The central market, also called Talipapa, offers a variety of beachwear fashion shops, specialty shops. Another open-air market to the north & more upscale, is called D‘Mall . This place hosts a small supermarket, beachwear shops, antique furniture, lamps, jewelry & native woodcarvings. Both places are perfect for pasalubong or souvenir shopping. If you're looking for a full-sized supermarket or popular fast-food chains, visit City Mall, the first mall on the island. Another great option is The Shoppes at Station B, a newly opened mall offering a variety of dining options, one-stop shopping convenience, and complimentary Wi-Fi.
Trips around the island often include snorkeling stopovers at different beaches or coves; the most popular of which are Puka Beach, Ilig-Iligan Beach & Crocodile Island. The front desk of the resorts can arrange boat trips with lunch packages.
The island has more than 24 dive sites and over 20 dive centres offering services suited for beginners and experienced divers alike. Windsurfing, kite boarding, wake boarding, jet skiing, parasailing, sunset parasailing, and banana boat riding are also very popular Boracay activities. Many sport shops display their services along the pedestrian pathway and are easy to find.
Fairways & Bluewaters is and 18-hole par 72 World - class golf course stretching across most of the island.
Many licensed masseurs roam the beachfront offering massages for Php350.00 - 450/hour. You can also treat yourself to a luxurious day at the Mandala Spa. Being very popular, it is advisable to book reservations early. For treatments and rates, you can check the website: https://mandalaspaboracay.com/.
You can start off your day with a superb breakfast at Real Coffee, Lazy Dog, and Lemon Cafe or at the Sunny Side Cafe. Cyma for great tasting Greek food, Dos Mestizos for Spanish cuisine, Forno Osteria at Discovery Boracay, for Italian cuisine, Kasbar for exotic Moroccan. The upscale Aria Cafe restaurant by D'Mall serves wonderful Italian dishes alongside the pedestrian pathway. For great tasting pizzas and melts, check out Don Vito Ristorante, Two Seasons and Shakey’s. You may also try Pamana Restaurant, Maya's, and Mesa Restaurant for Filipino cuisines. Don't leave the island without visiting Los Indios Bravos (Gastropub cuisine). Most of these restaurants offer seafood, but if you want to personally choose and buy fresh seafood, go to Tindahan it Boracay and have it cooked at one of the market's restaurants that offer the seafood. For affordable restaurants, there is Smoke, Mang Inasal or Andoks mostly located at D'Mall.