By:
Nickson Garcia
For the month of
June 2016, and as part of Untold Adventures Philippines (UAPH) vision to
explore places or destinations in the country which are uncommonly visited by
many, went to Ticao Island in Masbate.
Ticao Island is
one of the three (3) major islands of Masbate province in the Philippines namely:
Burias, Masbate (main) and Ticao. Why did I choose Ticao? Simply because
compared to the other islands, Ticao is the most unspoiled and uncommonly
visited. Moreover, it is a perfect diving and snorkeling spot amongst the three.
Being recently an “underwaterworld”
enthusiast, it has captured my inner excitement to once again experience the beauty
below.
Everything was fully coordinated with the tourism office of Ticao prior to the scheduled event. Although, I really had a hard time coordinating and finding the right contact persons for the event since there were rare write ups regarding Ticao. Still, I manage to successfully find people who would help us on our untold journey.
We were eight
(8) in the group when we went to Ticao Island and we were
accompanied by surprisingly a young looking tourism officer (which I didn’t
anticipate by the way). Ticao Island is divided into four (4) municipalities of
Batuan, Monreal, San Fernando and San Jacinto and for this untold trip, our
area of concentration were Batuan and Monreal.
First on the
list is the Municipality of Batuan and we were scheduled to explore Snake
Island Gibraltar.
True to its
word, Snake Island is not called as such because it is shaped like a snake but
barely because it is home for numerous (maybe hundreds) of snakes. Now, you may
be wondering why would I include in our itinerary a placed that is homed by
snakes? My answer is…ADVENTURE. Prior to visiting the place, I’ve seen the cave
island from a well known travel documentary show on television which gave me
the idea that the place could possibly be explored.
Our weekend at Ticao gave us one of the most memorable experiences in terms of exploring the beauty of the underwater world and one of the most underrated destinations in Masbate or in the country. I must say that Ticao would be best appreciated by those travel junkies who’s into swimming, diving, snorkeling and just simply loves the clear deep blue water.
Whether it was a
snake bite or not, the most important lesson I learned for the experience was
to never delay any consultation with a doctor who is much knowledgeable about
the subject matter because an optimistic person needs consultation too.
And for my Ticao
Island experience, will I still go back? Oh Yessssssssssssssssssss!!!
Other tourism destination we visited:
Photo Credits to:
Des Maano
Emer Ocado
Rommel Fabro
Note: Untold Adventures PHilippines went to Ticao Island Masbate last June 25 and 26, 2016
For Ticao Island, Masbate Itinerary, click here.
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