Bantayan Island
A flat island in the Visayan Sea, off the north western tip of Cebu, with long white sand beaches near Santa Fe. Fishing is the main trade, and the island is known for dried fish. Its old church in Bantayan town dates to the Spanish period.
- Where
- Santa Fe, Central Visayas, Philippines
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 11.2000, 123.7333
Get the Bantayan Island stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Bantayan 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 Central Visayas volume with your photos and a note.
Near Bantayan Island
Malapascua Island 44 km
A small island off the northern tip of Cebu, about 2.5 kilometres long. It is known for diving at Monad Shoal, where thresher sharks can be seen at dawn, and for its quiet white sand beach on the south side.
Kalanggaman Island 57 km
A sandbar island in the sea between Leyte and Cebu, 10 kilometres west of Palompon, Leyte. Its name comes from the local word for bird, and its long white spit of sand stretches out on both ends.
Sicogon Island 58 km
A resort island in northern Iloilo, 9.95 kilometres off the northeast coast of Panay. It is made up of three barangays under the municipality of Carles and is known for its quiet white beaches.
Gigantes Islands 62 km
An island chain of about ten islands in the Visayan Sea, part of the municipality of Carles in northern Iloilo. The two largest are Gigantes Norte and Gigantes Sur, and the islands are known for sandbars and limestone caves.
Camotes Islands 94 km
A group of islands in the Camotes Sea, east of Cebu, reached by ferry from Cebu or Leyte. They have white beaches, limestone caves and freshwater lagoons such as Lake Danao. The islands are quieter than the main tourist spots of the Visayas.
Marcelo Fernan Bridge 100 km
A cable stayed bridge between Cebu Island and Mactan Island, opened in 1999 as the second crossing over the Mactan Channel. It carries traffic towards the airport and the beach resorts of Mactan, and it is a landmark of the Cebu skyline at night.
Casa Gorordo Museum 102 km
A heritage house museum in the Parian district of Cebu City, built in the 1850s. It shows the domestic life of elite Cebuano families in the 19th and early 20th centuries, with period furniture and a ground floor of stone.
Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral 102 km
The seat of the Archbishop of Cebu, beside the Basilica of the Santo Niño in the old city. The church was built in the 1560s and rebuilt after wartime damage, and its bell tower started life as part of a Spanish fort. Saint Vitalis of Milan is its patron.
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Questions
Where is Bantayan Island?
Bantayan Island is in Santa Fe, Central Visayas, Philippines. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Malapascua Island (44 km), Kalanggaman Island (57 km), Sicogon Island (58 km).
How do I get the Bantayan Island stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Bantayan Island and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Central Visayas volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Bantayan Island before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Central Visayas volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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