Pink Beach?! My Zambuangeño hosts invited me to go to Great Santa Cruz Island a day after we visited Basilan's Malamawi White Beach. I was still overwhelmed with the fact that I stepped on Basilan…
Pink Beach?! My Zambuangeño hosts invited me to go to Great Santa Cruz Island a day after we visited Basilan's Malamawi White Beach. I was still overwhelmed with the fact that I stepped on Basilan territory, and can't believe we will go next to a pink beach. This was July 2006.
The small port for Santa Cruz Island-bound boats can be found near Lantaka Hotel along Valderrosa St. We got there early morning, but had to wait for the tourist police who will be escorting us to the island. Santa Cruz was a popular stop for tourists, until kidnappings in nearby areas caused a decline on the number of visitors. And for the brave who insist on going, they shall be escorted.
The pink sand is a mix of white sand and pulverized Red Organ-Pipe Corals endemic to the area.
here are no overnight accommodations on the island, only small cottages to rent for picnics. So squeezing this destination in your itinerary as a day trip will do.
Out of curiosity as to how heavy it is, I asked one of the tourist polices if I can borrow his arm. He handed it to me and even told me I can have a picture wearing it. It was pretty funny to do so wearing a bikini.
After three hours, we once again boarded our boat with our escorts and returned to mainland.
The small port for Santa Cruz Island-bound boats can be found near Lantaka Hotel along Valderrosa St. We got there early morning, but had to wait for the tourist police who will be escorting us to the island. Santa Cruz was a popular stop for tourists, until kidnappings in nearby areas caused a decline on the number of visitors. And for the brave who insist on going, they shall be escorted.
here are no overnight accommodations on the island, only small cottages to rent for picnics. So squeezing this destination in your itinerary as a day trip will do.
Out of curiosity as to how heavy it is, I asked one of the tourist polices if I can borrow his arm. He handed it to me and even told me I can have a picture wearing it. It was pretty funny to do so wearing a bikini.
After three hours, we once again boarded our boat with our escorts and returned to mainland.
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