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On our second day in White Beach Boracay Island, we went up to Mount Luho. We finally saw the whole island of Boracay from a certain viewpoint right on the island and not from an airplane.

Mount Luho is the highest point in Boracay Island, Philippines. Mount Luho is a small mountain with a viewing deck and a natural staircase going up to the viewing deck. From Mount Luho View Deck, you will see the fantastic view of the ocean surrounding the island and the entirety of Boracay Island especially that of Bulabog Beach, Lapuz-lapuz Beach, and Ilig-iligan Beach as well as the Fairways and Bluewater and its 18-hole golf course.

Mount Luho is located in Brgy. Balabag between Bulabog Beach and Lapuz-lapuz Beach which are on the other side of the White Beach. It is located along Road 5 or Boracay Mount Luho Road before Lapuz-lapuz Road or Boracay Bulabog Road coming from Bulabog in Brgy. Balabag.

Mount Luho is not really a high mountain where you need gears to climb. It is just a viewpoint for visitors to see the whole island of Boracay. It was just an easy climb going up to Mount Luho. I was even wearing slippers when we went up there, no need of any gears.

There are several possibilities to be able to go to Mount Luho. You can go there by foot using the concrete road or hire a tricyle or a motorcycle or a quad-bike, an All-Terrain Vehicle known as ATV. The road from Bulabog, the Road 5 or the Mount Luho Road going up to Mount Luho is a little bit steep and winding road.

We inquired at the reception of Boracay Mandarin Island Hotel if they could assist us going up to Mount Luho. They could have made an arrangement but it was a little bit expensive. But they gave us an idea that we could hire a tricycle in the amount of 200 to 300 pesos at the Main Road at D’Mall.

We went to the Main Road passing by D’Mall and asked a tricycle driver. The driver offered to bring us up to Mount Luho for 300 pesos for an hour but with extra charge in excess of one hour. I asked the driver if 250 pesos for an hour was fine but he said that it was not really easy for a tricycle to go up to Mount Luho because the road was steep even though it was already a concrete road. We agreed on 300 pesos and he brought us to Mount Luho.

It was probably just a 10 to 15-minute ride going to Mount Luho via Road 5 or Mount Luho Road. Once we arrived there, we climb a little bit and before we could go up to the view deck, we needed to pay 50 pesos per person for maintenance of the place.

The tricyle driver did not just wait for us on the tricycle but also accompanied us at the view deck. With that, Hub and I were able to have photos together as we did not bring any tripod. We did not plan to stay to see the sunset at Mount Luho so we did not stay long there. We did not even use up one hour.

There was really nothing so special about the view deck itself. It was just a very simple view deck but then what was so stunning about it was the view. The view was simply spectacular and fantastic.

One of these days, I will upload a video taken from Mount Luho.

For several years that I have been to Boracay, I never really bothered to go up to Mount Luho. It was a such a pity indeed that I never bothered to do so as I could have taken photos of Boracay before it got so commercialized and developed.

Nevertheless, even if I went up to Mount Luho 19 years later after I first set my foot in Boracay in 1990, it was still a delight to be able to see the whole island of Boracay from a spot where I was able to take photos without any glass windows.

If you would like to see the panoramic view of the whole island of Boracay, go up to Mount Luho!

Well then, I hope you enjoyed our escapades in Boracay. See you in Pandan, Antique, Philippines!

Related Link:
Boracay, in Wikipedia

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