Images are some of the sights captured by my lens during our first stop. Please bear with me with the images' clarity because it was a foggy afternoon when I took the shots.
My first stop only proves that Fayfa Mountain has exhilarating sights inch by inch, and every curve of the road enervates the emotions and excitement to behold the secret beauty of the hill. The greenery scenes, matched with the cold and soft touch of the breezes, fueled my enthusiasm to maximize my limited time in going further, exploring and discovering more things I may not have known before visiting the place.
Fayfa/Fifa mountain is one of the exciting places to visit in the province of Jazan, Saudi Arabia. The height that people can climb using the car and the sprawling sights of the farmlands, the lake, and the meandering road from the base to the top and its branches going to different directions always awe the visitors and have become why it draws thousands of tourists every year.
Fayfa Mountain is 100 km from the city center of Jazan City, suitable for a 1 hour and 45 minutes drive on concrete and excellent road condition. As you move your way to the top, there are plenty of points where you will get tempted to stop; look around and click your cameras to capture each moment that gives spectacular scenes that feeds your eyes frame by frame, inch by inch, and ridge by ridge.
After the 8-minute drive from the Fayfa entry point, we stopped for a while to do some shots and capture the astonishing sights of the mountains, the ridges, hills, and the vast farmlands in Fayfa down nearby the base of Fayfa mountain.
It’s raining, men; hallelujah! ♪♫♫♪
The dimmed sunlight by the dense dark clouds on a rainy Friday morning makes the valley and the mountains more appealing and fascinating. At last! Here comes the heavenly shower!
A scene in Huraymila – Al Thadiq road portion, northwestern part of Riyadh Region.
PANIMAN, CARAMOAN, CAMARINES SUR The attractive beach along its coastline, the swaying and raging sounds of the ocean blue water, and the green sceneries of the mountain on the upper side are the things that will make one remembers Paniman, Caramoan, Camarines Sur. Please click the below link for more information: underratedadventuresspot.blog/...
Sitio Nipa is another zone of barangay Gogon, Lahuy Island, Caramoan, Camarines Sur, Philippines. No resort is currently operating here, but it has a great potential to become one of the major destinations. Its sugary fine sands on the shoreline, the medium waves of the ocean water, and the beautiful blue sky blue color make it hard to resist getting to the beach and swimming.
If you desire to come to an island to feel the way of being a castaway, Sitio Nipa is one good option in Lahuy Island, Caramoan, Camarines Sur, Philippines. The beige sugary-fine sand on the coastline, the blue ocean water, and the green vegetation comfort you in solitude, away from the mainstream social activities and facilities.
You are not a castaway, but since the number of people in the area is only within your finger count, the distance and travel time to get to and leave the place, the minimal facilities available are good enough to give you that castaway experience.
From the mainland of Caramoan to Sitio Nipa will take you 1⅟2 hours boat ride during low tide and 2 hours during rough sea period. Here, you will realize the importance of being an environment and nature protection advocate. Because the high and big waves of the open ocean water are getting broken by the waves breakers; that’s why the waves reaching the shorelines are no anymore as big as their original size and strength.
Isla Soledad is an island resort with two different ocean waves mood; tranquil on one side and splashy to rough waves on the other side of the resort. So, the guests have the luxury of choosing which condition of the sea they want to plunge into: the eastern side with exciting waves rushing in calm weather that get rougher during the windy season or whenever there is impending nasty weather. At the same time, the western side gives you clear, calm seawater that allows you to see the ocean bed under its crystal-clear water.
On the 1 hour and 20-minute boat ride from the Bikal Port of Caramoan you will find the Sitio Bogtong of Gogon, Caramoan, Camarines Sur, Philippines with a beautiful island tip beach area. Sugary-fine beige sand takes your breath away as you watch the blue ocean water rush to the shore, creating a splashing sound that goes along with the hiss of the ocean breeze.
The Isla Soledad Resort is at the tip of the Lahuy southern side, shaded by the coconut palms, making the place look perfectly covered to keep you away and protected from the searing sunburn heat.
Away from the noise and hustle-bustling sound of the city traffic, you can experience a complete feeling of an island escapade. Just unfortunate that the COVID-19 outbreak prompted the resort to close, so, during my trip to this part of Lahuy Island, the resort was in a hibernation state.
For the time being, all you can do here is include the place in your island-hopping activity, roam around the resort, enjoy the site and leave for your next island stop.
