Province of Aklan Travel Forum

Hi,

My family (wife, children age 10, 7 & 8mths old baby) & I is planning to go Boracay in December. We will be arriving in Manila int airport on 1st Dec. I've been trying to book a domestic plane to Caticlan but its not available at the moment. Can anyone advise me on how to go to Boracay from Manila the fastest & easiest way. I have to be back in Manila by the 4th of Dec.

Regards
Max

Hello
I have a problem with my legs and for me it is difficult to walk and I can't trek(walk for long distance),is it true that are there pedicabs to move?Is it easy to find them?
Thank You

Hello, I am an insurance agent in Illinois, and I will be on Boracay in about 6 weeks, coincidentally my biggest clients will also be in the Philippines, and on Boracay at the same as me. I owe them dinner, and I would like to take them to the best, and or fanciest restaurant on Boracay. I have only been there once, and did not eat anywhere special so I need help. Also if you could please give me a rough idea on how much a dinner for 4 would run at the restaurant. Any assistance or advice will be greatly appreciated.

Doug

I am spending 3 days on Carabao Island this October and I am looking for alternative ways to get to the Island. I will be flying into Kalibo airport and taking a van to Caticlan. I know there is a 9a ferry but I will not be arriving in to Kalibo until around 2p. I heard that you can rent a boat from Caticlan but I have no idea how to do that or how to chose a boat to rent! Any practical advise would be appreciated.

Will be arriving at Caticlan Airport on Sept 10, 2009 before noon. What is the means of transportation from the airport to my hotel? Do I need to book a car/van in advance or there will be taxi or boat waiting? We are a Group of 4.
Any help please.

We need some local musicians to play at our wedding on Boracay, October 29th.
Having trouble finding a band which plays different music ie: not pop.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Does anyone have an email address for Red Pirates Bar?

hi we are planning to go to bora by 2ndweek of aug. our flight sked was supposed to be in caticlan but due to runway problem we are rerouted to kalibo which is 2hours away from caticlan port. we only booked 3d/2n, our worry is that we have a limited time since our estimated arrival in the island is past noon. we will consumed half day just for the travel. can you suggest what activities we might do in the island.tnx!

hi,we are a group of 8 coming to boracay on october..can you help me suggest a nice accomodation ( beachfront) but not so luxurious that has a pool and a peaceful surrounding..together with me are some adults at ages 40-60..i have done quite a research on some of the resorts..kindly help me review at them.
1. boracay tropics
2. la carmela de boracay
3. seraph hotel
4. red coconut palace
5. two seasons boracay
6. microtel inn and suites boracay
7. cocomangas beach resort
8. one crescent place hotel
9. sea wind boracay

which among these listed are favorable?and if you can recommend /suggest , id sincerely appreciate it..thanks a lot.cheers

Imy wife was there at Boracay in March 2008, and we had a great time. We found a shop that you buy a t shirt and pick the art work you want and an artist will hand draw it on for you. The art was great and would like to find out how to contact them so i can send them so work. Please let me if they have an e-mail address so i can contact them asap. thank you.
my e-mail address is raptor92123@sbcglobal.net

HI,
I will be going to boracay this AUG 16- 19 2009...
I am planning to do:
Island hopping, parasailing and zorb riding...
also would love to go to bulabog and puka beach hope I can manage my time
for my 3 nights 4days stay there.
magkano na nga pala ang parasailing ngayon?

I'm going to Boracay on next friday 10 Jul 2009.

I plan to join the below activity but i have no idea how to get it, not sure anyone here can help,

- Island Hoping
- Para Sailing
- Horse Ride to Mt Luho
- Fly Fish

Thank you.

hi there,
i am planning a trip to Boracay, sometime in Mar 2010. This will be our first trip there. We're thinking of staying at White Beach near Station 2 cos I hear that is where all the nightlife and watersports are at.

Any recommendations on budget accomodations?? prolly ard USD30 a night? somewhere near the bars and beach?

And what is the best way to get from Singapore to Boracay?

There are some divers in our group so any recommended dive operator at White Beach?

thanks!

Considering the weather which is better in august, white beach or bulabog beach? Been to the white beach so many times during summers but haven't been to bulabog. I heard its also a nice beach. Is it recommendable? My friends and I will be in the island 1st week of august.

Hi guys,

Can someone tell me how the weather conditions are at the moment for boracay island? I would like to travel to this region but heared it's raining a lot. Thanks for your help :)

Hi,

Has anyone stayed at SUR on station1?. Any feedback will be most welcome

hi guys! just been to coron palawan and it was great! i didnt plan to visit boracay this soon but i won a trip for 2, 3days 2nights. they prefer we go to bora this june but since i wasnt prepared for this, i asked them to move it this august.

hows the weather during this month? can we do something if its raining? i do hope it doesnt rain heavy. do you have list of activities during this month?

thanks much fellow vters!

I am planning a trip to boracay in middle of late May, how is the weather condition there? Is it going to be raining?

