Any waves?
Whats the best season?
What wind strength can you expect?
Whats the cheapest way to fly there?
Can you walk to kite spot from your villa?

Interested in the villa, arrive in Boracay on the 31st Dec...Can you share some more details?

Thanks for the vid suggestion Gibbo!

Kataoe, Aorta I am staying at the Villa with a crew from the 21st Dec to 10th Jan so its available after that when the Asian Funboard cup kicks in. If you need to book just fill in the details on the booking page http://www.sbvilla.com/bookings.php and the lady who looks after the place will get back to you.

The best time to kite Boracay is at the end of the year Nov - Feb as the wind kicks in hard on Bulabog Beach. You can also kite on the other side of the island during the middle of the year which is also stunning.

The Villa is based at a a beach called Diniwid Beach where all the permanent residents live and its only a short 5 min trip to Bulabog beach or white beach. Its the upmarket end of the island and super close to the Golf Course. The advantage of staying there during the Christmas period is that you dont get blown away after a day of kiting. Its side of the island is calm and serene just what you need in the evening after an all day session.

Answer to questions:

1. Any waves? : Some small ones but more large swell past the breakers outside of the lagoon but not recommened to kite there unless super hard core - coming down off your kite out there woulld not be fun as coral reefs abound. I was out on a local banka (traditional) boat in a true 30+knt winds and was struggling to hold on to the boat in the swell much less a kite!!

2. Whats the best season? Usually Nov - Feb (Bulabog Beach) but other times of the year the wind swings to the other side of the island (white beach). Best to stay in accomodation not on the windy side of the island - gets a bit too much 24/7.

3. What wind strength can you expect? Nov - Feb approx: 18 - 30knts (some days will be lulls)

Whats the cheapest way to fly there? Depends where you live. Recommend you book way in advance to get cheap deals. East coast: can go:

- Air New Guinea via port moresby to Manila
- Royal Brunei out of Brisbane / Sydney
- Continential airlines out of Cairns (stops in Guam 12 hours so can have a kite there too)
- Jetstar to singapore then another jetstar flight to Manila
- Philippines Airlines - direct ex Brisbane, Sydney
- QANTAS - direct ex Brisbane, Sydney

West Coast (Perth) - not sure perhaps a carrier via Singapore

In all cases once you arrive in Manila its only a short flight or nice o/night ship to the island, super cheap flights like $40 one way.

4. Can you walk to kite spot from your villa? Yes but most people get around on tricycles for like $2-4.

Hope to see you all there soon!
Check out map below to see the villa in relation to the beaches. (Bgy. Balabag) is Bulabag Beach, (Station 2 sits) in the middle of white beach.

Hi Buzz - you can go woith Zest (the old Asian Spirit) or Cebu Pacific. I think there is another called Seair. Bear in mind their weight restrictions however.

Hope this helps.

RPM nothing against you personally but with over 140 posts it seems you have an opinion on just about everyone and everything, welcome or not. FYI I am not spruiking the villa, its rented and occupied 98% of the year and yes its on Diniwid Beach, the decidely upmarket areas where all the island's expat permanent residents live away from the so called 'Russian pensioners' you seem to despise and only a 5 min trike ride to Bulabog. How do I know this? Well I own the place and have lived there for over a year and can comment above and beyond the 4 weeks worth of experience that seems to makes you an authority on kiting in Boracay. What I am trying to do here is be nice and get more Aussies to come there and see why the likes of Susie Mai and other pro kiters come to kite there, not to have negativity thrown around by some unknown. No place is perfect not even Boracay but instead of dissing it why not talk about some of the good things on the island. Enough said I wish you all the best and perhaps best stay in WA next time as you dont need Boracay and certainly it and the many kiters there wont miss you!! Cheers!

i deleted my posts.. your right.. Boracay is awesome. Everyone should go. Sounds like you and susi are besties!

ENJOY

Rico said...
you can stay in the Villa free up to a week anytime, just email! Thats if you can bear to bring yourself back there! Cheers!

so is the villa free or cheap like you said in the first post . I'm getting confused now .

hey guys we should all respect each other here as fellow kiters and stand up for each other and support each other, RPM is a decent guy and he is entitled to his opinions as an obviously well travelled kiter, god only knows how many councils want to shut us down - so lets all stand up and support each other no name calling please!!!! kimpa when are you looking at coming?

bizare being from WA apparently but posting airfares etc from east coast and no idea about wa prices ?