Boracay Island Hopping: The 15 Best Boat Tours

1.4 Hour Private Boracay Island Hopping Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 167 reviews · from $95Our pick

Spend four hours on a private Boracay island-hopping boat with stops at Crystal Cove, Magic Island, Puka Beach, Crocodile Island, and Tambisaan Beach. You can snorkel, try a 10-meter cliff jump, explore sea caves, and enjoy a locally cooked lunch. Guide Mark is praised for his energy.

“Great experience and value. The lunch was significantly more than we had expected. The snorkeling near Crocodile Island was good. We saw much more during the time we had than anyone else on the cruise. Great guide and boat crew. Read more”

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2.Island Hopping with Snorkeling and Crystal Cove

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 109 reviews · 5 hours · from $30Best value

Join a five-hour boat trip from Astoria Station 1 to nearby islands, Crystal Cove, beaches, and snorkeling spots. Your English-speaking guide, often Monda or Lyn, helps with photos and safety. Snorkel gear and buffet lunch are included, but some site fees cost extra.

“Lyn was an amazing guide. So friendly and knowledgeable. The day wouldn’t have been the nearly as good without her. Highly Recommended!”

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3.Parasailing, Island Hopping, ATV Ride and Kawa Bath

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 67 reviews · 5 - 8 hours · from $70

Pack parasailing, island hopping, snorkeling, buffet lunch, a kawa bath, ATV riding, river swimming, kayaking, and paddle boarding into one 5 to 8 hour day. Guides such as Aira, Lyn, and Monda are known for careful help and photos, but expect a rushed schedule and a brief kawa bath.

“Totally recommend, we had a great day, full of activities and so much fun. The lunch has plenty of good food, and our guide Lyn is so nice, always helpful, kind and fun! We postponed the parasailing because of the weather but we just finished it today.”

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4.Private Island Hopping & Snorkeling Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 55 reviews · 4 hours · from $99

Set out from Astoria Boracay with a private boat, English or Tagalog guide, and a flexible four-hour plan. Swim at Coral Garden, snorkel near Crocodile Island, visit Puka Beach and Crystal Cove, and finish with a local seafood BBQ lunch. Edgar, Mark, Camille, and Ms Kim are among the guides praised for warm service.

“Everything we expected island hopping, swimming with the fish. Then at the end an amazing buffet of sea food. couldn't of asked for more. You get the most out of the trip if you schedule a private trip. The extra cost was totally worth it. Our guide took photos with my phone and theirs. Only issue we had was we didn't receive the extra photos he took using his phone.”

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5.Island Hopping & Cliff Jumping by Haqqy Life

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 33 reviews · 4 hours · from $36

Spend four hours with Haqqy Life on a social Boracay outing built around a cliff jump, snorkeling, swimming, beach time, games, snacks, and new friends. You’ll meet at Frendz Resort, pay two small cash fees, and follow a weather-dependent route led in English or Tagalog.

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6.Island Hopping with Lunch and Hot Kawa Bath

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 25 reviews · 4 hours · from $40

Spend four to five hours island-hopping from Boracay, with stops at Puka Beach, Crocodile Island, Tambisaan Beach, and Magic Island. You’ll snorkel, eat a Filipino Boodle Fight lunch, and try a hot kawa bath. Guide Lyn is noted for her warm, helpful approach, but schedules and stops can shift.

“the trip was really disappointing, was expecting much more. late departing left in hot sun with no shade, boat was packed with people my partner is not so good with balance and we were the last people to board the boat, no room left which left us sitting in engine room with no view.”

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7.Boracay Snorkeling & Island Hopping tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 21 reviews · from $55

Spend about five hours aboard a traditional banka boat from Boracay, visiting Puka Shell Beach and two snorkeling spots. Hotel pickup, lunch, drinks, and a host are included. Snorkel gear costs PHP 150, while Crystal Cove and Magic Island admission cost extra.

“The guides were really good , if you want to have Boracay in a nutshell other than walking its a good tour. Becareful with the crystal cave take off tour shoes or slippers you can loose it as the vawes are strong in the cave . The lunch was ok . Puka beach was my fav . Cery chill nice beach”

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8.Island Hopping with Buffet Lunch & ATV Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 14 reviews · 8 hours · from $78

Spend eight hours snorkeling, swimming, eating a Filipino buffet, riding an ATV on Boracay’s mainland, and soaking in a hot kawa bath. Guides such as Lyn and Ejay have been praised for keeping the day friendly and organized, though the shared tour can run behind schedule.

“This was an awesome day! Everything went smoothly and it was well worth it! The best part of the trip was our tour guide Lyn. She was very helpful and made my wife and I feel right at home. 5 Stars!”

