Boracay Island

Last weekend, I was in Boracay together with some friends. It was two weeks just right after the typhoon Frank struck the province of Aklan. Fortunately, we were all glad to witness that the island and its beach were just as wonderful as it was. The place has been restored back to normal, and business establishments resumed their regular operations.

Last year when I was in Boracay, we stayed at the Nirvana Resort, where there are units which are good for groups of 4 to 10. The units included bedrooms, dining area, and a kitchen where we can cook our own food we bought from the market. We had 4 days and 3 nights of stay for 10,500 pesos.

This time we stayed at the La Carmela Beach Resort. We were a group of 9 and we took 3 rooms, spending 2,475 pesos each person. But take note, this deal also includes full set meals for all our lunch, dinner, and breakfast. What’s more interesting is that you can upgrade to buffet or “eat-all-you-can” for an additional fee of 60 pesos. It’s pretty affordable. But of course, if you’re the kind of person who wants a variety of food for the day, you’d like to eat in various places. Some of my friends ate at the Nigi Nigi Nu Noos e Nu Nu Noos restaurant, which they recommend because it wasn’t that expensive but the food was great. The name’s a little weird though, huh :)

Anyway, for most of my friends I was with, it was their first time to step their feet on the island. We then took them for a boat trip, spending 500 pesos each person. That includes all expenses including a buffet lunch. First stop, we went snorkeling at the Crocodile Island. Next, we went to the Crystal Cove and enjoyed the stay at the two caves. Then we had lunch in another island. I forgot the name of the island, all I remember was how hungry we were. Haha. And we finally went to the Puka Shell Beach and bought souvenirs for our loved ones back home. We had this activity for the whole day till late afternoon.

We stayed at Station 1 to enjoy the rest of the time on the White Beach. It was windy and the water was wavy. There were some guys who were kite boarding impressively. While we were there, we also took some time to slurp on the delicious Jonah’s Fruit Shakes.

I guess those were the highlights of our trip! I really think the 3 days 2 nights stay was not enough, at least for me, as I was wanting more time to relax and have fun on the beach. So I will certainly be back there sometime soon! Any resort or hotel you recommend? Feel free to comment :)