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Invigor ati
ngcr yst
al bl
ueseawat erinMant uconanBeach,soot hingmel odyofthecool
streami ngwat eri
nMi li
gisbi
gisf all
s,ahandf ulofmar vel
ousrocksandcool breezingtr
eesin
Lugadnat uralpool,breatht
akingandadvent urouslengthyri
verinIr
aya,captivat
inghuge
spar kl
ingr ockfor
mat i
onandchi ll
i
ngwat er-
stream i
nPamunacan,abundantunder wat
er
wor ldf ullofmesmer i
zingfishes,cor als,andseashel l
sinInapulanganMar ine
sanct uar y—thesewer ejustsomeoft hemaj esticandpictur
esquepl acestoexpecti nBrgy.
Inapul anganHomonhon,ani rresisti
bletravelbucketli
stworthy!

I
napulanganisaBarangayi
nHomonhonI sl
and,int
hemuni ci
pali
tyofGuiuanEast
ernSamar.
Asidefr
om beinghometobeautif
ulpl
aces,ital
sosharesahistor
icalval
uesinceHomonhon
I
slandisrecogni
zed ast
hefi
rstsi
tei
nAsiawher eFerdinandMagellansetf
ootonhishi
stor
ic
ci
rcumnavigati
onofthegl
obe.

Howt ogett oinapul

angan?Exper i
enceanul t
imat
eislandlif
einInapulangan,butf i
rstcatch
aboatf r
om Gui uanandexpecta3- 4hour swonder f
ulr idetoHomonhonI sland.Upon
arri
valbeoverwhelmedwi tht
heser ene,pristi
neandenchant i
ngambi anceoft heparadise,
secludedfrom poll
uti
onandtoxici
ti
esinciti
es- nomotorvehi cl
es,nonet work,nointernet,
andcr i
meless.From knacker
inglongride,ber evi
tal
i
zedandgr ati
fyyourcravewi thnative
foodsand delicaci
esmadef rom fr
eshlycat chedseaf oodsandshel l
fi
sh,freshlypi
ckedr oot
cropsandf rui
ts.

Themomentyoul andhere,begreetedwit
hthegenui
neandlovi
ngsmil
esofwarmthand
hospit
abl
einapul
angnons,andmeetnewf ri
ends.Tol
i
ght
enedupyourmoodherear esome
ofthemarvel
ousspotsthatcoul
dgiveyourmuchneededbreakfr
om t
hehust
leandbustl
e
ofl
ife.

MANTUCONANI SLAND-Whensomeonement i
onsMant uconanonecan’thelpbutt hi
nkof
mysteryandmagi c.It
scool cr
ystalblueseawater,causingagent l
eswelland squeezingof f
theshoreissimpl yfascinati
ngt hatyoucan’tr
esistt
oplungeont hewaterwhenyouseei t.
Thegor geousi nf
ini
teblueskyandf l
uffywhi
tecl
oudsar eplayingabovewi t
hpr omising
sunshine.Thedazzlingandshi mmer ingsunisfi
erceandi nvi
gorati
ng,I
fyou’recravingfor
theraysoft hesuntoki ssyourski n,thenMantuconan isyourdream paradise.Besides,You
wil
lnotrunoutofact i
vit
iestoexpl oreinthesmalli
sl
and,youcanenj oy,campi ng,snorkel
ing,
scubadi vi
ng,jetski
,fishing,etc.

MILIGISBIGISFALLS-Justawal ki
ngdi stancefrom themai nbar
rio,besat i
sfi
edwi t
hthe
soothi
ngmel odyofthewateri
nMi li
gisbigisFal
ls,st
reamingsoftl
ylikeal ull
abysong.The
spel
l-bindingambianceofthewaterfallsisverymedi tat
ing,t
hatyouwoul dsurelyl
oveto
cheri
sht hetranqui
landhavenmomentar ound.
Her eyoucanenj oyshowerbat he,foodtr
ip,
l
iquortrip,andmanymor ebondstospendwi t
hf r
iends,f
ami l
i
es,andl ovedones.
Feltexhaust
edfrom thehustl
eandbustleofl
i
fe?Headt oLugadRi verandNat ur
alpool t
o
Experienceanulti
matechil
loutwiththefr
ost
ywat er,plustherefreshingandcool breezi
ng
tr
eeswhi chcarr
iesaf ai
ntl
ydeli
ciousperf
umecausi ngnost r
il
stantali
zebyi t
sment hol
-fresh
andf r
agrance—howf ul
fi
l
li
ngthatmakesyouwantt ol i
vet hemomentf orever.Hereyoucan
spendswi mming,readabook,li
edownandr evi
tal
ize,etc.

Youcan’ tl
eaveInapulanganwi thoutr ooti
ngt othemaj esti
cI rayariver.Inapulanganisn’tjust
aboutbeachesandwat er
fall
s.Fort headvent urous,enj oyaf abulousboatr idi
ngandr afti
ng
ont heser eneandpr i
stinelongr i
verpl usthemagni ficentgreener i
esofmangr ovesand
treesl i
nedinaseries‘rowar ewel comi ng.Thepr ist
inet ur
quoi sewat erint her i
verisj
ust
i
rresisti
blethatyouwoul dbeal luretojumpof ftheclifforgetaswi ngt odivei ntothewat ers.
Beover whelmedwi ththesweetr hythmicchi r
pingsoundsofani mal s,asthi si
sabount if
ul
homef orvariouswil
dlif
especi es,floraandf aunaet c.Besides,i ti
ssur roundedwi thl
ocal
farms,abundantwi t
hf r
uit
s,citr
usandcr opst hatcoul deli
citwowsandohhhs!Youcanenj oy
ther estoftheday,swi mmi ng,hiking,raft
ing,mount ai ncl
imbi ng,agr i
-touring,andwi l
dli
fe
sighting.Gift
edwiththemagi cofnat ure’
swonder ,Irayaisreal l
ywor t
hcomi ngbackf or!

Catchaboatandenj oythe1 5mi nutesri

det oPamunacan—ani dyll
i
ctropi
calparadise.
Wi t
nessahandf ulofbr eathtaki
nggi antrockformationsthatgli
stensandsparkl
eslikea
thousandtinyjewels.Themaj esti
ctower i
ngl i
mestoneclif
fsispictur
esquethati
tcoul d
stunnedyoui nphot osli
keapr o- model.Ithasanaturalpool t
hatisworthadipintothe
crystal
clearandment hol-
f r
eshwat ertodouset heheat .Enj
oyI sl
andhoping,di
ving,
snorkeli
ng,photography,cl i
mbi ng,hiki
ng,campi ng,etc.