Isla Soledad means the Island of Loneliness in English; however, once you get to this island, you will realize it’s the other way; it is Isla Felicidad instead.
How To Get Here
Visiting Lahey from the mainland of Caramoan has several points of take-off:
1. Bikal Port – The main port
2. Paniman Port – Alternative port
3. Tabgon Port – Alternative port
On my way to Lahey, Bikal port was my take-off point, and I learned that most passengers were using this port for their daily trips to Lahuy and other islands nearby.
Here are some quick facts that you need to know:
From the Town Proper to Bikal Port
1. Distance: 4.6 Km
2. Travel Time: 4 – 6 minutes
3. Public Transport Available: Tricycle, motorbike ride
From Bikal Boat Terminal to Lahuy Island (La Isla Soledad)
1. Main Port of take-off – Bikal boat terminal
2. Distance: 22 Km
3. Travel Time: 1 hour Minutes during low tide
1⅟2 hours or more during high tide
Unfortunately, there is no regular boat passenger trip coming to this point, so you need to rent a boat from Bikal Port.
Boat Rental Cost
For the island-hopping boat rental, the price for the whole day is P2500.00
- Boat's maximum Capacity is 12 passengers
- But, following the municipal tourism rules for safety, each boat is limited to 8 passengers, excluding the crew.
- More than eight passengers, you need to rent two boats.
- Passengers should all be provided with a life vest by the boat operators
- You can arrange the boat rental at the Bikal port/boat terminal.
Islands To Visit
1. Lahuy Island
- Manlawi Floating Cottages
- Gogon Mangrove Area
- Cotivas Sandbar
- Guinahoan Light House
- Basol Island
- Batibagan Island
- Bageing Island
- Hapunan Island
Depend on your arrangement with the boat operators.
Road Networks in Lahuy Island
1. The road networks in Lahey Island are only within each barangay
2. No roads connecting the four barangays or the entire island
3. The only way to get to the other barangay is through boat rides.
Utility Services
1. No source of potable water supply.
2. The drinking water supplies are from the mainland, but bottled waters are available in mini-stores in each barangay.
3. Water for washing and bathing is available, but you need the patience to fetch water from the open pit wells.
Communication Access
1. There are areas with excellent mobile phone and internet signal
2. But there are areas with poor signal or dead spots.
What To Expect On the Way To Lahuy
1. During high tide, the sea trip may go well but expect a slower run because of a strong current and waves the boat needs to deal with along the way.
2. During low tide, the trip may go faster, but the skippers would take extra precautions to ensure that the boat would not skid to the ocean floors because there are plenty of shallow areas on the way to Lahuy.
3. Traveling at a low tide would allow you to see the ocean floors with corals and seaweeds and the sudden drop in the water depth of the underwater escarpment.
LAHUY ISLAND, CARAMOAN CAM SUR PHILIPPINES - BGY. DARAGA PART 1
Barangay Daraga is one of the Four barangays that occupy Lahuy Island in the town of Caramoan, Camarines Sur, Philippines. A peaceful community where residents look after one another with utmost care and concern, know one another, and seem related to one another by blood.
Daraga is a humble community; that’s why it was a surprise to me to find them all so very welcoming to visitors; that’s why there were no doubts or fears that crept into my veins to go around the community hour after my arrival.
Still, in a boat from afar, I was awed by the sights I was looking at from the seashore to the mountaintop, the beige and grey shoreline and the multi-shades of green on the mountain, the colorful fishing boats docked at the coastline, painted houses, building. The residents gathered along the shore, resting and chatting after the day of work.
By the time I got off the boat at first, I had noticed everyone was looking at me, sensing that another stranger had come into the community. Having been to different places, such an occasion is no new to me. They look at you with gladness for your arrival and gauge how they will handle you and how you will interact with them.
As I passed a group seated under the tree by the seashore, I now took the first step and initiative to greet them. Such a move is my style to make the residents comfortable with my presence, so as I uttered my greeting, they responded with a smile. Following that brief exchange of greetings, my niece introduced me to them, so the more they flashed a smile and welcomed me.
Upon settling at my niece's house, I immediately shot the sights that kept amazing from afar and right where I was standing.
I asked my guide, the skippers of my nephew-in-law, to bring me to the top of the hill to get full shots of the ocean, the islands nearby, and the barangay. As I got to the top, the more my heart was pounding with the scenic views I was looking and only then did I discover that is so much more to explore inside the island, so many adventures to engage and plenty of places to visit.
