Batanes Heritage Tour
About this tour
Batanes is the Philippines' northernmost province — a group of islands closer to Taiwan than to Manila, with a culture (the Ivatan people), architecture (stone houses thick enough to survive category 5 typhoons) and landscape unlike anywhere else in the country. The rolling hills look Irish or Scottish, the stone villages are medieval, and the pace of life is entirely its own.
The 2-day heritage tour covers Marlboro Country (the famous windswept hills and lighthouse), Sabtang Island (reached by 45-minute boat ride through open Pacific — the sea can be rough), Batan Island's stone villages (Ivana, Mahatao, Uyugan), and the Honesty Coffee Shop — an unmanned roadside store where customers leave payment in an honor box, a testament to Batanes' unique community values.
Highlights
- ✓Marlboro Country rolling hills and lighthouse
- ✓Ivatan stone houses — built to withstand typhoons
- ✓Sabtang Island by boat across the Pacific
- ✓Honesty Coffee Shop — unmanned honor system
- ✓Cape Egaña and the Pacific Ocean cliffs
What's included
- ✓Tricycle tour of Batan Island
- ✓Boat to Sabtang
- ✓Local Ivatan guide
- ✓Meals included
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