What must SEE in Gigantes Island
Gamay Island (Small Island)
Its takes 3 and a half hour from main land of iloilo City Philippines, where the islands found. Some Ilonggo known the island of Gigantes, from old word island of Higantes or (Giant Island) This island have 4 barangay that divided into 2 The North and South Gigante. If you traveling alone or do the backpacking its Little expensive but place is awesome and you will never regret being around here.
Estancia Iloilo Fishing Port
Me and my sister wake up and leave our town Barotac Nuevo iloilo Philippines around 6:30 am ride with the buss (Ceres Liner). Buses transport from barotac nuevo to estancia two and a half of hour it depends of transportation you do. Or 2nd option you can do direct to Carles which Gigantes Island is part of Carles. Why we choose Estancia its because Estancia have a one route daily going to The Island, It is a passenger boat. While in carles you are going to haggle to the boatman to bring you or tour around for island hopping. Reason for that long hour we take a passenger buss, if the buss is not full, the buss will continue pick up some passenger along the way from another town to another. From Barotac Nuevo you are going to pass some Town like:
1. Anilao
2. Banate
3. Sarah
4.Ajuy
5.Balasan Is the last town
Estancia Port Area
Please take note that visiting this beautiful Island is a long hour and day, because of the distance of each islands, so you cant make it in one day, but possible for the group traveller if you arrived the island at 9:am.
Only one boat passenger arrived and back to the island everyday. The transportation to the Gigantes Island is 75.00 Pesos and 5.00 pesos for terminal fee. The payment will be collected during voyage total transportation is 80.00 pesos only and you ride a boat for almost two and a half hour.
Tricycle Estancia 10.00 pesos one way
Passenger Boat 80.00 Pesos one way for non local or foreign
Option: Renting a boat for Group 6,000.00 to 8,000.00 10 sitters
If you want to explore the island in front of port of estancia like Lungingot bay, manipolon, you can pay the passenger boat for only 40 to 50 pesos per passenger way, but no assurance if the boat come back to the main land of estancia. Or you can explore those island by renting the boat, in that matter you need to negotiate and be wisely.
Island in front of Estancia port and the transport per ride are:
1. Lungingot 40.00 one way
2. Bayas 50.00
3. Manipolon 50.00
Arrival At Barangay Asluman Gigantes Island.
Docking on the sea shore with mini (Balsa) Bamboo boat
Must See here in Gigantes Island Are:
Barangay Asluman Island Lighthouse
Antonia White Sand Islands
Bantege Island or (Sandbar Beach)
The Tangke Lagoon Island
Gamay island (Small Island)
And Many More....
Gamay island (Small Island)
And Many More....
Since we arrived at Brangay asluman late afternoon around 4:30pm and the weather is not good, me and my sister decided to stay for night and prepared for tomorrow island hopping and explore the asluman barangay.
Pavilion Room for Hide ways Inn
Wondering the tourism office, they don't have tourism office but you can contact Mr. Joel Decano one of the tourism personnel as known in estancia. Almost visitor visited the beautiful island stay at the Hide ways inn found in Barangay Asluman in Gigantes Island. The Place are cool, clean and you can choose any rooms because the hideways inn is the only place to stay in the Gigantes Island. By the help of them and nice people around in the port in estancia, my trip together with my sister was awesome and i love it even we stayed one night only because we don't have choose because we arrived late afternoon so need to prepare our stuff for the next day island hopping.
Barangay Asluman Gigantes Island
Sea Shore of Baragay Asluman Gigantes island
During low tide place is calm and quite so simple life to stay here. So peaceful
Barangay Asluman Island Lighthouse
Welcome to the South Gigante Lighthouse.
Spanish Colonial (Parola) Lighthouse is built almost many years go.
While walking you gonna amaze this coconut around they are. So amazing.
Spanish Colonial (Parola) Lighthouse is built almost many years go.
The must see view in the top of the lighthouse
ANTONIA WHITE SAND ISLAND
In front of Antonia Island
White sand and cool place to stay with wish we can stay longer but due of schedule run out of time to stay.
