Balut Island Sarangani Davao Occidental
A day of island hopping can take visitors around these islands and islets jumping off from mabila port on balut island.
Balut island sarangani davao occidental. Balut island also known as malulong is a potentially active volcanic island south of the tip of davao occidental province in the mindanao region southern philippines located in the center of the island is the balut volcano a fumarolic volcano with no historical eruptions. Balut island malulong island davao occidental. But for those who are looking for a new place to explore the island holds a lot of promise. Marcos journeys to balut sarangani islands one of the philippines most remote island groups found in davao occidental.
It was formerly part of davao del sur but has recently been proclaimed as part of the new province of davao occidental. The municipality consists of 2 major islands the eponymous sarangani island and balut island and 1 minor islet olanivan island collectively called as the sarangani islands located just south of mindanao island in the celebes sea it is the municipality of the philippines bordering indonesia. The boat schedule from general santos to balut island and vice versa are. Balut is a maguindanaoan term for island.
Sarangani balut and olanivan. You can take an overnight boat from gensan to balut island sarangani davao occidental. The main island of balut the namesake island of sarangani and the small islets of olanivan and marorong. On my way to mabila central e s.
The frontier town of sarangani consists of three islands. The island of balut is located about 13 km 8 1 mi from mainland mindanao separated by the sarangani strait. Sarangani islands is in the southernmost part of davao del sur davao occidental the newest province in the philippines also known as balut island olanivan island. Important travel tips balut island may not be on the list of many travelers.
Paradise island of olanivan photo by. From general santos and our south cotabato trip an 8 hour overnight ferry brought me and regine to the sarangani islands one of the philippines most remote island groups. It has three main islands. Balut volcano is fumarolic or one that emits sulfuric gases but has no history of eruption.
In the center of this island is the balut volcano stratovolcano which is elevated at about 2 828 feet.