We had three nights in Boracay which was probably as much as we needed.
For once, we didn’t over plan the stay – knowing that we’d have had a busy few weeks traversing the Philippines.
Wednesday 1st
We were up pre-dawn for our flight from Cebu-Boracay.
We hopped in a taxi at 0630 for the airport.
It’s only about 10km from the hotel to the airport but the trip took us 40 minutes and cost us 500PHP or $14. We had to get two taxis because of all our luggage.
About 0720 we arrived at the airport which gave us just enough time to sort ourselves for our 0815 flight. We took Cebu Pacific flight 5J134 to Caticlan.
The flight cost us around $65 each. It was only an hour and a half so we were there around 0930.
It’s a bit of an ordeal to get from the airport to the island – involving a bus, a boat and another bus, but it’s all very well organised.
We ended up organising a transfer from the airport, but for our return trip we did it through the hotel. It was cheaper and a bit more lux because the hotel had its own shuttles and speedboats.
The shuttle from the airport to the port was 15 minutes. The boat took us 20 minutes from Caticlan Jetty Port to Boracay Jetty Port. And the shuttle from the port to the hotel was 10 minutes more.
We arrived at Henann Regency Resort and Spa at 1030.
The hotel cost $705 for the three of us, for three nights. Again, it was a little more than we’d been paying thus far, but it was the end of our trip and so we were up for a little bit of luxury.
The hotel had a gym and a couple of pools and was in a great location in District two.
A decent buffet breakfast in the hotel’s super busy restaurant was also included.
Only one of our rooms was ready when we arrived so we dropped off our bags and went out to check out Boracay.
The hotel is right on white beach, smack bang in the middle of all the bars and restaurants.
We decided to grab some breakfast and ended up at Bilicay along the beachfront.
We spent the day swimming, sunbaking and relaxing at the hotel before heading out for our sunset sailing adventure around 1700.
The experience was only an hour or so but probably all we needed. We got a private sailing boat for the four of us and had a nice time and it was definitely worth it.
After the trip we had a bit of a walk along the beach to enjoy the rest of sunset and to find something for dinner.
We ended up at Dos Mestizos for some traditional Filipino-Spanish snacks.
Thursday 2nd
After a leisurely breakfast at the hotel, we decided to find a driver to take us on a bit of an adventure around the island to explore a little.
We started off on the northeast corner of the island checking out Boracay NewCoast and the Rock Window.
Further north, we arrived at Puka Shell Beach – a big, white beach with small waves.
Finally, around midday the driver dropped us off at Diniwid Beach.
We had a swim, sunbake and a bit of an explore, before wandering back to the hotel.
The walk was only about 20 minutes around the rocks and along the beach.
Around 1730 we headed back out for a couple of sunset cocktails.
We ended up at Boracay Mandarin Island Hotel – just next door to the Henann.
We ended up having Mexican at Muchos for dinner.
Friday 3rd
After breakfast at the hotel we decided to cross the island to explore Bulabong beach on the eastern coast of the island. I don’t know if it’s always the case, but it was super windy. There were heaps of windsurfers out and about. The weather was pretty miserable and grey.
Back on the west coast – (about 100 metres away) the sun was shining and the water was glistening.
We had a couple of swims before deciding to get a pedicure. It was 1200PHP or about $32 dollars for the three of us.
We had some stacks from Potato Corner and Chow King before heading back to the hotel to relax.
Around 1730 we wandered up White Beach for some sunset drinks and dinner.
We ended up at Percy’s Seafood Restaurant . Food and drinks were decent, and the views were fantastic.
Saturday 4th
We had a pretty low key last morning in Boracay.
After breakfast at the hotel we had some time relaxing at the pool and the beach before packing up for the long trip home.
We managed to squeeze in one more pedicure (two in two days – living the life!!) before heading back to the hotel for our pick up.
Around 1430 the hotel shuttle arrived and transferred us to the hotel’s VIP suite at the Boracay Ferry Port. We hopped on the hotel boat and then in a van at Caticlan port for the short trip to the airport.
We got to the airport around 1500 which gave us plenty of time to check in for our 1830 Cebu Pacific Flight DG6246 to Manila.
The flights were $254 for the three of us.
Seeing as though we were so early, we managed to get put onto an earlier flight – meaning we arrived at Manila around 1740 – or around two hours early.
We landed at Terminal 3 and took the three shuttle for Terminal 2 for our Philippine Airlines flight to Sydney.
