Beach activities:

1. No smoking and alcoholic beverages along White Beach (main beach area of Boracay).
2. Dining on the beach is prohibited.
3. Beachfront parties are now banned.
4. Sand castles (a big attraction in Boracay) will be regulated.
5. Shops and hawkers/peddlers are banned from peddling their goods on the beach.
6. Fire dancing with kerosene lamps are prohibited.
7. Casinos are banned on the island.

You may be think that this is too much rules in the island but let just think that this is more on taking care of the sand and the beach area, more serene and much cleaner to spend your vacation. Hotels and establishments limited the activities for the island, the beach will be left by lounging around and swimming.

• From Manila/South - If you're from South,of course you need to get in Manila first to take a bus going to Dau terminal. Take a bus that is going to North like Baguio. Pangasinan, Tarlac etc., these location had a stop over at Dau Terminal. Fare is Php120/head.
• At Dau Terminal, you'll see this Airport Lounge Area. This is the only terminal going to the airport. It is a Jeep Type but air conditioned. Fare is Php100/head.
  Take note that the jeep is need to be filled up before departing to the airport.

At the airport, you're going to pay a terminal fee before entering the gate. We paid Php150/head.


2. At the arrival area, there's a lot of locals outside that is going to offer you a ride in UV with a boat ride. Don't negotiate with them if you're in a budget type because it will costs you more but if you want a less hassle, you can take this offer. There's a tricycle nearby across the road, you'll see a lot of people going to that area. You need to have a ticket first before taking a tricycle. Fare is Php35/each if you're 3 people and up but unlike us that we're only a couple the fare is Php100/ride. Travel duration is only 10 minutes maximum.

3. In Caticlan Jetty Port, you need to sign up first in their attendance sheet before giving you a form. If you're in a group of people, one form is enough. After you filled up they will ask you your confirmed booking, soft copy and hard copy is acceptable. If your hotel is included in their accredited hotel list they will let you to proceed in the next step. If you don't have yet an accommodation they will give you a list of available hotels and you need to book first before you proceed that's why booking ahead first is important. But in our experience they didn't ask us our accommodation. Airbnb is not allowed in Boracay. Check the list of accredited hotels here.


You need to pay a Environmental Fee - Php75/head, Terminal Fee - Php100/head. Two choices for a ferry type one is Pump Boat more cheaper, it cost Php40/head only and Oyster Ferry(air conditioned type) the expensive one, fare is Php40/head for local and Php75/head for tourist. We chose the Oyster Ferry. And you're going to sign up again before boarding. Travel duration is only 15 minutes.

4. Arrival at the island. You need to take a tricycle going to your hotel destination. Fare is depend on what station you are. Our hotel is located in Station 2, fare is Php120/ride. Travel duration is 15 minutes.

Where we stayed?
We booked our accommodation at Agoda, we stayed at Frendz Hostel Boracay for 5 days. This is the cheaper for a couple like us who want to stay at Station 2 and near in D'mall. More cheaper hotel and inn can be found at Station 3, the five star hotels are located at Station 1 and mid-range hotels at Station 2.
More info of our accommodation here => https://bit.ly/2BPQ4mc


What's the best month to visit the island?
The best month should of course the summer season in the Philippines - January to May, but expect that all prices in the island and airfare is more expensive as many people are planning to get there especially the month of April also expect that all hotels are already fully booked so book early your accommodation.

June to September is the rainy season of the country so it is not the best time to visit the island. I prefer for you to book your ticket at October to December as it is less crowd and hotels is in a cheap price. These months is not a rainy season and summer season but I assure you that the weather for these month is at least the best.

Activities are still up at Boracay like Parasailing, Helmet Diving, Island Hopping and many more. Some locals will offer you an activities or island hopping, it's up to you if  you're going to get it or choose the packages because they offers different prices. We didn't get any of this because we just want to relax and we don't want to do any activities. If you want to know more for the activities you can do at the island you can check it out here in my other blog post => https://bit.ly/32TWEnr

Atm is everywhere at Boracay so don't worry if you don't have a cash or you forgot to withdraw your pocket money. Other establishments also accepts a credit card and debit card. There's also a foreign money exchange if you want to exchange your money from dollars. But expect the costs of anything here is expensive especially the restaurants at the island. But if you're in a budget you can still find a carinderia, more affordable and still worth the money.

If you want to lounge around the white beach or to swim,the best place is at Station 1 if you want a less crowd for your photo. You can take a tricycle if your from Station 3 because walking from it may feel you so much tired because of it's 4km long. Station 2 can walk to Station 1.

Puka Beach is also the best one to visit in the island. The sand is not powdery like in white beach due to the mixed of corals to the side that filled with puka shells, thus the name. The water depth also drops significantly as you get farther from the shore, so swimmers are advised to be careful. It is a 800 m long where you have the ocean on one side and a cliff and forest on the other.
More details here and how to get there => https://bit.ly/2BLv2VG

If you're thinking where to eat in Boracay, don't worry all stations are filled of restaurants and hotels that offers breakfast and dinner buffet to everyone. This is the most hardest part for us, choosing where to eat. Haha! We spent like 45 minutes choosing where to eat for lunch and dinner, I actually have a itinerary on where to eat but because we are in a budget, we're looking for a restaurant that is affordable for us.
Check my other post for where to eat in Boracay => https://bit.ly/2WiYxHT

They say that Boracay had the best sunset of all and I am totally agree with that! Look at this photo above without filter, this is the sunset that welcomes us when we arrive at the white beach. Seeing this photo makes me miss more our sunset session every day. Don't miss this when you visit the island, it's the best experience of all!



Also take note that constructions at the main road is still on going so expect a traffic around the area. Expect low tide in the morning and high tide in afternoon.

Overall, our experience here was so memorable and worth everything. If we get a chance to visit this island again we will do! This is so perfect for a family vacation too, your children will enjoy the sand, the beach and the activities too! But please be a responsible traveler, if you ever see a plastic or trash at the beach or near the beach pick it up and put it in a right trash cans. I love how I saw others doing this to maintain the cleanliness of the island. All hotels and establishments also using a environmental utensils and they don't use a plastic, so happy to witnessing and experience this, I hope all do the same like this.

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RELATED BLOG POST:
Frendz HostelBoracay => https://bit.ly/2BPQ4mc
Puka Beach Guide and Details => https://bit.ly/2BLv2VG