Posts Tagged ‘Batanes’
How to go to Batanes
Theres only one way to get to Batanes for now and that is by plane. There are daily flights from Manila via South East Asian Airlines unlike before when there were only two flights available per week. Flights run anywhere from 6,000 pesos up to 14,000 pesos depending on the season and the date when you [...]
Sabtang Island in Batanes : Adventures from the Farmland to the Untamed Sea!
Looking for one of the best adventure destinations in the Philippines? Well, you don’t need to look any further than Batanes and to be more specific, Sabtang Island. Just as a safety measure in case you don’t trust what you read on some travel magazines, I fully back them up. Sabtang Island is truly an [...]
Nakanmuan Arc in Sabtang Island Batanes
Batanes is one of the most beautiful tourist destination of the Philippines and of special note in the white beach area is Sabtang Island. I’ve been to Sabtang Island four times already and each trip has a unique story that is worth sharing. To reach the island, you have to go first to Ivana port, [...]
Batan Island : Your jump off point to never ending Batanes Adventure
It’s Winter season again and while some of you are already starting to create a Christmas wishlist, others are thinking where to go this holiday season. Why not try visiting Batanes for this Winter? For the unfamiliar, Batanes experiences 4 seasons and has it’s winter starts from December to mid February. You may not experience [...]
SEAIR to offer daily flights to Batanes this summer
SEAIR now flies daily to Batanes to serve tourists to this beautiful northern paradise. Visitors now have full flexibility on their itinerary and have more options on what day they want to go to Batanes and return to Manila. The flights utilize SEAIR’s Dornier 328 planes which take vacationers comfortably to Batanes in just 1 [...]
Sabtang Island : Crossing the Untamed Sea
Sabtang is one of the islands in Batanes known for its unique cultural heritage. If you are a true adventure lover, then a tour of the Sabtang island is a must for you. In 1994, the Philippine Department of Tourism chose Sabtang as one of the 12 best destinations in the entire archipelago. Our adventure [...]
Honesty Coffee Shop in Batanes : Ivatan’s Pride
Honesty Coffee Shop is a one of a kind store located in Ivana, Batanes. What makes this Ivatan store interesting? No one looks after the merchandise so each customer is pretty much free to move inside the store. Everyone is expected to be honest, the store owners trust the people enough to allow them to [...]
House of Dakay : Oldest Stone House in Batanes
The town of Ivana is not only known for the most talked about “Honesty Coffee Shop”, it also has a Unesco heritage building that is popularly known as House of Dakay. Lola Ida January 2005 The house of Dakay is probably the most visited house in Batanes. It is also the oldest house in Batanes [...]
Exploring the Wonders of Breathtaking Batanes
Among more than a hundred of islands and destinations I have visited, I can say that Batanes is the best destination I have ever been to in the entire archipelago. It’s my third visit to Batanes but I still feel that there are still a lot of places that i need to explore and discover. [...]







