Among the 7,107 islands of the Philippines, the island of Boracay is definitely the most famous. It is located at the heart of the country, Southeast of Manila. Boracay is considered as one of the best Philippines beaches.
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It is popularly claimed to have the finest powdery white sand in the archipelago. Voted as the most popular beach in the world by Yahoo! users in 2007 in the Philippines and world’s best beaches positioning at number seven.

The island in the 70s was an isolated beach paradise not until the 80s when more people came in to explore what Jens Peters, a German traveler, wrote about in his book. Once the world caught wind of this well kept secret, the island changed from being a secluded budget traveler’s retreat to a popular holiday destination, attracting investments by large private firms and leading to the creation of a plethora of tourist resorts.

White Beach is  Boracay’s chief tourist resort and is home to a good selection of  accommodation options as well as an abundance of other amenities  including ample dining outlets, places for shopping, internet resources  and currency exchange facilities. The Philippine vacation resort itself, while fairly crowded  in the high season, is exceedingly beautiful and an ideal place to  enjoy lazy days soaking up the sun or energetic ones engaged in sand or  sea sports and activities.