Beach bumming, leaning coconut trees picture taking, cliff diving, spelunking and chasing sunset. Plan your summer vacation here at San Jose, Carabao Island, Romblon! An hour away from Boracay Island. ????
CARABAO ISLAND, ROMBLON TRAVEL GUIDE
San Jose is a fifth-class municipality in the province of Romblon, Philippines. It is also known as Carabao Island, or Hambil Island, the southernmost island of the province.
How to get here:
As an island municipality, the only means to reach San Jose is via sea travel. There are several sea routes going to the island. From Manila or Batangas City, there are daily RORO trips going to Odiongan, Romblon or Caticlan in Aklan province. From Odiongan, there are jeepneys that take passengers to Santa Fe, where travellers can take pump boats or bancas going to San Jose(Pumpboat leaves at 9am). From Caticlan, there are bancas as well that take passengers to San Jose(Pumpboat leaves at 9am). The island is approximately a 45-minute boat ride from either Santa Fe or Caticlan. San Jose has a municipal port in Brgy. Poblacion where passengers and cargo disembark.
Another mode of travel is by air. Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines have daily trips to Caticlan Airport from where passengers can take bancas to San Jose. Cebu Pacific also has a daily flight to Tugdan Airport in Alcantara, Romblon, where passengers can take a jeepney to Santa Fe and a boat to San Jose.
San Jose’s five barangays are connected by a circumferential road, where the common mode of transportation are passenger motorcycles, known elsewhere as habal-habal.
Pumpboat fare from Sta. Fe to Carabao Island- 100 per head
Habal Habal Tour – 500 pesos per head
Where to go:
Republic of Inobahan Beach Resort, Brgy. Poblacion
Cathedral Cliff diving and Cave-100 per head
Kuding Kuding Point Cliff diving and Cave pool- Entrance 100 per head
Tagaytay Point- Entrance 50 per head
Ngiriton Cave- Entrance 100 per head
Tan-agan Beach
Lanas Beach
Where to stay:
Kameo Lodge- Room rates ( 1,500 family room, 500 good for 2pax)
Republic of Inobahan Beach Resort
09196611111 (1000 good for 2pax, Family Room 1,500)
Habal Habal Driver Kuya Gremil-09569065515(500 per head)
Contact person:
Tourism Officer
Mam Leahlyn Pablo
09261367455 / 09287270653
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