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How to Get to the Carabao Island/Boracay Island?

Take a flight to Manila. After arriving at Manila International Airport (or Ninoy Aquino International Airport NAIA), you will transfer to Manila's Domestic Airport Terminal Area. Check general information at the airport. There are domestic flights to Caticlan or Kalibo Airports.

Asian Spirit have domestic flights from Manila direct to Caticlan (See flight schedule)ASIAN SPIRIT, Manila, Tel. Nos. (02)840-3811 to 16 or 840-1712 to 13 / 819-2827.

You can fly Philippine Airlines from Manila Domestic Airport to Kalibo Airport. Philippine Airlines (PAL) and Air Philippines, Manila, PAL: Tel. Nos. (02)855-8888, 855-7888, Fax No. (02)853-8344; AirPhils: Tel. No. (02)855-9000, Fax no. (02) 851-7922. The flight takes 30 minutes. and costs about PHP 3,000 (Philippine pesos) round trips.

From Kalibo Airport, take the air-conditioned bus to Caticlan. The bus trip takes an hour. From Caticlan harbor, take a motor boat (banca) to Boracay. The boat takes around 20-30 minutes. The bus trip and the boat costs around Pp 140.

From Boracay, take a motor boat to the town of San Jose/Carabao Island. Or direct from Caticlan, one-way fare to San Jose usually Pp 25. A chartered (Special trip) motor boat costs around Pp 500; usually the hire from Boracay to Carabao is more costly. The best source for information on the latest boat schedules from Boracay is at the boat stations. Many people who work on Boracay are originally from Carabao.

From Boracay, they can disembark directly to Lanas (Parcel II) or Tipok-pok (Parcel I). In fact these two sites are much nearer to Boracay than San Jose. San Jose town proper is at at the opposite side of Carabao island. Carabao island has paved road from San Jose to Lanas. By foot, mountain bike, motorbike, Tipok-pok could be reached from both places.

Boracay is accessible by plane and boat from Manila and Cebu City via Panay Island. An alternative route is a boat ride from surrounding islands like Mindoro and Tablas/Romblon.

From Manila (by Plane)
Philippine Airlines (PAL) provides 3 flights daily from Manila to Kalibo, the capital of Aklan Porvince, north of Panay, using a B737 aircraft. From Kalibo air-conditioned coaster, coaches and vans are available for the 1 1/2 hour ride to Caticlan.

During the high season PAL flights to Kalibo are often fully booked for several weeks, alternative flight destinations are Tablas island (Romblon Province), Roxas City (east Panay) or Iloilo City (southwest Panay).

The most convenient way is a flight to Caticlan, jump-off point to Boracay on the northwest tip of Panay, by private airlines such as Asian Spirit Pacific Air and Aerolift. They offer daily flights by smaller aircrafts.

All flights depart from the Manila Domestic Airport in metro Manila.

Tour Operators in Manila, offer package tours for 3 days including round trip airfare, transfer and accommodation with breakfast.

From Manila (by Boat)
The cheaper route when going from Manila to Boracay is by boat to the town of Dumaguit/New Washington on the north coast of Panay then by public bus or jeepney to Caticlan or by air-conditioned shuttle bus from Kalibo air port at P150 per person. The boat ride can actually save expenses for a simple accommodation since the boat sails overnight. These trips are offered by WGA, Moreta Shipping Lines and Negros navigation. All ships depart from North Harbor, Manila.

It is advisable to inquire about accurate departure schedule before starting the trip. Ships maybe delayed due to bad weather.

Also, by boat thru MBRS shipping. Their boats leave North Harbor Pier 8 every Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 5 PM arriving Caticlan at about 8 AM the following day. Those are RO-RO ships. However, no cars clould be off-loaded in Caticlan. These ships pass Odiongan, Romblon pier. This is convenient and cheaper way to get to Boracay.

From Caticlan
There is a frequent banca ferry service between and White Beach in Boracay. Passenger should proceed to the Boat Station at Caticlan to buy ticket and register with the Department of Tourism (DOT). The fare is P12.50 pesos. There are no piers at the landing points, so pack valuables in plastic and be prepared to get wet. Three docking points have been designated in the island. Boat Station 1 at the northernmost, Boat Station 2 in the middle and Boat Station 3 at the southern end.

From Dumaguit/New Washington
When arriving Dumaguit/New Washington one has to ride a jeepney to Kalibo first and then a bus or jeepney to Caticlan.

From Iloilo City
Ceres Liner buses run almost hourly from Iloilo to Kalibo 3:00 a.m. anddn 3:00 p.m. The terminal in Iloilo is on Rizal St. (Tanza) and the trip takes about 5 hours. There are ordinary as well as express buses. A direct Iloilo-Caticlan bus service leaves Iloilo at 3:30, 8:30 & 10:00 a.m. daily.

From Tablas
From Tablas airport jeepneys ply the routes to Looc and Sta. Fe where bancas wait for passengers bound for Boracay. The boat trip takes 1 1/2 to 2 hours. This route is risky especially during the months of July to September. There is also regular jeepney trips form Odiongan to Looc and Sta. Fe.

From Mindoro
An alternative route by land/water transportation from Manila may be the trip via Mindoro, either to Puerto Galera or Calapan., Roxas, the jump-off point of the east coast Mindoro, can easily be reached by bus from Calapan. A big outrigger ferry leaves Roxas daily for Odiongan or Looc on Tablas. At Melco Beach Resort in Roxas private banca owners offer special trips direct to Boracay for 1,000-1,500 pesos per boat. Since the Tablas Strait between Mindoro and Tablas) is battered by high waves and dangerous current we advise travellers not to risk these trips.

From Cebu (by Plane)
PAL departs from Mactan International Airport to Kalibo every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and daily to Iloilo City.

From Cebu (by Bus/Ferry)
By bus, Ceres Liner leaves Cebu starting at 5:00 a.m. for Bacolod City. From Bacolod transfer by ferry to Iloilo (last trip is at 3:00 p.m.)

From Palawan (by Plane)
PAL flies to Iloilo from Puerto Princesa on Wednesday and Saturday at 4:30 p.m. Fare is P1,131.50.

San Jose town and its beautiful coastline of white sand, clear azure water, and coconut trees fringing the beach. San Jose is a good swimming beach with powdery sand and gradually sloping floors. The town is clean and pretty and its residents are friendly. From the town proper you may mountain bike or hike over the hills (the highest peak is around 218 m) to the other side of the island.

Perhaps the best time to visit San Jose is during the southeast monsoon which is usually May-Sept. San Jose faces east. Lanas has a white shorline and clean seas. The beach is corally and there is snorkeling offshore. Carabao has good dive sites, better than Boracay, and a dive resort has opened on Lanas.

Take Note
The Department of Tourism has its field office at Oro Beach Resort in front of Boat Station No. 2. Philippine Airlines booking office is at Southsea Resort at Angol.

Police Station is on White Beach behind the Boracay Tourist Center in Mangayad.

Many resorts offer a mail service via Kalibo. For international mail there is the Boracay Tourist Center located at Mangayad. Other facilities include fax machine, foreign exchange, safety deposit, reservations, long distance call, etc.

Basic medical service is offered by a small hospital in the island. It is mainly equipped for minor illness. In serious cases you should get admitted in one of Kalibo's hospitals.

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