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Although
Boracay has over 12 beautiful white beaches, exceptionally good
food, and offers great value for the tourist dollar, its UNIQUE
features are it greatest attraction. Among the discoveries that
await the traveler...
WHITE BEACHES:
13 of the finest white beaches in the world offering powder fine snow
white sand can be
found right
here on Boracay Island:
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White Beach extends along much of the island’s west coast, this famous
stretch of white sand is the premier beauty and tourist attraction of
Boracay.
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Diniwid Beach is just north of white beach and is 200-meters-long. This
lovely cove may be reached by walking north from white beach along a
picturesque path hewn form the cliff. Diniwid offers seclusion and upper-scale resorts with a private beach.
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Tiny Baling-Hai Beach, enclosed by craggy walls of rock, is a romantic
hideaway for those who prefer quiet and solitude. Cottages of the
Balinghai Resort are scattered on the rock cliff as well as at the top
of the cliff above the beach.
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Puka
Shell Beach is on the north end of Boracay facing Carabao Island. This
beach is 1,300 meters long and is the second-longest beach on Boracay
and a favorite picnic destination for tourist boating around the island.
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Bulabog Beach is on the eastern side of Boracay Island and separated
from white beach by the narrowest part of the Island. Although only
one-kilometer long, Bulabog Beach is home to windsurfing, kitesurfing
and the annual Southeast Asia Funboard Cup.
EXOTIC WILDLIFE:
In some jungle-like areas you will still see
snakes, monkeys and even a waren, a large monitor
lizard. As you walk along white beach in the evening you may see the
flying foxes flying overhead. These large fruit eating bats are native
to Boracay and in recent years have become endangered. Once numbering in
the thousands, now only about 750 are believed to be on the island.
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the marvelous
GECKO, found all over the island and even in homes and some
of
the hotels and resorts.
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the tiny
yellow breasted SUNBIRDS, can be seen feeding on nectar in
calamansi and palm trees. When not feeding, they fly acrobatically
with sudden stops midair, calling excitedly.
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the
BUTTERFLIES can be found in the areas rich with trees an plants
can reward you with a view of many beautiful butterflies native to
Boracay.
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an abundance
of MARINE LIFE in the waters surrounding Boracay can be
found, although not to be compared to what one finds in Bohol,
Palawan or Batangas. For first time divers, Boracay offers great
underwater scenes.
EXOTIC PLANTS and the DEAD FOREST:
The Varity of trees and bushes on Boracay is stunning. There are
literally hundreds of different varieties of flowers, bushes, plants,
trees:
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Mango,
Papaya, Guava, Tamarind and Jackfruit,
and many Calamansi and
Breadfruit trees.
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Look for the
strangely beautiful Frangipani with its contorted trunk and
branches. It’s lovely flowers are purplish outside with a pleasant
fragrance.
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The fruit of
the Indian Almond tree is a preferred meal of the local bats
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A delicate
Barringtonia asiatica tree can be seen beside the swimming pool of
the Boracay Regency Resort. It’s pink and white pollen-filled
blossoms open only in the evening, and the fruit contains seeds that
stun fish when grated and cast in the water.
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You will also
see well-tended Hibiscus bushes and large Bougainvillea bushes with
there brilliant flowers.
ARE YOU READY FOR BORACAY?
A forgotten land
as far as tourism is concerned, Boracay is not for everyone. Changes,
delays, taxi over charging, occasional chaos are all part of traveling
in Boracay, so potential travelers should be well-qualified and
thoroughly briefed to avoid unhappy experiences for all concerned.
Potential travelers should also be warned of the health hazards, lack of
safety equipment (life jackets and/or rafts) in boats and other
embarkations; of the scarcity of medical facilities outside of Manila
and the fact that the medical facilities available in the capital are
not up to American standards. In other words, traveling to Boracay
Philippines definitely involves a certain amount of risk.
If, on the other hand, one has a true spirit of adventure akin to that
of the early explorers, is willing to accept and trade some aggravation
and discomfort for incredible white beaches, flora and unique wildlife
in a pristine land, and welcomes the unexpected as the very essence of
adventure travel, then Boracay Philippines will prove to be the
destination of a lifetime to return to again and again.
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