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9.Island Hopping | Pick-up at the Hotel

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 13 reviews · 4.5 hours · from $32

You’ll join a 4 to 5-hour group boat trip from Boracay, with hotel pickup by eTrike, swimming, snorkeling, and a barbecue lunch. Stops include Puka Beach, Crocodile Island or Ilig-iligan, Crystal Cove, and Magic Island. Bring cash for site fees and expect weather-based changes.

“Na Łodzi brakowało miejsca do siedzenia, kamizelek.. Łódź była nowa i chyba nie zdążyli w pełni jej wyposażyć. Lunch bardzo ok. Atrakcje przyjemne choć snurkowanie bardzo słabe.. zero przejrzystości wody z uwagi na glony. Mozna by wybrać inne miejsce.”

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10.Island Hopping with Lunch, Mainland ATV and Zipline

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 11 reviews · 6 hours · from $90

You’ll combine a shared speedboat trip, snorkeling, kayaking, swimming, buffet lunch, a 30-minute ATV ride, a kawa bath and a zipline. The day begins and ends at Astoria Boracay, with meeting points changing by season and weather.

“Disappointed, chaos in the morning at the boat ramp had to stand in the sun for an hour waiting the Puka beach stop was pointless and see nothing the lunch was decent but the area you go to have the lunch and kava baths LOL instagram vs reality moment at this point we were all laughing at how bad it was, Crystal Cove was beautiful that was worth a visit, i stopped short and didn’t do the ATV and zip slide as some of the group had already been and said it was a waste of time … had a laugh though”

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11.Boracay Private Island Hopping Premium with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $100

Take a private boat around Boracay for four hours, visiting Puka or Ilig-Iligan Beach, two snorkeling sites, and Tambisaan Beach for lunch. Guides such as Angel, Cristal, and Dar provide friendly help, while Crystal Cove and Magic Island are optional paid stops.

“We had such a wonderful time on this private island tour — truly a 5-star experience. Angel and Cristal took exceptional care of our group (Simon, Bernie, Michael, and myself), guiding us seamlessly to lunch, Crystal Cove, and snorkeling. ExplRead more”

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12.Boracay Island Hopping + Hot Kawa + Parasailing + Helmet Diving

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 10 reviews · from $125

Spend 6 to 7 hours exploring Boracay’s beaches and reefs by shared boat. Swim, snorkel, enjoy a buffet lunch and hot kawa bath at Tabon Beach, then try parasailing and a 20-minute helmet dive. Seasonal stops, optional island fees, and pickup details require careful checking.

“So we arrived to boracay a day early and contacted Viator about a pick up location. Once we confirmed our location the next day we waited for almost 3 hours contacting Viator as the tour guide would no longer answer our calls or meaaages Read more”

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13.Island Hopping with Buffet Lunch & Helmet Diving

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 9 reviews · 5 hours · from $82

Spend five hours island hopping from Boracay, stopping at Puka Beach and Crystal Cove, then enjoy a buffet lunch and guided helmet walking on the ocean floor. The shared boat includes life jackets, snorkel gear, a hot kawa bath, and an English-speaking guide. Seasonal meeting points change.

“No one was there at the meeting point at 8:15 Guys around us told me the conductor is sick so we needed to move to bravo but it’s wrong info. Called several times and had to wait for her about 1 hour. After we got into the tour, the tour itself was amazing, especially helmet diving was super fantastic.”

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14.Island Hopping with Lunch, Helmet Diving & ATV

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 7 reviews · 6 hours · from $94

Spend six hours moving from Puka Shell Beach to Crocodile Island, Magic Island, and Tambisaan Beach, with snorkeling, a buffet lunch, a helmet walk along the seabed, and a mainland ATV ride. Guide Monda has earned praise for warm, attentive service. Expect a shared tour and possible schedule changes.

“was okay. but too much waiting time between attractions. Just waiting... not well synchronized”

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15.Island Hopping Tour with Boodle Fight Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 4 reviews · 4 hours · from $40

Meet at Moksha Cafe on Bolabog Beach and follow your Purple Diaries guide to a four-hour boat trip around Boracay. Swim at Ilig-iligan, Balinghai, or Crocodile Island, snorkel with provided gear, enjoy a banana-leaf boodle fight lunch, and finish with a hot kawa bath.

“Activities are great, our tour guide was so accommodating she ensures we’re stress free & comfortable. The only thing was the start time does not reflect the actual time. We were told to be at the meeting point at 7:30, but no tour guide was present and the tour didn’t start until after 9:00. However, once the tour started, it was really great! The highlights were the snorkelling and crystal cove cave.”

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