Thursday, June 20, 2013

Lakbay Culion


The island


as you enter the place you'll see this panoramic view

when you reach the island you can go to some of 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...



panoramic view

contact us



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



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 like "buhi" or Bugor along with the neighboring islands of Chindonan, Quaming, and the Sand Island.. plus of course the dive site or the snorkeling area and coral reef and to dive
the 'Lato Garden' (seaweed) :)) we can also have some fishing experience by the shore..



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 (seaweed)






(seaweed)



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 the white beaches around and if possible you can also have an overnight stay on one of the islands 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 even 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 island


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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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for an extra day (maybe 5th or 6th day) we can 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 possibly we can 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




















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 :))

the journey will continue

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