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MANILA - The resort island of Boracay will be closed to tourists for six months from April 26 to fix sewage and environment-related problems that have led President Rodrigo Duterte to describe it as a "cesspool". Mr Duterte approved the recommendation by three government agencies to shut down Boracay, his spokesman Harry Roque told reporters late on Wednesday (April 4). The go-ahead was given despite pleas to carry out the shutdown in phases and to limit its scope. http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippines-to-close-boracay-to-tourists-for-six-months-from-april-26 Take note for those who are planning your vacations! Time to go Maldives then.

So it begins, our long awaited journey and our virgin visit to Philippines. This trip was realized in 2014 October. It Always wanted to see Boracay but was hold back by the inconvenient journey there. Alas, Tiger Airway announced that they fly everyone there since 2013 which made this trip a reality. Ticket bought! $260 per pax thereabout. Flight time about 3 hours 45 minutes. So we took off at about 9am from Changi Airport and touched down at Kalibo at about 1pm Singapore time. Best month to visit Boracay, end October till early April. ( To avoid the monsoon season ) The moment we landed, that was no air conditioned tunnel to get out of the plane to the terminal, we had to walk our way to the terminal under the lovey sun. So please wear lightly, this airport terminal may disappoint you deeply if you have too high expectation of it. The airport has only one runway for take off and landing, you could easily spot it before landing when the plane is making a big U-turn. Once you reach the immigration counter, the dimly lighted area, you got to queue up for the clearance, this is gonna take pretty long if you are the last few to queue up as they have only 1 to 2 counters serving the arrival guests. The aircon system in there is not the greatest and you may wanna wear lightly and also the ventilation of the terminal is pretty bad as the ceiling is considered very low for a terminal. So once you have your passport cleared and collected your bags, walk right out of the terminal and fear not, you will not miss the tour bus which will bring you to Caticlan ferry terminal. https://soulblogger.net/travel/how-to-get-to-boracay/

will be there next month pls advise thx all

What's there to do/see/eat? any suggestions?

Ok, this is not exactly a road trip, but I'm planning a trip to Boracay in March next year to celebrate our wedding anniversary. Any experience to share?

I'm thinking of going to Philippines for a beach resort break but cannot decide between Mactan Island or Boracay. Anyone been there before? Any advice will be much appreciated.