Batan Island
The main island of Batanes, the northernmost province of the Philippines, with rolling green hills, sea cliffs and traditional Ivatan stone houses with thick walls and thatched roofs. The town of Basco is the base for visits to lighthouses and viewpoints.
- Where
- Basco, Cagayan Valley, Philippines
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 20.4167, 121.9500
Get the Batan Island stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Batan Island. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Cagayan Valley volume with your photos and a note.
Near Batan Island
Bangui Windmills 247 km
A wind farm in Bangui, Ilocos Norte, with 20 Vestas turbines standing 70 metres tall. They are arranged in a single row along 9 kilometres of shoreline on Bangui Bay, facing the West Philippine Sea.
Kapurpurawan Rock Formation 249 km
A natural formation of pale, wind carved limestone on the coast at Burgos, Ilocos Norte. Its smooth white cliffs and arches face the open sea, and the name comes from the Ilocano word for white.
Cape Bojeador Lighthouse 255 km
A lighthouse of the Spanish colonial period in Burgos, Ilocos Norte, first lit on 30 March 1892. It stands high on a hill above the northwest tip of Luzon and is also known as Burgos Lighthouse.
Paoay Church 302 km
Saint Augustine Parish Church in Ilocos Norte, finished in 1710 and built of coral stone and brick. Huge buttresses along its sides, partly Gothic and partly Asian in style, helped it withstand earthquakes. It is one of the four churches in the Baroque Churches UNESCO listing.
Callao Cave 302 km
A limestone cave in Peñablanca, Cagayan, with seven chambers reached by a flight of steps up a cliff. A small chapel has been set in the first chamber, where sunlight falls through a hole in the roof. Bats live in the deeper chambers.
Bantay Church 355 km
The Parish of Saint Augustine of Hippo in Bantay, Ilocos Sur, also called the Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Charity. A Roman Catholic church of the Spanish period, it has a separate bell tower on a hill that served as a watchtower.
Santa Maria Church 373 km
A hilltop church in Ilocos Sur, completed in 1810 and reached by a wide stone staircase of 85 steps. Thick brick walls and massive buttresses give it the look of a fortress, and it was used as a lookout in times of attack. It is part of the Baroque Churches UNESCO listing.
Banaue Rice Terraces 397 km
Terraces carved into the mountains of Ifugao by the Ifugao people, by tradition some 2,000 years ago, and still farmed by hand. They climb the slopes in steps fed by channels from the forest above. They are part of the UNESCO listed Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras.
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Questions
Where is Batan Island?
Batan Island is in Basco, Cagayan Valley, Philippines. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Bangui Windmills (247 km), Kapurpurawan Rock Formation (249 km), Cape Bojeador Lighthouse (255 km).
How do I get the Batan Island stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Batan Island and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Cagayan Valley volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Batan Island before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Cagayan Valley volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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