Tag : Batanes
Stunning Images of Sabtang Island is the last of the Because Beautiful Batanes series. We started our journey in San Jose de Ivana seaport. We were instructed last night to be on the dot so we would be at the Sabtang Island earlier than the other travel groups. The number of trips going to Sabtang […]
Navigating the Beautiful North Batan is the second of the Because Beautiful Batanes series. I freshen up immediately after the exhausting DIY trip to the Naidi Hills. All of what I’ve eaten in Batanes Octagon Bed And Dine were burned up. Hungry but worried not be late, I just took a quick munch-for-lunch 2 baked […]
For some reasons, we want to test our own limits beyond what our sober mind thinks. We take the chances. Because YOLO. Because opportunities missed are things we regret the most later. I have my own share of craziness in choosing exciting adventures too. Because greater stories don’t start with a “Once upon a time, […]
While there is no fine white sand in this beach, Valugan Boulder Beach offers a unique stretch of boulders and smaller roundish stones which possibly came from the nearest volcano, Mt. Iraya. Valugan means “east” in the native language, Ivatan, of Batanes. Valugan Boulder Beach is facing the humbling Pacific Ocean. The long stretch of Valugan Boulder Beach can also be appreciated and be seen below from the top of Rolling Hills.
In the foreground of the photo is an output of a rock balancing done by visitors and locals in the beach. You can see in the background one of the many cliffs and green landscapes of North Batan.
How To Get There:
PAL Express, formerly Air Philippines, and SkyJet are the two airlines servicing to Basco, Batanes. Within the compound of the Basco Airport, you can inquire to one of the travel agencies to tour you in North Batan.
How Did I Get There:
I joined a North Batan tour organized by Ate Remy, +63 928 239 7629, who is also one of the caretakers managing Novita House in Basco town proper. It is one of the cheaper alternative yet worth the money accommodation. We headed to Valugan Boulder Beach after a short visit to a Japanese tunnel.
Braving Basco, Batanes is the first of the Because Beautiful Batanes series. Getting to Batanes used to be a luxury when the regular roundtrip tickets via SkyJet costed around PhP 20,000. So when I learned in 2013 that PAL Express, which was Airphil Express then, is having a direct flight to Basco, I’d waited for […]