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| Obligatory Picture from Cabugao Island |
It's been two years since we left our hometown in Visayas Island and we saw how everything has changed. New buildings built, businesses opened and beautiful malls and resorts were constructed and restored. These things mean one thing, more job opportunities for my fellow Ilonggos or to what we call "Kasimanwa".
During my vacation, we went to this Paradise called The Islas de Gigantes. It is one of the popular beaches/islands discovered in my hometown. Islas de Gigantes, is located off the coast of Carles and Estancia towns in northeastern Iloilo, Philippines. It takes at least 5 hours to get there from Iloilo City. The islands are blessed with pristine white sand beaches, bountiful fresh seafood, and jagged rock formations shrouded by mystical tales of locals. The Islas are composed of 10 islands in total. The Islands were devastated during typhoon Yolanda last 2013. Looking at the news made our hearts melt in sadness. The place was so gorgeous and extremely beautiful before Yolanda hit her. Thanks to our local government that the place was restored immediately. Tourists started to come in since then and the islands became lively again.
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| Garlic Scallops Overload (P1.00 each) |
We did our own itinerary as usual of course. We left Iloilo at 3AM and took a Van going to Carles Port. It was a 5 hours drive and we arrived at around 8AM. We have contacted a local boatman already way before we arrived at Iloilo and he met us at the Port. We started Island Hopping tour and we visited several areas. The weather was quite calm when we started the tour but waves started to hit our boat along the way. We took a lot of magnificent and amazing pictures.
We ate our lunch in one of the Islands and the food was so great, delicious and fresh too. The locals cooked our food for a very cheap price. All you have to do is choose and tell them how it will be cooked.
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| In front of the Resort we stayed for the night |
The place was quite remote so do not expect to have free WIFI, cable tv or other techie stuffs. We only got enough signal for a Call and Text. The place was so peaceful during the night that you can only hear the sound of crickets and all other insects. It was a perfect time to be calm, meditate and feel the sound of the waves. After our dinner, we had a couple of beers and played cards a bit before we slept. We left the Island the next morning at around 8AM and started to travel back to Iloilo City. The 1 Day 1 Night trip was a bit short but it was fun and amazing.
More pictures:
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| Antonia Island |
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| Ojastras Island |
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| Cabugao Island |
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Rock formations at Cabugao Island with Wonder Woman Post
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The "Tangke" - is a saltwater lagoon located within Gigantes Sur. It is surrounded by cliffs. One local myth surrounding Tangke states that the waters would magically rise every year on June 24 during the feast of Saint John the Baptist
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With Friends at The Sand Bar "Bantigue Island"
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My Travel Partner
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