How
To Get There
Philippine
Map showing the location of Island Boracay
Getting
Into Island Boracay
The
first thing, of course, you have to do to get into Boracay Plaza
Beach Resort, is to first get into Boracay Island. Well, the most
recommended way is by airplane heading to Kalibo or Caticlan.
The flight time to both locations is about an hour.
If
you go via Kalibo, you will be able to fly on a B737 150 seater
Jet aircraft of PAL, Cebu Pacific or Air Philippines. If you go
via Caticlan, you will fly on Asian Spirit ( 50 seater ) or SeAirs
( 19 seater ) which offers 8 flights each a day to Caticlan.
The
benefit of traveling on the smaller planes to Caticlan is the price
and land transfer is only 10 minutes as oppose to Kalibo's 2 hours.
Take a flight to Manila. You may have to spend a night in Manila
on your outward journey because onward flights to Boracay are limited.
Fly Philippine Airlines from Manila Domestic Airport to Kalibo Airport
( the flight takes about half an hour ). From
Kalibo Airport takes the air-conditioned bus to Caticlan and the
boat from Caticlan harbor to Boracay (the bus trip takes 90 minutes
and the boat 30 minutes. Various charter companies fly direct from
Manila to Caticlan Airport. As there is no jetty on Boracay, you
have to wade ashore from the boat, so wear something appropriate
and comfortable!
Getting
Into Boracay Plaza Beach Resort
Island
Boracay Map showing the location of Boracay Plaza Beach Resort
From
Caticlan and Around The Island
From Caticlan
Airport, it is a ten-minute away to Caticlan Jetty Port. There are
tricycles that are readily available right outside the airport arrival
area to take you to and from the Jetty Port. From Caticlan Jetty
Port, it is around twenty-minute boat ride to Boracay Island.
Boracay
is divided into three sections, known as Boat Stations 1, 2, and
3. Most of the time boats dock at Station 3. A designated drop-off
station on the other part of the island is being used during monsoon
season.
From
Boat Station 3, take a short walk to the Main Road for a tricycle
ride to Station 1. Boracay Plaza is the first resort on Station
1, right across the government center and church.
Boracay
Plaza Beach Resort is located right in the heart of the village
of Balabag, north of boat station 1. The landmarks here are the
plaza with the church on one side, the community center and the
communal basketball court, and on the other side is the long white-sand
beach.
The
hotel lies right in the middle between the plush restaurants of
the northern part of the White Beach and the entertainment zone
a short walk south.
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