Or is it better to go to the east side?

thanks

Hi,
I'm looking for a good and reliable private van service from Kalibo to Caticlan. I'm wondering if there are any members who can recommend a private van transport.

Also I'm thinking at staying at Real Maris. Anyone have an opinion of this place?

Many thanks

Hi,

im planning to go to Boracay on July/August. Is it rainy (as in bad rainy - i dont mind a little rain) during this time in the island? (stormy? normal rain?) I'm a little worried it (the rain) might spoil our trip. And how's the beach? waves? It's my family's first time to Boracay and our first trip as a family after 12 years.

thanks!

My husband and I want to take our little bossing (our 4-year-old son) on his first more-than-a-day-trip beach vacation. I'm having a hard time deciding between Bohol and Boracay. For those who have taken their kids to either location, what would you say are the best that these places have to offer in terms of the kids' enjoyment?

Also please recommend a good hotel/resort (in either Boracay or Bohol), preferably with a pool and cable/satellite TV and beach-front. My budget for the room is at most PhP4500 per room per night.

Thanks in advance to those who will be so kind as to reply to this post! Happy summer to all! =)

Hi Vters,

I'm looking for a resort in Boracay which has rooms/chalet in stilt on the beach or on the sea.


any recommendations? thank you

We're going to Boracay for the first time in January. After lurking for so many weeks in the internet looking for a place to stay, I decided to pick Red Coconut. Is this is a good choice? I need ideas from Boracay experts here in VT. I'd prefer Station 1 beachfront accommodation, with pool, not so expensive, and hopefully not very noisy. My other 2 choices are Beachcomber and Patio Pacific.

Another thing, it would be best if I could get some travel deals/packages that include airfare, sea transfers, for Red Coconut. Does anybody know of websites that offer this package? It's fine if there's none.

I just want to make sure if Red Coconut is a good place to stay. Thanks a lot!!!

Hello, my wife, and I are planning our second trip to Boracay. We want to snorkel, and dive on this trip, but we have a few concerns. On our first trip we went snorkeling, and the crew of the boat we hired was very rude to my wife, and made many lewd coments to her in tagalog. I am American, but my wife is a Filipina, and apparently they took offense to this. My tagalog is very limited, and I was not paying attention to what the boat crew was saying so I had no idea that this was happening, and my wife didn't even tell me until much later. Does anyone have any idea how we can make sure we get a boat crew that will be mature, and treat us with the same respect we treat them? Also we want to go diving, and we intend to take a class here in the US so we don't have to waste a day in the classroom when we are on Boracay. We don't want to dive alone though, so we are looking for a reasonably priced guide to dive with us for a few hours on our first day, and we are willing to be part of a group. Can anyone recommend a guide, or a dive shop that we could contact to arrainge this, and rent us diving equipment. We will have our PADI log books, and other documentaion showing our training level.

Thanks
Douglas

Hi there! It's me again! My friends and I going to Boracay this May 14-17. Since it's my 2nd time to go there, I was appointed to be their events coordinator!!! (Hail to them! This is a tough job!).

Need your advise on where to go and the estimated costs for the following:
1. cheap but good buffet breakfast (including best coffee!) , lunch, or dinner.
2. boat to rent for island hopping.
3. best value for reef walking, wake boarding and tube ride
4. banana boat and fly fish rentals.

Thanks in advance!!!

Hi there!!!

Anybody stayed in La Isla Bonita Resort int the past? Can you give me any feedback on this? (either good or bad) Thanks in advance! :)

my friends and i are going to boracay on the 28tht til 31st and we still dont have room reservation. we're looking for someplace really nice and affordable. we need a room that can accommodate all 4 of us. do u think we can just walk in hotels? this will be our first time in boracay and we really need your help.

Me and my wife will be in Bora from May 21-24,2009. We need an affordable place/room (with a/c and tv) to stay preferrably near the beach and D mall if that's possible.

It's our first time so we really need help from you guys.Thanks.

Hi everyone! I just want to ask how far is Balinghai resort from station 1? Is it towards the Diniwid area? Is anyone familiar with Balinghai resort?

This may be too early to ask as we plan to go to Boracay next summer. But I planned our Palawan trip (next week) about a year ago, so I prefer it earlier.

I'm eyeing on Faith village convention center... any insights or pictures pls?

Any other suggestions (cheap accommodation like transient, house, pension) good for about 10 adults, 2 kids. As long as there's aircon, TV, private TB,doesn't need to be exactly at the beachfront but not TOO far from where the boracay action is, should be well secured and comfy, of course (no bed bugs pls. HAHA)

I want to save on accommodation 4D/3N so we could allot the bigger chunk of the budget for good food and activities since this will serve as my graduation gift to them. I still have a year to save for our expenses LOL.

Thanks guys!

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Hi!

I like to know what other airlines services Manila-Caticlan. I know of Zest Airlines (formerly Asian Spirit) flies directly to Caticlan. Does PAL or Cebu Pacific flies to Caticlan directly??

Thank you.