Bulubadiang Island, Gigantes Island Hopping Feb 2016

The last island we went and also where we had lunch was Bulubadiang Island.

Our tour guide said, this was a recent addition for the island hopping tour!

So lucky!

Clear turquoise water surround the beachfront ~so nice!

My favorite part is this hammock. You could take pictures like these, where you could have a gorgeous background of the ocean and landscape!!!! So beautiful <3

Bulubadiang is just across Gigantes Norte, which is where we are also stayed.

Our scrumptious, yet again, Seafood lunch!lol

Fish Escabeche, Gigantic Crabs (which were really good!), Wasay-wasay aka Black Lip Oysters and Sizzling Scallops! #happytummy

Yea, all those dishes for only 2 people! =P

<3

Tangke Lagoon, Gigantes Island Hopping Feb 2016

Next stop after Cabugao was Tangke Salt Water Lagoon.

FYI, there's an entrance fee of P20/person

The bridge that leads to this secret lagoon lol

Upon seeing the place, my initial reaction was that it reminded me very much of Palawan!

A natural salt water pool surrounded by rock formations ~very El Nido! I must say!

Basking in the sun and just taking it all in <3

My view while floating =P

Bye other tourists!haha

Good thing we stayed a bit further so I could take a nice shot w/o any photobombers lol

So serene!

Definitely a hidden gem!

Cabugao Island, Gigantes Island Hopping Feb 2016

3rd destination for the island hopping was the very popular, Cabugao Island!

It was very near to Bantigue Sandbar, prolly 10 minutes(?) away...

So pretty! Don't you just get all excited once the boat is about to dock??

Well, I always get that feeling! hehe

This is the famous rock to climb and get a good view of the island.

The water is so inviting!

Just like Antonia, there are 2 sides of the beach...

The area where most boats dock and..

this one..where the water is more deep blue/azure in color ;)

There are some artsy stone structure in this side too LOL

Time to conquer this rock!

The entrance...

You need to squeeze yourself in this tiny hole nyahaha

Going up wasn't so difficult.

It will only take you 5-7 minutes to reach the top ;)

This view!!

Love the shades of blue on both sides <3

If you search Gigantes Islands on Google or elsewhere, you would most likely see images of this view on top of Cabugao......like this one! =P

After cam-whoring on top, we decided to go to the secret beach just a few walks from the main beach.

So beautiful!

We swam here for a couple of minutes and took pictures.

Splash!

And that's our tour guide telling us that we need to go already LOL

Bantigue Sandbar, Gigantes Island Hopping Feb 2016

After Antonia Beach, our next destination was Bantigue Sandbar.

I looove sandbars in general, so this was actually one of my faves in the tour <3

Again, all to ourselves!

So pretty, every side was so picturesque!

end of the sandbar...

I spent all my time taking pics that I forgot to swim! haha

the obligatory birthday shot! =P

sand strip!

so beautiful!!!

Antonia Beach, Gigantes Island Hopping Feb 2016

The very first stop of our island hopping was Antonia Beach!

I can't remember well but I think it took 15-20 minutes to get here.

Approaching the beach!

All to ourselves!

We were the first ones to arrive. That day, there were several groups doing island hopping too so it was good that we could avoid photobombers on our pictures!haha

There's actually 2 sides of the beach..

You could have a better view of it if you climb those rock formations ;)

Unfortunately, I only knew about it when I got home and saw it in some website lol

The other side ;)

Antonia Beach is also the place where you could do some snorkeling and other water activities.

We just paid an additional fee of P20 for the gear ;)

Some of the fishies we saw <3

Just be careful since there's also some sea urchins lurkin' around the area O_O

Our tour guide said this is a "bakla/homosexual" scallop LOL

Not sure how he recognized that =P