So me and the misses went to The Philippines for 10 days over Easter and we had an absolutely fabulous time.

We went to Boracay because we wanted to go to a place that is not Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam or any of the other countries we've already visited. We wanted to be able to go diving and have good nightlife, the Kitesurfing over there was an added bonus for me but my misses doesnt kite so I wasn't expecting to go out all week but was planning on at least kiting for a couple of days.

The Island was amazing: the diving was mind boggling, Nightlife was great fun and the beaches were beautiful. However the kiting was CRAP!

Why?
1. The wind wasn't really that good, no more than 13/15kn but I suppose it was nearing the end of the season.
2. The beach is way too small for the hundreds of kiters that were there! You think Safety Bay and Melville are busy and unorganised? Try Bullabog Beach. Absolute Mayem! Kites in trees was a very regular occurrence, Kites slamming on the beach, people getting dragged out of control left right and centre. I can go on about this subject for a while but I'll move to the next point.
3. Sharp Corals everywhere! You have to wear booties which I hate! Also Sea urchins all over the place which you do not want to stand on!
4. The tides are ridiculous. At 7am it is low tide which is good but as soon as it hits 9am the super high tide comes in and gets rid of the complete beach which means you'd need to land your kite somewhere between the palm trees in between beach chairs and next to a whole lot of buildings with powerlines running all over the place.
5. The wind is pretty much almost straight onshore which makes it a horrible place for beginners while there are beginners EVERYWHERE. They have promo-girls all over the island telling tourist that this is such a safe place to kite for a beginner kiter but all and all actually way too dangerous.

I can make this list go on for a while but I'll stop myself here.
If you do end up going to Boracay and you're bringing your own gear I'd recommend checking out some of the other beaches such as Puka Beach or or the little beach next to Bullabog or maybe just go Kiting on another Island However if you rent gear there you are 1. required to have an IKO license and 2. you're not allowed to leave that god forsaken beach!

However even though the kiting was absolutely sh!te I would still very much recommend checking out the Philippines, the Diving alone is already a reason just to go there as in one dive I saw: Manta rays, Eagle Rays, Turtle, schools of Barracuda and Jack fish and last but not least a Whale Shark had to take a 3 hour boat ride out of boracay for that but it was totally worth it! So if you are thinking about Kiting in the Philippines.... Don't do it on Bullabog beach!