At the back of Antonia Island White Sand
The Place was cool and nice, due of huge beach the owner Kuya Dan is not capable to clean up the place. They charge 20.00 pesos only for donations or the improvement of the place. If the place gonna improved much this will be soon the best tourist destination thanks god bless. The Island is one of the list for Island hopping.
With Kuya Dan, He is the Owner of this Island, he is married and have kids. So much admired him despite of life in the City awaits on him and his family, he never tried to left this Island. Will like us we love Island and he also feel that way too.
The left side view of Antonia Island.
Bantege Sandbar Island
The most impressive one White Sand Bar of Gigantes Island..Its pretty sure when Low tide a little water around. Its like a Snake sand in Palawan.
The Long White Sand Bar of Gigantes Island
The Bantege white sand. Its a Huge and long white sand,a perfect panorama view here in White Sand bar or Bantege white sand.
How perfect how wonderful island.
Welcome to The Tangke Lagoon.
Great rock formation in Tangke Lagoon. If you visited the Island don't ever miss out this beautiful lagoon. Its great and perfect during high tide. You gonna love the place its like you in the nature swimming pool side.
Tangke lagoon is perfect for learning swimming like me. not luck that time stay longer, beautiful lagoon because you gonna see a pure nature lagoon in this are. The place is a pretty awesome if their is water inside..We visit low tide so no water in the lagoon.
When high tide the place will full of water and you can dive.When taken pics play my mind little mermaid playing around. because its a hide place with water inside of tall rocks around.
During low tide you going pass trough this place going to lagoon a little hard unlike during high tide. But still amaze the place its cool. place must see during visit here.
The Last and not the Less that You must SEE It.
The Gamay Island (Small Island)
The place was so awesome and you never regret being in the top to see the view. They charge entrance fee also. But since the boat man ask permission to take best shot only for tourism and blogging about place they didn't charge us.
The stone around from the top and this pics taken the other side on sea shore. great and nice pics. Must visitor stay here for lunch.Perfect for lunch especially your going cook here, but make sure to bring home trash.don't left on the island to make our nature lovable and clean.
You gonna love the sad here and look around some sea shell scattered around.
The Tour was ended and we need to back home due of flight, and need not to be left by the plane again.We do start at 6:00Am and we done island hopping around 9:40am that was great, need to be hurry for the trip back to Estancia Port. Boat left around 9:00 to 10am and will arrive around 12Pm so much time to left . we need to be home around 3 pm. and another 1 hours land travel from Barotac (home) to Iloilo Airport.for the last flight, back to manila
| Barotac Nuevo to Estancia | 122.00 | ||
| Tricycle Estancia to Port | 10.00 | ||
| Ferry board Fare | 80.00 | ||
| Motorcycle ride to Hide ways Inn | 10.00 | ||
| Hide ways Inn (overnight) | 500.00 | ||
| Island Hopping Good For 2 | 2,000.00 | ||
| Tricycle back to buss terminal | 10.00 | ||
| Van Terminal (Air con) Back to Barotac Nuevo | 130.00 | ||
| Lighthouse Donation | 50.00 | ||
| Island Entrance | 50.00 | ||
| 2,962.00 | |||
| Foods | 362.00 | ||
TOTAL EXPENSES GOOD FOR 2 | 3,324.00 |
SOME OTHER INFO ABOUT THE PLACE:
Some blogger and traveler use route Manila to Carles. Actually Carles is near to gigantes Island but since Estancia is more developed, and another reasons are the sea shore or dock port area in carles is not deep compare to Estancia. If your group traveler better take a Carles route, you can rent the boat to explore and do island hopping in cheapest cost compare to rent a boat to Estancia
- North Gigntes. But for some info, their is no accommodation on the island unless u have some relatives. Better ask the local government and friends who knew about the place or bring some tent to camp.
- Also food and water their is no market, or 7 eleven on the island so better bring foods and water.But if you stay in Brgy Asluman South Gigantes,they have restaurant to dine, water bottle coffee so nothing to worry about.
- Electricity have schedule so around 6.00 or 7.00pm electricity will cut out but some neighbor used generation like Hide ways Inn where we stay. That is the only hotel accommodation in gigantes Island but take note the route of the boat.Barangay Asluman where hide ways in located.
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Next to Explore Island of iloilo is AJUY Hope I do it by my self again.
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