Ariara Island, Palawan. Another island making it to the international scene.

As you all know, this island located in the remote part of Palawan, has been named as one of the top 100 Best Holidays in Vogue-UK Magazine. This exclusive island or should I say high-class expensive resort is located in the area called Linapacan in Calamian Group of Islands. Now, this Philippine destination being named as a top destination on a known magazine is something that we Filipinos should be proud of. This could mean a free advertisement for Philippine tourism. Even though, I know, a lot of us Filipinos can’t afford to stay in this expensive resort, still, we should be proud that this island is getting an international recognition as a top destination.

Picture from  www.ariaraisland.com

I searched for some information regarding the resort and as I expected, this resort has that exclusivity. Only 18 guests are allowed to stay at the resort and you will need to pay for the entire resort. That means, you’ll have the entire island for you and for your friends or for your 17 other companion. You’ll have the entire island for partying and swimming, and snorkelling and just getting your tan. I checked their websites and here are their rates:

Ariara resort rates. Click for a larger view

Ariara resort rates. Click for a larger view

For the rates, all I can say is “what the heck!” It’s so freakin expensive for an average earning guy like me! Whoooooa! to the highest level! Hehehe! That’s about more than 200,000 pesos per night to stay in the island. That’s $295 per person per night and multiplied it by 17 or 18. Or if you’re only 8 in the group, that means paying 18,000 pesos per person per night. Well, you’ll be renting the entire island, so that means you’ll have the privacy that you want. But for me, since I don’t have that kind of money, I’ll just stay at some of the cheap but beautiful islands around the country. I know there are a lot of other beautiful islands in the country where I don’t need to spend that much, but for sure the amenities are not the same. So anyway, the thing is, we should be proud of our country because we are blessed with several thousand beautiful islands. What we should do is to take good care of our beautiful country and learn to appreciate what we have.

For more information, you can check their website at www.ariaraisland.com