Difference between revisions of "Isabela City, Basilan, Philippines"

#White Beach  - A fine beach found in Malamawi Island. Good for swimming, sunbathing, and fishing.  

#Malamawi Island - The gateway to Basilan. Here, the parola of the lighthouse guides ships and vintas to the channel. Here can also be found the traditional resting place of the nomad sea-faring Badjaos and Sama-Luans-Banguingui. It also boasts of the only lake in the province with wild ducks. Also found in Malamawi is the Panigayan fishing village where spearfishing is recommended.  

#Tabiawan & Busay Waterfalls - Located in Isabela and good for picnics and bathing.  

#Balagtasan Waterfalls - The biggest waterfalls in the province where the Basilan hydroelectric plant is located.  

#Kumalarang River - This has a 14-meter waterfall and is a proposed site for a hydroelectric plant. Ideal for picnics and photo shoots.  

#Sumagdang Beach - A natural site for swimming, passing through coconut plantations, small rice fields, and fish ponds. Only 4 kms. from Isabela proper and easily accessible by jeepney, tricycle, or bus.  

#Block 35 Falls - This is found inside the Menzi Plantation.  

#Balas Beach - A cove-shaped beach about 25 minutes away from the town hall; ideal for swimming, boating, fishing, water skiing, and snorkeling.  

#Menzi Agricultural Plantation - See the actual processing of rubber, coffee, black pepper, and African palm oil in this plantation now owned and run by a local cooperative.  

#Houses on Stilts at Malamawi and Kaun Purna - Rising from the waters at the shorelines are communities that seem to float houses on stilts and home to those whose closeness to the sea is a philosophy of life itself.  

#Claretcraft, a display center for native handicraft such as bags, mats, all fashioned from buri and the unique Yakan cloth.  

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