Guide to: The Majestic Mantigue Island, Camiguin Philippines

   I could live here.

I am always and forever an island girl. I love the beach, the sun, the salty water, the sand and the drink in my hand (aka beer). On our last day in Camiguin, we decided to go to Mantigue Island. It's one of the best islands to go to as per TripAdvisor and Blogs from other travelers. Thank you guys for making an effort to put up your blogs about your adventures.

So from our resort, Camiguin Action Geckos and Dive Resort, we drove to the Port in San Rogue to get a boat that will take us to Mantigue Island. I think the fee for the whole boat was 550 pesos, so if you're with a group, it'll be cheap. Speaking of cheap, the next set of fees were not cheap, please see below and you decide to agree with me or not.



 So after about 20 minutes, we finally got to the island. Woot woot!

The island is amazingly beautiful. It feels untouched and I like that the seaweeds are left on the shore. There are no fancy landscape and artificial plantation. They just let the weeds and plants grow. We walked towards the right side of the island to pay for the entrance fee of 10 pesos per person. When we got there, we asked for an iced cold water but they did not have any so we bought some soda instead. Their tables and shed cost about 100 pesos so we decided to stay under the shade of the tree, facing the beach and it was purrrrrfect!

    The sign says: Please bring home your wastes.  - And we did.

We walked around the island for a good 30 minutes because you know, picture taking! lots of it. Anyway, at that time, I was happy to visit this island because there were not a lot of tourists. We found ourselves walking around, checking the beach and said hello to some of the people who lives in the island. I always remember how beautiful the island was, how it made me feel really calm and relax, how it made me feel thankful for all of God's beautiful creation and how we need to be responsible tourists to every place we visit. After a few moments of heart to heart talk with myself walking along the shore, it was time to take a dip and enjoy the crystal clear salty water.

I know what you're thinking. There's no way for these images to be real. There is now way for the water to be this clear, for the sand to be this white and most of all, for this person in the picture to be so beautiful! LOL (I'm just kidding) But honestly, I couldn't believe myself either. If you do not believe it, please get yourself a plane ticket to Camiguin and ride the boat to Mantigue Island and see for yourself!

   At the end of our trip, I learned that I am so blessed to have been born and to have lived in this beautiful country.  Each island in the Philippines has its own characteristic and they are all worth visiting.


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