"HENZUP": Boracay 2010

PLACE: Boracay

WHERE: Boracay, Aklan Philippines – REGION VI (Western Visayas)

DATE OF VISIT: May 7-9, 2010

Boracay Island is located off the northwest corner of Panay Island, and belongs to the Western Visayas island-group, or Region VI, of the Philippines. The island is approximately seven kilometers long, dog-bone shaped with the narrowest spot being less than one kilometer wide, and has a total land area of 10.32 square kilometers.

Boracay's two primary tourism beaches, White Beach and Bulabog Beach, are located on opposite sides of the island's narrow central area. White Beach faces westward and Bulabog Beach faces eastward. The island also has several other beaches.

White Beach is the main tourism beach. It is about four kilometers long and is lined with resorts, hotels, lodging houses, restaurants, and other tourism-related businesses.

Bulabog Beach, across the island from White Beach, is a secondary tourism beach and Boracay's main windsurfing and kiteboarding area.

A number of accommodation types are scattered all over the island, ranging from luxurious hotel types to budget, spartan rooms. Leisure activities available on or near Boracay include scuba diving, snorkeling, windsurfing, kiteboarding, cliff diving, and beach relaxation. In addition, Boracay offers a wide range of restaurants, bars, pubs, and nightclubs.

"One of the best beaches in the world"