for lazy bones
Boracay Island is like a dog bone, big on both sides and thin in the middle. It is surrounded by seawater and beaches, and there are not even reefs or rocks! When entering Boracay Island, you must go into the sea at the tidal flat, and while wading through the clear water, you can count the starfish coming ashore. Don’t complain that this stretch of road is too long. The dazzling white sandy beaches and light green, turquoise or dark blue waters are the most warm embrace of Boracay Island.
On the island, everyone can sing and dance, whether they are hotel clerks, diving staff, or motorcycle taxi drivers on the street. Along the long beach, the paths are filled with boutique shops, specialty bars, and handicraft grocery stores of various styles. There are no high-star resorts here, and there are no luxurious "Big Mercedes" and "BMW" roars. Three-wheeled cars are the authentic means of transportation. If you have the opportunity, it is not bad to enjoy a Filipino massage "Ma Sha Ji".
Music is the main melody on the island. You can hear professional-level singing anywhere, from English old songs from 20 years ago to "Meteor Garden" from 5 years ago. The noisy island is particularly emotional.
Aboriginal Art Village
In the d'Mail Village on the island, you can see the original life of the aboriginal people - from making leaf handmade lamps, From silk crafts, sand bottles, sand dumplings, to personalized beach shoes, necklaces, earrings, etc., every small shop is a place to display the works of "Long Beach artists". You will never find the same two stores here - perhaps this is also a major factor why many top designers from around the world come here to "go on vacation".
You can play like this
D1 rushed all the way to Boracay Island. The first thing he did was to find a hotel. "Banana Saging" is very good, antique, and you can see European and American skateboards. Good hands are playing in the waves.
D2-D3 It’s time to go “island hopping”. Chartering a boat costs about 4,000 pesos and includes two dives. The five- to six-hour trip is very enjoyable. If you don’t want to dive, it’s also good to snorkel near the boat, or just drink a glass of juice and relax on the beach.
D4-D5 return to Manila and wander around. Living in the Ermita area makes it easy to get around. It's very close to the Spanish Castle. On the short one-kilometer coastal road, a very enthusiastic and professional Filipino band sang hard.
Private travel tips
Visa: The Philippine Consulate General in Guangzhou accepts individual tourist visas. The visa fee is RMB 270 and it takes 3 working days.
Transportation: You need to take a flight to Manila first, then take a domestic flight to Kalibo (Kalibo) for about 50 minutes, then take a coach to Caticlan (Caticlan), and then take a ferry for 15 minutes Minutes to Long Beach.
Exchange rate: 1 yuan can be exchanged for about 7 pesos, but 1 US dollar can be exchanged for 54 pesos! Of course, it is more cost-effective to convert it into US dollars first and then exchange it for pesos.
Accommodation: The best resorts on the island, including Regency, Fridays, Lorenzo, etc., cost about 4,000 to 6,000 pesos; general hotels range from 350 to 1,000 pesos.
Shopping: Here are the most beautiful shells in the world, PukaShell, as well as Luzon cigars and mango rum.
Tip: The Philippines has the habit of tipping, usually 20 pesos is enough.
The purely beautiful island of Boracay in the Philippines
A travel magazine once told a story about celebrities and Boracay. In the summer of 2004, a middle-aged man came alone On Boracay Island, except for swimming for an hour at Puka Beach, a white sandy beach at the western end of the island, every afternoon, he stayed in the hotel behind closed doors for the rest of the time. On the third day, when he walked out of the hotel door, a group of Hong Kong tourists recognized his true identity - Luo Dayou! It turns out that Luo Dayou hid in Boracay to compose his new album "Beautiful Island". Perhaps in his eyes, Boracay is a dead village where he can see the vicissitudes of life and bury his sorrows, so he wrote the poignant lyrics: " After parting at dusk, we met at the bottom of the fault, with tearful eyes on the beautiful island, weeping for you and me.
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In fact, Boracay Island has a 4-kilometer-long fine white sand beach known as the best beach in the Philippines, the most original beach bar street in the Philippines, and the perfect sunset that the locals talk about... ...No wonder Filipino locals and fun-savvy European and American tourists like the authentic Boracay so much. Koreans even regard Boracay as the best honeymoon destination.
Authentic Philippine style
To be honest, the journey to Boracay Island in the Philippines can be described as "troublesome". If you are a Chinese tourist, you have to fly to Manila, then transfer and take a 45-minute flight to Kalibo, and then take a bus for 1 and a half hours to Karif. Finally, you need to take a crab boat and drive for half an hour on the sea to get to the island. Therefore, you have to experience almost all three modes of transportation by sea, land and air before you can finally get there. Perhaps because it is relatively "remote", Boracay not only has perfect scenery. The natural beauty and the preservation of the most authentic Filipino style may be the main reason why Filipino locals also like it. Boracay is not big, but there are three villages where locals live on the island, Yapak in the north and Balabag in the middle. , Manoc-Manoc in the south, each one is very compact. The locals still maintain the lazy Philippine island life. They are not in a hurry to work at sunrise and are not in a hurry to rest at sunset. Everyone follows the uniqueness of the island. Therefore, only after 10 a.m. can you find early-rising locals in the small streets and alleys of Boracay Island. Of course, this also gives tourists a rare quiet environment. There will be no noisy sounds in the morning, but there will be plenty of programs to play at night.
Has the best fine white sand beach
Boracay Island has "the best fine white sand beach in the Philippines". Especially at White Beach, which is located between Angol and Balabag, the sand on the beach is as fine as powder. Every morning, people build sand castles on the beach, and every night, such castles will be wiped away by the rising tide. Visitors appreciate the works of the people who built the sand city. They can give the creators of the sand city some money in the bucket and take a photo with the castle. Because the sand city is built every day, there is a date mark on the sand city, which means "I am here." The best evidence of "touring".
In addition to playing on the fine white sandy beach, there are many crab boats that can be rented on Boracay. As long as tourists make a reservation, they can take passengers to the beautiful places outside the island. Snorkeling in the sea. It is said that there are two caves called "Crystal Cave" on a nearby snorkeling island. If you are afraid of the sun, you can go snorkeling there. The cave is very cool, so children can go down. p>