If you want to experience a rare travel adventure, go to Batanes Island for it promises an enchanting environment that is like no other in the Philippine archipelago. It is the smallest province located in the northernmost islands of the Philippines with Basco as its capital. It is composed of ten islands within the area of Cagayan Valley region and considered a sea-lane between the Philippines and Japan, China, Hongkong and Taiwan.
Traveling to Batanes can be done via SEAir, Zest Airways and South East Asian Airlines which have regular early morning flights from Manila to Batanes and vise-versa. You can also try sea travel via MV Ivatan Princess from Curimao, Ilocos Norte to Basco, Batanes with travel schedules every Wednesday and Sunday.
Batanes Island is isolated from the country by miles of jagged waters however it is not considered the least as far as beauty of nature is concern. It is a true gifted paradise island very rich with marine resources including the rarest sea corals in the world. Its distinct landscape with sharp cliffs, rolling hills, deep canyons, and boulder-lined shores provides spectacular scenery that will surely make your visit worthy. Some highly recommended places to see in Batanes are as follows:
1. House of Dakay is a UNESCO heritage building built in 1887.
Traveling to Batanes can be done via SEAir, Zest Airways and South East Asian Airlines which have regular early morning flights from Manila to Batanes and vise-versa. You can also try sea travel via MV Ivatan Princess from Curimao, Ilocos Norte to Basco, Batanes with travel schedules every Wednesday and Sunday.
Batanes Island is isolated from the country by miles of jagged waters however it is not considered the least as far as beauty of nature is concern. It is a true gifted paradise island very rich with marine resources including the rarest sea corals in the world. Its distinct landscape with sharp cliffs, rolling hills, deep canyons, and boulder-lined shores provides spectacular scenery that will surely make your visit worthy. Some highly recommended places to see in Batanes are as follows:
1. House of Dakay is a UNESCO heritage building built in 1887.
2. Ivantan Houses are known for their unique architecture made of thick lime and stone walls with cogon grass roof.
3. Payaman is a pasture overlooking farm fields and the Pacific Ocean which is also known as the “Malboro Country”.
4. Sabtang Island is a secret paradise with undisturbed and unspoiled sporadic sandy beaches, harsh country trails, and lime stone and cogon houses. It is considered as one of the 12 best destinations in the Philippines as cited in the published coffee table by the Department of Tourism.
5. Radar Tukon is situated on the hilltop of Basco overlooking a 360 degrees enchanting view of the cliffs, hills and the seas around the island.
6. Mount Iraya is a 1008 meter majestic mountain found in Batan Island.
7. St. Dominic de Guzman Parish Cathedral is a century-old church made of massive mixture of lime and stone.
8. Batan Island provides a picturesque view with its intermittent stretches of sandy beaches and rocky shorelines.
9. Burial Caves are pre-historic burial caves in the town of Itbayat.
10. Valugan Mahatao is located in Diatay which is legendary known as the “spring of youth”.
Other interesting places to visit in the Island of Batanes are the Lighthouses of Batanes, Mahatao View Deck, Sumhao Wind Power Plant, Songsong Ruins, Chadpidan Beach, Interior Road, San Carlos Borromeo Church and Convent, San Jose Church in Ivana, Radiwan Point, and the Nakaboang Beach, Ark and Cave.
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