Marvelous View In Banana Island

Why is it called the banana island? Is there a banana plantation here? No! I don’t know why they called it the Banana island, but the island is so beautiful. The beach is so clear with thousand of marine life living in the beautiful corals.

Banana Island, officially named as Dicalabuan Island, one of the jewels of Calamianes. It is one of the islands, and islet belongs to the Calamianes group of islands. The Calamian Group of Islands, also called the Calamianes, consist of over 80 islands and islets. Some of them are still deserted and unpopulated.

Clear water in the beach

It cost you more or less two hours of travel to Banana island by boat from mainland Coron. The island boasts of fine white-sand beach on clear water, a sandbar that submerges during high tide, a good coral area perfect for snorkeling, a fantastic view of sunrise and sunset, a quiet tropical beach life.

Banana island is privately owned by Henny and Violeta Gallego; the island is perhaps among, if not the most beautiful island in the Calamianes Group. For P150.00, you will get to enjoy the island on a day, but the best way to experience it is on overnight stay in one of their fan rooms native cottages that cost around a thousand bucks or lesson-off peak season (June to November). The accommodations are very basic, and the electricity is powered by generators only.

white sand beaches

it's nice to swim in the beach here

Cristal clear beaches in the island

How to get there:

There is no public transportation to the island, going there requires you to hire a boat. Cost varies depending on the capacity of the boat and other itineraries. You can arrange for your ride in the mainland. A 10-seater boat can take and fetch you there for as low as P4000.00.

Swim, relax, play, freeze the time. Witness the sun as it rises and vanishes into the horizon, the moon and the night stars as they glitter in Banana Island. This is the Banana island paradise!