While I am one who prefers less commercialised resort areas, Boracay's water is the clearest I have ever seen anywhere in the world - it runs rings around Australia's Whitsundays and Gold Coast, for instance. Yes, there has been much development along White Beach, but the previous reviewer omitted to state that motorcycle-powered tricycles are banned from the side lanes... more

I have been to Boracay several times over the years and this is my last. The entire island has been so over developed without the slightest foresight. The density, noise and pollution have destroyed what was maybe the nicest beach in the country. There are now over 600 tricycles on this 10 square mile island and maybe 6 miles of... more

This is the necest beach I've ever seen, though I'm sure there are nicer ones out there. I hear Cuba's got some lovely beaches. Very long beach. Very flat. Very wide. Very even sandy bottom. Clear. Sand is powder, white and cool. Very nice. Can get rough in the summer months. Was there in August 2008 and there were a... more