The Alluring Island of Bayangan - Oct 25, 2009

Mesmerising this island is. Cream sand, cool wind, diverse marine life, panoramic views... just everywhere, just alluring.

Bayangan is a 7-hectare island west of Labason in Zamboanga del Norte Province. The island can be visited through a pump boat ride, which would take 30 - 40 minutes to travel. It is best to go there early morning, like 5 am and return at around 10 am as the current gets a lot stronger in the afternoon.

From a distance (Labason Mainland), the island is seen as something flattened with extended white sand bar. But it is most amazing up close. As one approaches the island, brilliant sky blue waters can be observed circling around. It should be the white sand under that caused such reflection.

The extended sand bar is simply breathtaking. Walking through it would be an experience of stepping through shattered, dead corals in white appearance. It extends approximately a distance of a hundred meters. According to the inhabitants, the sand formation was just formed recently by strong winds and visiting typhoons.

What would be most enjoying is taking a swim through its cool, clear waters. The depth would be great for soaking and swimming.

It costs around 1, 500 pesos to rent a pump boat (with operators) to ferry the beach buddies to and fro. It is suggested that once in the island, approach directly the Task Force Bayangan Camp as a gesture of courtesy.

Jed Jajuri's Resort - Labason ZamboNorte - Oct 24 - 25, 2009

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Never in my life have I thought getting to such an amazing part of the earth, but I got there and that's something that I would cherish forever.

Getting there was easy for our group . After a 3 - hour drive from Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, we went to the Zambo Airport and at 6:40 am, Feb 26 the plane flew to Cebu and got there at almost 8 am. From 10 am we left Cebu via Cebu Pacific plane to Caticlan and got there at 11 am. We then proceeded to the pier of Caticlan and got our tickets for a boat ride to Boracay, which would only take 10 minutes.

Bora is indeed a great beach and probably the world's best. With its fine white sand which stretches along the shoreline of the 1, 083 ha island, wonderful diving sites, excellent hotels and top of it all, the number of tourists from all over the world, one can only say that Boracay is indeed, a top beach resort!