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Boracay Island Resort in Philippines
I was captivated by several respected travel magazines claiming that Boracay island resort in the Philippines is one of the best beaches in the world, I wasted no time to travel to this island resort to experience what many claimed is a tropical island paradise.
Boracay is a lush tropical tourist resort island about 200 miles south of the Philippine's capital Manila and is about slightly more than a mile off the northwest of West Visayas Panay in the province. Since his acclaimed publicity of being home to some of the best beaches in the world, Boracay island resort is naturally one of the most popular Philippine's tourist attraction.
The island consists of the villages of Manoc-Manoc, Balabag, and Foot and under the supervision of the Philippine Tourism Authority. The A barangay is also known by its former name, the village and is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines. The word is a Tagalog term for a village or constituency.
Boracay island is the original home of the Ati tribe before it became a major tourist attraction. Not surprisingly, the Boracay word is derived from Bora word which means 'bubble' and Bukay means 'white sand'. However, the sand on the main island is not as white as I expect because too many tourists and pollutions. Then again, if you visit some of the nearby islands and you will be fascinated by how the white sands with The beaches can be.
Boracay is part of Aklan Province and it is only in the 1970s that tourism industry started to develop. The main tourism beaches on the island is the White Beach Beach and the sudden flight both of which are located diametrically opposite sides of the island's central area along the White Beach facing west and facing sudden flight Beach to the east. Of course, Boracay also have several other beaches as well.
White Beach is well known for its white powder sand and hence the name it. beach is slightly over 4 km long (2 miles) and is populated with many beach resorts, hotels, restaurants and shops catering to the needs of tourists remain in place.
Incidentally, Borocay has more than 300 beach resorts with more than 2,000 rooms ranging from stylish five-star hotels and resorts accommodations budget for backpackers. Golfers will be pleased to know that this island is home to a world-class 18-hole par 72 golf course.
Beach sudden flight, across the island from White Beach is a secondary tourism beach. This beach is a favorite spot for windsurfing and kiteboarding because of its seasonal strong winds for this activity.
When is the best time to visit Boracay? Well, you can visit this island anytime, but some visitors may wish to visit the island resort for different purposes.
Catch the spectacular world-famous Ati-Atihan Festival in January. This festival is Philippine's version Mardi Gras which is celebrated every third week of January.
If you just want to enjoy the beaches and the sea, and then visit Boracay during the 'Amihan' season. It was during the monsoon from the northeast during the month of March to May when trade wind is at its strongest which is very suitable for activities such as sailing, big game fishing, scuba diving, wind surfing and kite boarding.
The month of June to September is considered off-peak time, however budget conscious tourists and backpackers consider this as the best time to visit Boracay as prices for everything is at its lowest and have some competition for that precious white sand beach turf to plonk yourself on to enjoy the day.
October marks the beginning of another peak period. As from October to December, the weather is cool and major sports events are usually held at this time of year.
If you are thinking of getting a vacation in the Philippines, do head for the tropical island paradise of Boracay.
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Chris Chew is an avid traveler and owns a website describing tourist attractions in Asia at
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