Undefeatable
summer destination for the locals and for the foreigners, and now an all year round tourist
destination. Boracay not only offers the perfect white sand but a variety of
activities that you could only relish in Boracay, simply because it's
Boracay.
You shouldn’t miss the air (parasailing) and underwater (reef walking) activity. Parasailing during peak season requires reservation, lot of vacationers want to experience that recreational activity, fly for about 500 meters high as you are harnessed to a colorful canopy wing/ canopy chute and lifted through the air while being pulled by a speed boat. The rate for this activity is per head basis, ranging from P1500-P1200 during off peak season and when peak season it increases for as much as P2200. When we when there, January 2012, the agent quoted P1500 each, but with our expert haggling skills, we made it down to P900. Don’t be reluctant to haggle the price, they are already immune to that, thousands and millions of tourists are doing that to them every single transaction. It is an ordinary thing!
Next
activity you should deliberately try is the Reef Walking , also known as the
Helmet Diving. It involves wearing a helmet filled with oxygen inside by a tube
connected to the helmet. Go down deep as
20 feet below the sea and see the vibrant coral reefs and colorful fishes. Meet
Nemo down there! The rate for this is P500 but we got it at
P300. Okay, we saved P800 each for the two activities, enough for another
activity such banana boat and flying fish, unfortunately we didn't have enough
time because that period we need to catch up the van going to Iloilo for the Dinagyang
Festival. Actually, Boracay is just a side trip. We only stayed at Boracay for 1 night and half day but I believed
that we were able to maximize our Boracay trip. I owe Boracay at least 2N3D
stay. See you next time lovely Boracay!
Amazing haggling skills! You have the cheapest parasailing rate i've seen so far. Love your photos esp the underwater one! So wacky and so fun!How did you manage to haggle so low? Did you apporach the agents directly or went through a middleman? Which agent did you go? Diamond? Red coral? I sooo hope to go to boracay next year. :D
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