My first trip to Boracay was also my first time to ride an airplane. Luckily, I was able to book a promo flight from Zest Air. At first, my colleagues were joking, saying good luck "hope you make it alive". It's because Zest Air was formerly known as Asian Spirit, the so-called "Asian airline that turns its passengers into Spirits". That initially scared me. However, knowing that it is under a new owner, I know I'm in good hands. I researched about the airline and found out it has a new fleet, and the plane that we will be using is brand new. So, that's good news for me.
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| Our Plane, new MA-60 |
Finally, the day has arrived! After waiting for three months, its my time to fly. I'll be flying together with 3 more friends who also booked their flights with me. Check-in was a breeze, we were on the waiting area in no time. Our flight departed on time and we landed ahead of schedule in Caticlan.
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| Free Zest-O during flight |
From the airport, we took a tricycle ride to the jetty port. From there, you have to pay the environmental fee, terminal fee, and of course the ferry ride. We took the air-conditioned fast craft which costs just 5 pesos more from the ordinary motor boats. Upon reaching Boracay Island, you have to take another tricycle ride to your hotel/resort. It costs 20 pesos per person or 100 pesos for a special trip.
We stayed at Nirvana Resort, located at Boat Station 2. The resort is a five minute walk from the Beach. We stayed on a villa with complete amenities such as a mini bar, kitchen with complete utensils and cookware, a dining room, a large bedroom, spacious living room, and nice veranda situated in a garden setting. While waiting for our other friends who took a different flight, we went to D' mall Palengke to buy some food to cook. After preparing everything, we dipped into the resort's new swimming pool until our friends came. When they arrived, we accompanied them to our villa, we actually booked two villas connected to each other. After some nice lunch, off we go to the beach.
At last, first time on the beach, I was surprised with the large shoreline! So captivating! All we did was take pictures and videos. We familiarized with the place before we finally swim. When we went on the water, we were surprised to see algae on it. Yes, algae! You have to go farther to avoid those things. It normally appears during the summer months. On our first night, we went to Cocomangas shooter bar, however, it was so crowded and there were no more place to accommodate more people so we decided to look for another place. After some good drinking we walked beside the shore on our way back to our resort.
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| Walking at the shore for the first time |
Day 2, island hopping time. We went snorkeling and went to Puka beach for lunch and tried the famous Jona's shake upon returning to the white beach. After almost a day of activities, we went back to the resort and rest for a while. During dinner, some ate at a beach front buffet while me and some others decided to eat at a Korean restaurant at D' Mall.
On our 3rd day, we tried some water activities such as banana boat, flying fish, and reef walking. After these really exciting activities, we went shopping and prepared to pack our things. Finally, its time to leave. I'm so excited to ride the airplane once again! Check-in at the Caticlan airport was fine, however, entry to the departure area is so chaotic! It's too over crowded! So many people standing everywhere since there were no more seats available. After some time, there were only few people around. We later found out that we were the last plane to depart at the airport. There are no evening flights at the Caticlan Airport.
At last! Back to Manila. I sure enjoyed my Boracay adventure and promised myself to come back soon. Just an advice; always drink bottled water, and be careful where you buy your drinks, the water on the island is often contaminated. Most of us suffered diarrhea. We even called a doctor twice because someone got seriously ill. We were told by the doctor that its a common sickness on the island. But all in all, it was a blast!
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