The island
as you enter the place you'll see this panoramic view
when you reach the island we can go to the landmarks like the Church, the Agila, the Museum.. and many other famous places around we called 'destino' :)
so it'll be the first tour by land inside the town and its mountain trails...
panoramic view
panoramic view
church by the sea
the dawn
dawn scene at the back of our house
the lighthouse besides the old church
old fortress
old port
the landmark "Agila"
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picnic in front of the house
the small pantalan
evening sky
the upper room
sunset at pantalan
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picnic in front of the house
the small pantalan
evening sky
the upper room
sunset at pantalan
Pantalan & the terrace by the sea
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the next day will be island hopping near the town proper just 15 min. away from the main town
places are "buhi" or Bugor along with the neighboring islands like Chindonan, Quaming, and the Sand Island.. plus of course the dive site or the snorkeling area and coral reef to see the 'Lato Garden' :)) we can also have some fishing experience by the shore..
Buhi - Bugor
Buhi - Bugor
Bugor
east Bugor
Chindonan
Chindonan
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Buhi 'Bahura'
Buhi
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Sand Island fishing
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Quaming
Quaming too
Quaming
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Sand Island Mangrove
Sand Island
Sand Island too
Buhi
Buhi
Top View of the islands
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Here you'll see the garden of Lato
'Lato'
Lato garden
snorkeling /Nemo/
Coral reefs
Snorkeling
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for the 3rd day another island hopping, a little bit farther but more exciting cause of white sand beaches and if possible we can also have an overnight stay in the island itself.. so it'll be great adventure as you can experience the real beauty of nature and the tropical weather surrounded by the sea.. there will be 3 to 4 or more islands that we can roam around or hopped depends on the available time :))
cheeron island
cheeron island too
ditaytayan island
ditaytayan island
ditaytayan island too
ditaytayan island
ditaytayan island
ditaytayan island
ditaytayan island
ditaytayan island
ditaytayan island
ditaytayan island
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Malcapuya island
Malcapuya island
Malcapuya island
Malcapuya island
Malcapuya island
Malcapuya
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Ditaytayan island
Ditaytayan island too
Ditaytayan island
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for the 4th day we can go to the limestone mountain we called Kalis where we can wonder on its lakes and blue lagoons and even to the Hot Spring near the rock island and the famous 'Kayangan Lake'
Kalis Mt.
Kalis Mt.
Kalis Mt.
Baracuda lake
Baracuda lake
Kalis island
Twin Lagoon
inside Twin Lagoon
inside Twin Lagoon
Twin Lagoon
Twin Lagoon the cave
Kayangan lake
Kayangan lake
kalis island
Kayangan lake
Kayangan lake
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Kalis
the whole island of Kalis
Kalis (limestone mountain)
the Hot Spring (Maquinit - Coron)
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and then we can also go to another mountain also a limestone we called Sangat island :))
floating rock
the Sangat resort
the floating limestone
limestone
rock formations against the beach
the resort
floating rock :))
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and for an extra day (maybe 5th or 6th day) we can go again by land and see the waterfalls and other places within Culion like the Cabulihan swamp or great mangroves or even the one we called hidden island on the southern part facing the south China sea and many more unique places like the farm of endemic plant we called Cycas Wadei and the even see some endemic animal called Manis Culionensis or the Pangolin
Balanga Falls
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(This one is a little bit too far but great place to see also only if we have time..
the secret island :))
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the Mangrove area Cabulihan swamp where yo can also see the fireflies in the evening
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the mangrove parks
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Endemic espicies
endemic animal called Pangolin (Manis Culionensis)
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the endemic plant called Cycas Wadei (pitogo)
plus the shipwreck diving or simply snorkeling above it... :)
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enjoy :))
Great pictures though I wished you'd posted more for Chindonan Island. I'm thinking of visiting it due to this: http://bit.ly/15FNPrt
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