Virgin Island

Bantayan Island


About an hour's boat ride from Santa Fe in Bantayan, this tropical islet is a popular (perhaps too popular) day trip. The white-sand beach is gorgeous and swimming is great but beware the overpriced restaurant and steep entrance fees. Most locals bring their own picnics and drinks. There's some snorkelling and gear is available for P200 per day.


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Nearby Bantayan Island attractions

1. Paradise Beach

4.94 MILES

Around 5km east of Santa Fe this sublime cove beach has white sand, shade umbrellas and excellent swimming, and the surrounding area is attractively…

2. Cemetery

22.95 MILES

This waterside cemetery has sun-bleached graves.

3. Lookout

23.06 MILES

This 12m-high lookout, beyond the typhoon-destroyed Los Bambos resort on the island's northwestern tip, is used by some brave souls as a cliff jump.

4. Logon Beach

23.11 MILES

Stunning crescent-shaped Logon Beach on the southwestern side of the island is framed by a wooded promontory and has sheltered aquamarine water. It's…

5. Bounty Beach

23.17 MILES

This glorious stretch of pale sand occupies almost the entire southern part of the island. It's lined with hotels, restaurants, dive shops and massage…

6. Lighthouse

23.25 MILES

Enjoys striking views over the northern part of the island. Access is via a steep path (it's not signposted and you have to pass through someone's…

7. Sagay Marine Reserve

29.8 MILES

Sagay is best known as the guardian of the 32,000-hectare Sagay Marine Reserve, established in 1999. For visitors, highlights are the 200-hectare Carbin…

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