ROMBLON | Tabunan Beach at Banton Island

Friday, July 08, 2011

Puyo Island as Seen from Banton's Tabonan Beach

We arrived at Tabunan Beach at eleven in the morning. The heat was intense; the cobalt blue sky, emerald green waters, and cream-colored sand made everything seemed overly bright.

After taking a mental note to buy myself a good pair of sunglasses, it was exploring time. I actually was torn if I should hit the water first before taking pictures, but experience told me that once I don my snorkel, there was a big chance that I’d be in the water ‘til it was time to go. So I held off the lure of the sparkling sea and took my tripod and camera with me first.

A Perfect Place to Chill at Tabonan Beach, Banton Islands

There was supposedly a PHP 20.00 entrance fee to the beach, but there was no one around; we were the lone occupants of the cove.

The sand strip was really not that long, just around half a kilometer in my estimate. Boulders block both sides of the beach, and the back portion slopes steeply upward; it looks like this beach is accessible only by boat.

Banton's Tabunan Beach Southern End

Rentable open huts line the shore amidst lush coconut trees. At the back part, I saw a larger closed hut, which looks like a good place to stay in overnight. There was also a clearing on the left side of the beach surrounded by trees. Here guests can barbeque and have a grand feast using the available bamboo seats and tables.

Huts Along Tabunan Beach in Romblon

Not expecting to find the beach so beautiful, we unfortunately didn’t bring meat to barbeque nor anything substantial, for that matter, to eat for lunch. What we had were just some biscuits and two cases of beer. Warm Red Horse and Rebisco Crackers ftw!

Perfect Place for a Banquet at Banton's Tabunan Beach

D’s aunt says that this is Banton’s version of Boracay, well I haven’t been to Boracay but I’m sure the sand here is not up to par with the famous beach. Tabunan’s sand is fine, but not really powdery. Nevertheless, I count Tabunan Beach as one of the nicer beaches I’ve been to, it’s almost at par with the coves in Coron sans the gigantic karsts.

An overnight at Tabunan would be definitely be something to look forward to if I ever get a chance to revisit Banton Island.

Tabonan Beach's Northern End



Click to view location on Google Maps

Tabunan Beach
Address: Brgy. Yabawon, Banton Island, Romblon
Romblon Provincial Tourism Office: (042) 567-5145 | (0920) 629-5838
Email: info.romblonislands@gmail.com

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19 comments

  1. tinaJuly 8, 2011 at 2:31 PM

    I am always drooling with your pictures. I should buy a good but light tripod! Ganda naman dito :D Anyway madaming fish? :D

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  2. TonJuly 8, 2011 at 5:23 PM

    wala pa ba koya ang underwater shots?

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  3. escapeJuly 8, 2011 at 10:58 PM

    great beach. sand may not be that fine but the place looks isolated. but romblon as a whole though is isolated in the first place.

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  4. dahappywifeJuly 9, 2011 at 4:06 PM

    Beautiful beach. ^_<

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  5. Tripper10July 9, 2011 at 8:13 PM

    Napakagandang beach...
    First and last shots nyo po... The BEST!!!... :)

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  6. Christian | Lakad PilipinasJuly 10, 2011 at 3:25 PM

    Tina
    Thanks! Ako nga rin I think a new lighter tripod, ang bigat kasi nung current one ko.
    Madami fishes pero mahiyain sa tao =[

    Ton
    Merun na =P

    Dong Ho
    Haha true that. I really don't care much for the quality of sand really, basta may mai isnorkelan solb na ko haha

    Nuna
    Truly!

    Tripper10
    Thanks! =]

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  7. OmiyagehJuly 10, 2011 at 5:09 PM

    Maybe the sand is not as powdery as boracay. But the beach looks really clean!

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  8. EdJuly 11, 2011 at 5:13 AM

    love the shots pa rin christian! i keep staring at them. :D
    whoa, bente pesos lang. swak na swak! :D

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  9. The Sunset GoddessJuly 11, 2011 at 5:31 PM

    I love the first picture! Did you use HDR software for this? :)

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  10. MarkyJuly 12, 2011 at 8:14 AM

    Agree, great photos man. Was supposed to visit Romblon last holyweek but didn't pushed through, now I regret it more after seeing this post hehe

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  11. Ian | GoingRoamingWanderingJuly 12, 2011 at 5:35 PM

    Once again wonderful first and last picture! This place is a great discovery for Romblon to be known as a place to visit... including me which never heard much about the province and its places of interests.

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  12. DeeyowsJuly 13, 2011 at 4:10 PM

    yaan mo Christian, next year pag bumalik tayo dadala tayo ng maiihaw sa beach. tapos dadala na din tayo ng battery and component. gagawa tayo ng MTV tipong r.kelly. fiesta!!! haha.

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  13. Bonzenti [Con Tour Blog]July 15, 2011 at 10:48 AM

    Pre. Parang naibsan ang aking pagod sa mga pictures mo. soft masyado ang mga pictures sa mata. soothing to the eye.:-).

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  14. Christian | Lakad PilipinasJuly 15, 2011 at 11:45 AM

    Omiyageh
    I'm really not particular with beach sand, as long as they don't hurt my feet when walking barefoot, okay na sakin yun =]

    Ed
    Thanks pre! Libre lang nga kami, wala taga collect ng bente eh hehe

    Sunset Goddess
    Thank you ma'am, did not use any HDR software po. Used photoshop to manually blend two exposures together.

    Marky
    Aw that's too bad, Romblon's one of those island in the country that's barely touched by tourism

    Ian
    Romblon is definitely one of the country's untouched territory

    Deeyows
    Haha yoko ng may component. Dala na lang tayo pang gawa ng bonfire. Marami nang component sa Maynila, bonfire wala.

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  15. supertikoyJuly 23, 2011 at 7:58 AM

    lupit talaga! i've been eyeing Romblon pero wala pa rin akong time. thanks for sharing!

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  16. Elal LasolaJuly 24, 2011 at 1:25 AM

    I really envy the first and last photos! Waaaaa. Those are super cooooool.

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  17. Christian | Lakad PilipinasJuly 24, 2011 at 8:27 AM

    Supertikoy, Elal
    Thanks po!

    Those first and last shots were shot in long exposures. =]

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  18. iamsolielSeptember 3, 2017 at 10:50 PM

    My island home. Na-miss ko tuloy.
    I could proudly say that the sea is as blue as the sky and as clear as the day. Thanks for visiting muly hometown.

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