Gigantes Islands
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.
- Where
- Carles, Western Visayas, Philippines
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 11.6000, 123.3400
Get the Gigantes Islands stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Gigantes Islands. 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 Western Visayas volume with your photos and a note.
Near Gigantes Islands
Sicogon Island 20 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.
Bantayan Island 62 km
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.
Malapascua Island 90 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 113 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.
Sibuyan Island 123 km
A round island in the Sibuyan Sea in Romblon, often called the Galapagos of Asia for the rich range of plants and animals that live only here. Mount Guiting-Guiting rises from the middle, and rivers and waterfalls run down to the coast.
Mount Guiting-Guiting 123 km
The highest mountain in Romblon province, at 2,058 metres, on Sibuyan Island. It is a hard climb through mossy forest and along knife edge ridges, and the mountain is known as one of the toughest climbs in the country.
Jaro Cathedral 130 km
The Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral in the Jaro district of Iloilo City, also called the National Shrine of Our Lady of Candles and the Cathedral of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. Its bell tower stands apart from the main building.
Molo Church 133 km
The Santa Ana Parish Church in the Molo district of Iloilo City, a Spanish neo Gothic Roman Catholic church. It falls under the Archdiocese of Jaro and is known for its twin spires and the statues of women saints inside.
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Questions
Where is Gigantes Islands?
Gigantes Islands is in Carles, Western Visayas, Philippines. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sicogon Island (20 km), Bantayan Island (62 km), Malapascua Island (90 km).
How do I get the Gigantes Islands stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Gigantes Islands and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Western Visayas volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Gigantes Islands before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Western 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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