Top Places To Visit In Northern Part Of Batanes, Philippines

9 years ago
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Author: Abegail Rempillo
Tags: Basco Idjang Viewing, Basco Lighthouse in Naidi Hills, Batanes, Boulder Beach, Fundacion Pacita Lodge, ilovebatanes, Mt. Carmel Chapel, Northern Batanes, PAGASA Radar Station, philippines, Sto. Domingo Cathedral, Sunset, travel, travel blogger, Vayang Rolling Hills, WW11 Japanese Tunnel

Batanes composed of 10 Islands with only three inhabited ( Batan, Itbayat, and Sabtang) while the islets of Dinem, Siayan, Ditarem, Misanga, Mavudis, dequey, and Vuhus are uninhabited. It has six municipalities, Basco, Mahatao, Ivana, and Uyugan this are located in Batan, and the Island towns of Sabtang and Itbayat. However, for tourism purposes, Batan Island is divided into two, the north and south batan, as per kuya toto our Ivatan guide.

Batanes is a breath-taking. A visually charming, a postcard-worthy, and the genuine hospitality of the native people, the Ivatans, the honesty place I’ve ever experienced in my life, the zero crime rate, the tourist friendly place. Batanes is a very moody, a fragile, you need to balance her which day to explore, she’s changing moods, sometimes calm and too sunny, sometimes you’ll be facing the biggest typhoon if your timing is not right.

PLACES TO VISIT AND TOP THINGS TO DO IN NORTHERN BATANES

Mt. Carmel Chapel

A very ideal wedding church as per kuya toto our Ivatan tour guide, and yes it is a very stunning and romantic place to captured with, the boulders make up the church walls, carved wooden doors and stained glass windows, inside the church are hand painted images of the province’s patron saints, views its ceiling.

PAGASA “Tukon” Radar Station

View from PAGASA Radar Station and Overlooking to Fundacion Pacita View

Fundacion Pacita Nature Lodge

Fundacion Pacita is the only Hotel in Batanes and extremely expensive if you are a budget travellers, but if you are a honeymooner this scenic hotel has the best accommodations can offer, the day trippers can enjoy and welcome to explore some of the parts of the place.

Basco Idjang Viewing

Basco Idjang viewing from a far, the Basco Idjang is a fortress built from natural landforms, Ivatans of old hid against invaders or enemies.

WWII Japanese Hideout / Tunnel

I’m afraid in the dark, and I’m so scared to enter inside, but this historic Dipnaysupuan Japanese Tunnel are 5-door tunnel was built at the height of World War II, Batanes area was also occupied by the Japanese era.

since, I’m afraid in the dark and I never enter inside the tunnel but there is way to see and explore the tunnel’s, many chambers or climb to the hilltop for another dropping jaw panoramic view of the Island.

Boulder Beach in Valugan

This place is locally known as chanpan, but is popularly known as Valugan, which means East, it is a sacred fishing port of the Ivatans fishermen most especially those from Barangay San Joaquin. These Boulders are said to be evidences of geologic forces from the volcanic eruptions of Mt. Iraya around 325 B.C and two others around 286 A.D and 505 A.D, this stretch of boulders and gravel, smooth over time by the strong waves of the west Philippine Sea and the Pacific Ocean, is a habitat to a variety of marine crustaceans and mollusks. The Valugan Boulder Beach has been a subject of a number of award-winning national photography contests. ( Note: I’m not a professional photographer, I’m just a hobbyist )

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Sto. Domingo Cathedral

Sto. Domingo Church is the first bigger church build in Basco.

Vayang Rolling Hills

The picturesque green meadow on the west side of Basco, A big part of this Rolling Hills used to be a public land covered with cogon grass which was communally shared by the people of Basco for house roofing. The extraordinary beauty of this site was promoted largely by widely distributed photos and much-loved photo shoots.

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Chadpidan Boulder Beach

View from the Vayang Rolling Hills and you can see this Chadpidan Boulder Beach.

Basco Lighthouse in Naidi Hills

Basco Lighthouse in Naidi Hills is next to Mt. Iraya, Lighthouse is a popular landmark in Basco, standing at 66-feet, this lighthouse was constructed in March 2003 to serve as a navigational facility for local fishermen and at the same time as a tourist attractions, a picturesque, you will fall in love of the sunset viewing here.

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