The best beaches of the Philippines
Cebu
This banana-shaped island has accessibility going for it – international flights from Asian hubs such as Hong Kong and Singapore fly right into the Visayas' largest city, Cebu City. Near the airport on Mactan Island you'll find a variety of high-end, family-oriented resorts. The beaches on Mactan are nothing special, so hire a boat to take you out to islands in the Bohol Strait, where ample quantities of white sand grace the numerous beaches.If you have more time, travel three hours by car to the northern tip of the island, where pump boats make the 10-minute trip to dreamy Malapascua Island, home to blinding-white Bounty Beach and, for scuba divers, thresher sharks. Alternatively, drive southwest to the diving town of Moalboal, which offers the rare chance to swim just offshore with giant schools of sardines.
Southern Negros
If you want to sample several world-class beaches in one short trip, look no further than southern Negros. Fly into Dumaguete, the regional capital of Negros Oriental, and you are within an hour of Apo Island, a top dive site with backpacker-friendly accommodation on an utterly isolated stretch of sand; escapist paradise Tambobo Bay; and Siquijor Island. rung with bone-white beaches and exceptional value accommodation. Further afield (four hours away by bus), you'll feel like you've reached the end of the Earth at Sipalay's Sugar Beach.
Other good bets for beaches include Baler (Luzon), Panglao Island (Bohol), Coron (Palawan) and Camiguin
(off Mindanao). Or just check out a map of the country, point to an
island, and go. You'll inevitably find a lonely stretch of sand that few
tourists have trod on before – your own private patch of paradise.
This article was first published in May 2012 and updated in August 2015.
This article was first published in May 2012 and updated in August 2015.
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