Natural features

White Island, Camiguin

Philippines Camiguin Yumbing

White Island, Camiguin
Photo: . Ray in Manila, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A horseshoe-shaped sandbar of pure white sand off the north coast of Camiguin, with nothing on it at all, and views back to the island's volcanoes. Swim and snorkel in the clear water, and bring shade: there's none, and the sand gets very hot by midday.


Boats run from the beach at Agoho, near Mambajao; go early in the morning before it gets too hot and crowded, and before the tide covers part of the sandbar.

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