Looking for a weekend destination? If you want to play castaway for a few days, it makes an ideal getaway. Just a short boat ride from Iloilo City, a 15-minute ferry/boat ride from the city port. You can visit the beautiful place of Guimaras.
Guimaras is an island province in the Philippines located in the region of Western Visayas. Among the smallest provinces, its capital is Jordan.This small island province in the southeast of Panay and northwest of Negros in Western Visayas. Guimaras has only five municipalities–Buenavista, Jordan, Nueva Valencia, San Lorenzo, and Sibunag, with a total of 98 barangays.
Guimaras Island is the home of more than 50,000 mango trees. Besides Guimaras being the Mango Capital of the Philippines, there is more to Guimaras province than just its world’s sweetest mangoes. Wondering what to see in Guimaras? It also overflows with natural attractions that lure both pleasure seekers and adventure travelers. Guimaras is blessed with crystal-clear waters, white-sand beaches, several unique islands, satisfy your exes with the beauty of the mangrove forest, historic churches, an underwater adventure and plenty of low-key resorts to choose from but Nueva Valencia is the preferred base of many travelers.
If you’re from Metro Manila you would love the road trip and the fresh air of Guimaras. Why? Because it has wide roads and few vehicles at any time of the day. Jeepney trips are few that’s why the best way to travel when you’re a tourist.
The best time to go to Guimaras is during the summer season which can start as early as February to May. You can even have the chance to join their Guimaras Manggahan Festival.
Best things to do on Guimaras Island
1.Swim in Buho Ramirez Cave
2.Learn more about the protected Marine Life at Taklong Island National Marine Reserve
3.Cast yourself away to Tatlong Pulo beach
4.Stunning San Lorenzo windmills
5.Raymen Beach resort at Nueva Valencia
6. Try the Mango Pizza at Pitstop restaurants
7. Visit Trappist Monastery, Guimaras
8.Snorkel in Ave Maria Islet
9.visit the smallest plaza
10. Go up the Guisi Lighthouse and unwind at Guisi Beach
11. Visit Natago Beach resort
How to get to Guimaras
MANILA to GUIMARAS via ILOILO
1. From Manila(Philippines), take a flight to Iloilo.Travel time 1hr 20 mins. duration
2. From Iloilo Int’l Airport, take a passenger van to Sm Iloilo.
3. From Sm Iloilo or Downtown Iloilo city, you may take a jeepney or taxi to Ortiz Wharf.
4. Get in line and purchase your ferry/boat ticket to Jordan wharf
5. Board your boat to Jordan Port in Guimaras. Travel time is about 15 minutes.
6. Take a jeepney or tricycle to your resort.