When you go to Boracay Island, you must be prepared to exchange money at the beginning, so that you can have fun. Below are some related strategies about currency exchange in Boracay Island, as well as some transportation strategies and route recommendations about Boracay Island. You can have fun after knowing this.

About currency exchange issues

Philippine legal currency: The currency of Boracay Island is the Philippine Peso (peso), which is approximately equal to 6P per person. 2. The denominations of pesos are 20, 50, 100, 5000 and 1000.

Reference exchange rate: (based on the real-time exchange rate)

Philippine peso 10.1287 yuan

RMB 17.767 Philippine peso

Domestic exchange currency:

1. It is recommended to choose Bank of China to exchange RMB into pesos in China. It is recommended to make a reservation one day in advance. PS: According to Philippine customs regulations, entry must not exceed 10,000 pesos.

2. Convert domestic RMB into US dollars. Since U.S. dollars can be used in some areas of Boracay Island, and there are places to exchange U.S. dollars in Boracay Island, it is more convenient to exchange less cash for U.S. dollars than RMB.

: Regarding card swiping and cash withdrawal issues

1. When using UnionPay cards to withdraw cash from ATMs in Boracay Island, the maximum limit for each withdrawal is 10,000 pesos; for every 10,000 pesos withdrawn, a fee will be charged 200 pesos handling fee. As long as you have a UnionPay card, you can operate the ATM machine to withdraw money, so remember to bring your UnionPay card when traveling.

2. The operation of withdrawing cash from the ATM machine in Boracay is different from that in China. You need to withdraw the card first and then spit out the money.

3. Be sure to bring VISA, MasterCard and other international credit cards. There are not many stores that accept UnionPay cards.

4. Damaged and handwritten money cannot be used. If you encounter any of the above situations, please contact the staff as soon as possible. There are contact details on the ATM.

Route options for domestic departures from Boracay

Since Boracay reopened, many departure points have welcomed direct white flights to and from, and Boracay’s main roads have also begun to be repaired. In order to improve Boracay's traffic problems, the Philippine government has also made great determination. Let’s start with the transportation to Boracay Island and take stock of the transportation options in Boracay Island one by one.

Since Boracay Island does not have the conditions to take off and land aircraft, all flights will arrive at the island closest to Boracay Island and then take a boat. There are two airports on the island closest to Boracay:

1. Caticlan Airport, which is about 10 minutes away from the Tutu Bus at Boracay Pier, can only take off and land international flights from the Philippines. Therefore, if you want to land at Cardilan Airport, you can only transfer from the Philippines and take an international flight from the Philippines.

2. Kalibo International Airport (kalibo), part of Kalibo City, is about a 2-hour drive from Boracay Pier. It is also the landing airport for domestic flights and foreign international flights, most of which go from China to Boracay Island.

Tips:

How to land at two different airports:

Method 1: Domestic - Manila - Cardilan Airport Motorcycle/ Tutu Car - Caticlan Pier Crab Boat 15 minutes (180 pesos/person) - Boracay Island.

Boat time from Caticlan Pier to Boracay:

Caticlan - Boracay: 5:30-21:30;

Boracay-CATIC Lan: 5:00-21:00;

Method 2: Domestic - Kalibo International Airport Bus - Caticlan Pier (you can buy Southwest Bus tickets after leaving the airport, or you can book online in advance )——Crab boat 15 minutes (180 pesos/person) Boracay Island.

Transportation in Boracay

The public transportation on Boracay is a tricycle or tricycle, which is a motorcycle with an additional seat. The front seat can seat 2-3 people and the back seat can seat 2 people. The motorcycle can also seat 1-2 people on the back seat. This kind of passenger capacity of six or seven people can only occur when passengers along the street share accommodation. If chartering a car starts at 40 pence, going from S1 to S2 is about 50 pence, and going from S3 is about 60 pence. If there is no chartered car, you can get on the bus at any time. The cost of chartering a car is about 7P per person.

Tips:

Three-wheel motorcycle drivers don’t like to give change, so it’s best to prepare change to avoid the situation of running out of change for a large amount.

As long as you negotiate the price before departure, there will basically be no overheating.