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. 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 orcoves; 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. Banana Boat, 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 & Bluewaters is and 18-hole par 72 World- class golf course stretching across most of the island. For inquiries and reservations, contact us.
Many licensed masseurs roam the beachfront offering massages for Php 350.00 - 450/hour (6.30USD-8.10USD/ 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
Start off at 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 Shores, for Italian cuisine, Kasbar for exotic Moroccan. The upscale Aria Cafe restaurant by D'Mall for Italian food. For great tasting pizzas and melts, checkout Don Vito Ristorante & Yellow Cab. Try Pamana Restaurant, Maya's, and Subo Restaurant for Filipino cuisines. Must visit Los Indios Bravos (Gastropub cuisine). Station Juan at White House offers delicious traditional Filipino and international cuisine, their famous Fanizza is a must. For resh 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. A a trip to Boracay wouldn't be completed without one of Jonah's famous fruit shakes or Jony's fruit shake.
Popular nightspots include Epic, Summer Place, OM Bar and Wave Bar are known to last until sunrise parties. Visit Exit or Aplaya for Techno music