Boracay Island Shopping

D Mall is the main shopping area right off the beach. Need a hat? A freshly gutted tuna? a haircut? Assorted t shirts? Almost anything you need can be found here, most of it very cheap. They even have a dentist! D Mall is an outdoor maze of shops between the main road and White Beach. Most places will haggle prices with you, but to get the best price it helps to have a Filipino with you.

What to buy: almost anything.

What to pay: most stuff is cheap. We got hats for $3. Good quality hats! And you can bargain with the vendors.

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D Mall has become a popular destination of tourists for souvenirs and "pasalubongs".

What to buy: Souvenir t-shirts, swimwear, saris, hats, bracelets, beach slippers, etc

What to pay: 2 t-shirts for only P150; shell necklace for P100; string bracelets (12 pcs for P100) and necklaces with wooden/shell accessory (5-7 pcs for P100 depending on design); boracay slippers (P50-150)

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D'Mall is the only Decent Shopping Mall in Boracay (there are many flea markets in Boracay but this is the only Concrete Mall). Inside this Mini-Complex are various Eateries that Offer International Cuisine (off course since Boracay is an International Destination) at mid price, Various Stalls that offer beach wear (again mid price and more expensive that the various flea markets), clothes, accessories, toiletries, coffe shops, a supermarket and ATM's.

What to buy: Food, Beach Wear and Accessories, Coffee, Dry Goods, and a way lot more since this is the main mall of boracay.

What to pay: food at 200 pesos a person, coffee at 60 pesos a cup, flip-flops at 300 pesos and a lot more

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Paulo Collection has a lot of variety items like sarong ,footwear,beach wear casual wear and many more souvenir items

What to buy: Paulo Collection has good quality and latest design of items

What to pay: they have from 200.00 to 999.00 peso Short,swimsuits depends to your budget

There are a lot of kiosks and stalls lined up along the white beach path selling jewelry. Some offer hair braids and henna and glitter tattoos.

What to buy: Simple trinkets made from beads, shells and synthetic pearls make for nice gifts for family and friends.

What to pay: For P100, you can buy a lot of trinkets. The trick is, of course, to haggle.

Run out of reading material for the beach? Don't panic! You can now buy new and used books at the newly opened Boracay bookstore, located in the Plazoleta near boat station 2.
Reading material is not easy to come by in Boracay, though some resorts and hotels may have a few books you can borrow, and tourists often swap with each other.
If you are in the neighbourhood, call in to Dave's straw Hat Inn (just south of boat station 3), where you can trade or borrow books, as well as use the internet and have a bite to eat in friendly surroundings.

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This is my favourite little shop in the Plazoleta; it is owned and run by a local musician and artist called Diango. You can see him at work creating beautiful handmade leather bags, some of them adorned with puka shells, beads, or bells made by the T'Boli tribe from Mindanao. No two bags are the same so they make lovely gifts (if you can bear to part with them)!

What to buy: Bags, lamps, sarongs, drums, clothing and other arts and crafts.

What to pay: Bags start at around P1200

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There are several shops in the Plazoleta selling native instruments and crafts. You can buy bongo drums of all different sizes, flutes, pan pipes and rain-sticks, and if you are lucky, the musicians will be around to give you a demonstration.

What to buy: Aside from the beautifully crafted instruments, you can buy hand made leather bags, bamboo lightshades inset with coloured glass, unusual jewellry, windchimes, and many other treasures.