The Best Beaches in the Philippines

Everyone love beaches. How much more beaches like paradise. Beaches like the most best beaches in the Philippines where the breeze of the air is a music of nature that whispers melody to your soul, the white sands that brings you to the state of delight, and the waters that bring  new meaning of paradise. 

Nothing compares! That's the beauty of Philippine paradises. Below is seven of the best beaches in the Philippines. 

7. Pearl Farm

Located in the southern part of the Philippines is the Samal group of Islands, an archipelago consisting of nine islands which stretch out over a land area of 28,000 hectares. Samal is a beautiful, tranquil and exotic island with a coastline adorned with white sand beaches, abundant marine life, rock formations, mangroves, and landscape of coconut palms, flowering plants and fruit bearing trees. The area is blessed with various natural attractions and flourishing flora and fauna.  
6. Camiguin

Sitting in the Mindanao Sea about 20km off the north coast of mainland Mindanao, the pint-sized island of Camiguin (“cam-ee-gin”) is one of the country’s most appealing tourist spots, with ivory beaches, iridescent lagoons and undulating scenery. There’s no shortage of adventure here either, with excellent scuba diving and some tremendous trekking and climbing in the rugged interior, especially on volcanic Mount Hibok-Hibok.
5. Siargao Island

Siargao Island is an island of the Philippines facing the Pacific Ocean,  a tear-drop shaped island in the Philippine Sea situated 800 kilometers southeast of Manila in the province of Surigao del Norte. The beaches are internationally considered at the highest level of surfing. Siargao is also the perfect place to discover amazing landscapes such as surrounding virgin islands, spectacular blue lagoons, precious mangrove forests, stunning white sand beaches, deep rain forest. The coastline is marked by a succession of reefs, small points and white, sandy beaches. The neighboring islands and islets have similar landforms.
4. Apo Reef, Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro

Apo Reef, Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro (Photo credited to Mr. Charles Torres)

The Second Largest Coral Reef in the World and The Diving Mecca of the Philippines. It is located 20 miles west of mainland Mindoro. The Reef offers a good drift-diving opportunity with crystalline blue water covering an area of 35 square kilometres of coral reefs teeming with a wide variety of marine life. This atoll-like reef is divided by a narrow channel into two lagoon systems (north and south). The channel runs east to west from 1.80 and 27.00 metres deep with a fine white sand bottom, numerous mounds and patches of branching corals under the deep blue water.
3. El Nido, Palawan

El Nido is located about 238 kilometers northwest of Puerto Princesa, Palawan’s capital. El Nido is bordered by the Linapacan Strait in the north, the municipality of Taytay in the south, the Sulu Sea in the east, and the South China Sea in the west. It’s most fascinating features are the majestic karst limestone cliffs which stand guard over clear waters. Crevices in these limestone cliffs are home to swiftlets (Collocalia fuciphaga) after whose edible nests (“nido” in Spanish and the main ingredient for the gourmet nido soup) the town takes its name.
2. Calaguas, Camarines Norte

One of the crown jewels of the Philippines, Calaguas Island. It is a group of islands in the Pacific under the jurisdiction of the town of Vinzons, Province of Camarines Norte. It boasts of powdery white sand beaches, crystal-clear waters, and unspoiled natural resources, a place where  you can truly relax while enjoying the beauty and serenity of the place.
1. Boracay, Aklan

Boracay is a small island of the Philippines located approximately 315 km (196 mi) south of Manila and 2 km off the northwest tip of Panay Island in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. Boracay Island and its beaches have received awards from numerous travel publications and agencies. The island comprises the barangays of Manoc-Manoc, Balabag, and Yapak municipality of Malay, province of Aklan. Administered by Philippine Tourism Authority and the provincial government of Aklan. In 2012, Boracay has been named the Best Island in the World by an international travel magazine, Travel + Leisure.