The central market, also called Talipapa, offers a variety of beachwear fashion shops, specialty shops, & many food stalls. Another open-air market to the north & more upscale than the Talipapa, 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. City Mall is the first and newly opened mall on the island, if you’re looking for a full-sized supermarket and fast food chains.
Trips around the island often include snorkeling stopovers at different beaches or coves; the most popular of which are Puka Beach, Ilig-Iligan Beach, Laurel Island & Crocodile Island. The front desk of the resorts can arrange boat trips with lunch packages. Banana Boat, Zorb, Zipline and Dune Buggy Tours are nice too!
The island has more than 24 dive sites and over 20 dive centers offering services suited for beginners and experienced divers alike. Windsurfing, kite boarding, wake boarding, jet skiing, parasailing, sunset paraw sailing, 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 & Bluewater is and 18-hole par 72 World- class golf course stretching across most of the island. For inquiries and reservations, contact us (Amanda Tirol).
Many licensed masseurs roam the beachfront offering massages for Php from Php 350.00 - 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: www.mandalaspa.com.
You can start off your day with a superb breakfast at Real Coffee, Lazy Dog, and Lemon Café or at the Sunny Side Café. Known for its ambience, True Food serves authentic Indian and vegetarian cuisine, Cyma for great tasting Greek food. Dos Mestizos for Spanish cuisine, and true carnivores can have their fill in the Boracay Steak House, Forno Osteria at Discovery Shores, for Italian cuisine, Kasbah for exotic Moroccan dishes a Hawaiian-Bar-BQue’s famous original Hawaiian barbecue. There’s also Mañana that serves excellent Mexican food and equally excellent Margaritas! The upscale Aria Café restaurant by D’Mall serves wonderful Italian dishes along side the pedestrian pathway. The seafood risotto at Friday’s Restaurant is the best brunch to start your day. For great tasting pizzas and melts, checkout Don Vito Ristorante, Yellow Cab and Shakeys. You may also try Pamana Restaurant, Maya’s, Subo Restaurant and Titos for Filipino cuisines.
Don’t leave the island without visiting Los Indios Bravos (Gastropub cuisine). Station Juan at White House offers delicious spread from traditional Filipino and international cuisine, their famous Panizza is a must try. 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 se For affordable restaurants, there is Smoke, Mang Inasal or Andoks mostly located at D’Mall. Of course, a trip to Boracay wouldn’t be completed without one of Jonah’s famous fruit shakes, Jony’s fruit shake or Ti Braz for scrumptious crepes.
Popular nightspots include Epic, Summer Place, OM Bar and Wave Bar are known to last until sunrise parties. Bom Bom & Pat’s Bar for its live reggae and island percussions. Visit Exit or Aplaya for Techno music. For the brave, try Cocomangas’ at Station 1 for infamous 15 shots and still standing and proudly have your name immortalized on their wall of fame. Club Galaxy, is the newly opened and the biggest Bar on the island.