Pinagbuyutan Island

Sometimes called to be Enchanted Island aka "Inabuyatan Island"
by lakwatserong tatay

Yahooooo....At last i'll be starting our stories on our 2nd day of island hoping experience in Bacuit Bay, El Nido. Most of us were excited that day because we will visit again new islands and at the same time it will be our last day of island hopping adventure, but unfortunately due to some water conditions, our supposed to Tour B was changed...huhuhuhu.....Luckily that time we were accompanied by the owner of Cadlao Tour's, thanks Ate Beth.....we still manage to sail off but with a different different destinations. Tour B is composed of Pangalusian, Cudognon Cave, Cathedral Cave, Snake Island and Pinagbuyutan Island. We still manage to have 5 islands to visit that starts with Pinagbuyutan, Cudognon Cave, Snake Island, Natnat Beach and Bukal Island....o diba lima parin...hehehe...after discussing on what to visit and finalized the island we will visit we were off....at exactly 930am, we departed El Nido's shoreline....yahoooooo......

Pinagbuyutan Island

And now, let me start with......Pinagbuyutan Island is called to be an enchanted island because of it's high limestone clifs that reaching up to 1,105 feet (337m) high...wow...that became a conspicuous object in entering Bacuit Bay. In fact this island was featured to be cove of the 1996/7 Lonely Planet Travel Guide Book, it was chosen by Jens Peters....wow iba talaga ang Pinas...truly Philippines behold its beauty that all of us filipinos much to be proud of.......

Here is one line and Jens Peters quotes....."With its white sandy beach and palms, Inabuyutan is also one of the South Sea's dream islands of the archipelago,". Lonely Planet, 5th edition, 1994.
Below are some of the photos that i've taken upon approaching the island, btw, we got a hard time going to this island due to the waves that time, that is really striking our boat, in fact most of us that time is quite and praying...and just kidding aside that time..i've mentioned...."hanep tong island hopping na to...buwis buhay boat trip...sabay tawanan lahat"....

great limestone rock formation in this island

were really getting near....

ang sarap siguro if your alone in this island...^_^

wah.....eto nah...

Pinagbuyutan Island is one of the most outstanding El Nido's landscapes. One of the most striking islands in El Nido because of its sheer limestone walls, it white sands and it island shape. The stretch of soft white powdery sand makes it great for a place just to stay in a hammock, and just CHILAX.....with a cold beer on hand....wow sarap naman nun...^_^

Rock Limestone Cliff....wow....

The shore of Pinagbuyutan Island

What i like most in this island is its medium stretch of white sand as i've mentioned, shallow shore that makes the water looks flat, and rock formations on the other side. The waters in Pinagbuyutan is also one of a kind with its white waters near the shore turns to into greenish then to bluish as you walk farther from the shore. But i did not experience that i just based it upon approaching to its shore because Ate Beth and Kuya Boatman not recommend us to go swim because the waves that time is not on our side....^_^

It's me writing something...hahahaha..thank wendz....

El Nido ng ikaw ay marating ko.....sigurado babalik ako....My El Nido Trip( Feb 13-16).....^_^ grabe na backlog ko sa stories..anong petsa nah...wahahahahah....

El Nido...promise ill be back again...

actually lahat sila talaga tagilid...^_^

Btw, according to our Kuya Boatman, this island is owned by a local businessman who made his fortune in boats and groceries, named as Mr. Lim. He was really lucky to have this island......

sayang hindi kami nakapagexplore paloob....huhuhuhu...

Pinagbuyutan Island is also the home to the bird's nest tightly guarded by locals. One thing that is also remarkable in this island, this is a perfect place for a camwhores like us....see below...^_^

temptation island stars....^_^

the handsome guys of temptation island...hahahahaha

Ding ang bato...Darna!!!!!...^_^

I have to share something to you....one of our guides told us....that some of the sands of this island is used to be transported to Boracay (hmmm.....really kuya...kaw ha..). Just also a precaution, if you don;t really know how to swim, just stay close to the shore because it has a deep part just few meters away from the shore....

nasaan na kaya ung buong part nito..

Shoreline of Pinagbuyutan Island



Helicopter Island

Here's another set of photos of the camwhores and views going back to our boat...and sail again going to Cudognun Cave...to stay for a while and have our lunch....yahooo....^_^

The trippers

one happy family....^_^

our photo guru....wendz...thanks pow...^_^

As i've said, see the waters of Pinagubuyutan....it just like San Juan Laiya, Batangas shores, where just few meters away from the shore, the water is really got deep....

bye...bye...im hoping to come back...^_^

Off to the next destination....Cudognon Cave and it stay on its cove.....

Ang Lakwatserong Tatay.....

It's me at Pinagbuyutan Island....

What a way to start our 2nd day of El Nido's island hopping adventure.....see the waters on my back....hahahaha...lakas talaga ng alon that time....but it's one of the best..buwis buhay trips on my life...^_^.
But all in all we had great stay even for a while at Pinagbuyutan Island, i highly recommend this spot, specially for newbie photographers (like me) and camwhore models like us....^_^.

Next stop....Lunch Time and Cudognon Cave and siesta time on its cove.

This story is part of: Five Days Trip at Palawan