Boracay, Aklan

There are two airports you can choose from: Kalibo International Airport and Caticlan Airport

Kalibo International Airport

Kalibo is only 45-50 minutes by plane from Manila and 30 minutes from Cebu. The following airline companies fly to Kalibo daily:

• Cebu Pacific
• Philippine Airlines
• Philippine AirAsia

Once you arrive in Kalibo, you can find vans and buses going to Boracay. Find an accredited operator to avoid inflated rates. It takes around 2 hours from Kalibo to Caticlan Jetty port. From the port, you will take a pump boat going to Boracay Island.

Caticlan Airport

From Caticlan airport, take a tricycle going to Caticlan Jetty Port. It only takes a 5 to 10 minutes. From the port, you will take a pump boat going to Boracay Island.

Boracay's (and the whole Philippines) climate consists of two seasons: generally dry (tag-araw), from December to May, and wet (tag-ulan), from June to November. The dry season is the best time to visit to avoid being locked in your hotel room due to some monsoon rains or typhoon.

Local residents speak Tagalog and the local dialect of Aklanon which is closely related to Ilonggo, spoken on the island of Panay. Most locals understand English and can speak it, at the very least, in bits and pieces.

According to budgetyourtrip.com, you should plan to spend around ₱2,520 ($52) per day on your vacation in Boracay, which is the average daily price based on the expenses of other visitors. Past travelers have spent, on average, ₱645 ($13) on meals for one day and ₱1,257 ($26) on local transportation. Also, the average hotel price in Boracay for a couple is ₱2,083 ($43). So, a trip to Boracay for two people for one week costs on average ₱35,281 ($730). All of these average travel prices have been collected from other travelers to help you plan your own travel budget.

According to a new policy, you can't enter the island without any proof of booking in an accredited resort or hotel in Boracay. Once you arrive in the Jetty Port, you will be asked to show proof of hotel booking.

You are not required to take any tour package or activity. Most of the beaches can be reached by land.

Two to four days is enough to enjoy most of the highlights in Boracay.