Where is Boracay? Boracay Island is located in Aklan province, south of the Philippines Main Island and about 200 miles from Manila. It boasts of 4 kilometers (2 ½ miles) of powdery-white sand beach.
Boracay vacation along boat stations
It has 3 main Boat stations: Boat Station 1 being the farthest and secluded. Station 2 is where the action is. They have D’ Mall shopping center, coffee shops like Starbucks, bars and restaurants. Knowing where your resort/hotel station is will definitely help you go around the island.
How to get to your Boracay vacation
From Manila, Boracay can be reached via 2 main gateways: Kalibo airport and Caticlan airport. The best route would be via Caticlan since from the airport about 10 minutes to get to the Caticlan Jetty Port. Kalibo, on the other hand, is about 2-hours away from Caticlan.
Tropical Boracay vacation
From Kalibo, vans, air-conditioned buses and rental vehicles can take you to the Caticlan Jetty Port Taking the air-conditioned bus is less expensive, but can take more time. If you are with friends, catch a van to take you to the port. Fee is about PhP 1, 000.00 one way.
Boracay vacation from Cebu
There are also flights from Cebu- the queen city of Philippines- from the Matcan International Airport. The airlines that travel to either Kalibo or Caticlan are Philippine Airlines, Asian Spirit, Cebu Pacific or Air Philippines.