Early the next day, upon my arrival, I strolled the community all by myself to fully immerse myself with the residents. I was in a store selling general merchandise items to buy cigarettes and water for the stroll.
The intent of buying turned to personal casual chatting, talking about different things. I could not even notice I was already late for our island-hopping take-off schedule because I enjoyed having casual conversations with the store owners amicably.
Quick Facts
Name of the Place: Daraga
Location: Lahuy Island, Caramoan, Camarines Sur, Philippines
Distance from the Mainland: 20 Km Approx
Travel Time: 35 Min to 1 hr
Best Character of the Place: Peaceful, with accommodating residents.
Activities You Can Do
1. Mountain Hiking
2. Island Hopping
3. Swimming
4. Sightseeing
Accessibility
1. No existing hotel or lodging, but the residents can accommodate you in case of a worse situation for your housing stay.
2. Should you opt to go back to the mainland on the same day of your visit; you should leave the island at least 2 hours before sundown to have an allowance for your trip back to the mainland.
3. Mobile phone and internet signal; there are networks with good signals but there are also poor to no signal.
4. With an Electric Power supply
5. No modern water supply distribution – For washing and bathing, the waters are fetched from an open well.
Ideal Season for a Visit
1. Summer seasons are the ideal period to visit. The island is on the Pacific coast, and during the summer seasons, the sea is calm most of the time.
2. During rainy seasons, you need to avoid when there is a low pressure coming or typhoon signals because the sea is rough. Although going to Lahuy the sea route is between and close to several islands along the way, extra precautions for safety should be considered first and foremost.
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Fayfa Mountain - Scenic Views At The First Stopping Point.
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Images are some of the sights captured by my lens during our first stop. Please bear with me with the images' clarity because it was a foggy afternoon when I took the shots.
My first stop only proves that Fayfa Mountain has exhilarating sights inch by inch, and every curve of the road enervates the emotions and excitement to behold the secret beauty of the hill. The greenery scenes, matched with the cold and soft touch of the breezes, fueled my enthusiasm to maximize my limited time in going further, exploring and discovering more things I may not have known before visiting the place.
Fayfa/Fifa mountain is one of the exciting places to visit in the province of Jazan, Saudi Arabia. The height that people can climb using the car and the sprawling sights of the farmlands, the lake, and the meandering road from the base to the top and its branches going to different directions always awe the visitors and have become why it draws thousands of tourists every year.
Fayfa Mountain is 100 km from the city center of Jazan City, suitable for a 1 hour and 45 minutes drive on concrete and excellent road condition. As you move your way to the top, there are plenty of points where you will get tempted to stop; look around and click your cameras to capture each moment that gives spectacular scenes that feeds your eyes frame by frame, inch by inch, and ridge by ridge.
After the 8-minute drive from the Fayfa entry point, we stopped for a while to do some shots and capture the astonishing sights of the mountains, the ridges, hills, and the vast farmlands in Fayfa down nearby the base of Fayfa mountain.
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It’s raining, men; hallelujah! ♪♫♫♪
The dimmed sunlight by the dense dark clouds on a rainy Friday morning makes the valley and the mountains more appealing and fascinating. At last! Here comes the heavenly shower!
A scene in Huraymila – Al Thadiq road portion, northwestern part of Riyadh Region.
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CAMARINES SUR DEER FARM
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HANOPOL LAKE
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PANIMAN, CARAMOAN, CAMARINES SUR
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BASOT ISLAND, PHILIPPINES
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COTIVAS ISLAND & SANDBAR
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Sitio Nipa is another zone of barangay Gogon, Lahuy Island, Caramoan, Camarines Sur, Philippines. No resort is currently operating here, but it has a great potential to become one of the major destinations. Its sugary fine sands on the shoreline, the medium waves of the ocean water, and the beautiful blue sky blue color make it hard to resist getting to the beach and swimming.
If you desire to come to an island to feel the way of being a castaway, Sitio Nipa is one good option in Lahuy Island, Caramoan, Camarines Sur, Philippines. The beige sugary-fine sand on the coastline, the blue ocean water, and the green vegetation comfort you in solitude, away from the mainstream social activities and facilities.
You are not a castaway, but since the number of people in the area is only within your finger count, the distance and travel time to get to and leave the place, the minimal facilities available are good enough to give you that castaway experience.
From the mainland of Caramoan to Sitio Nipa will take you 1⅟2 hours boat ride during low tide and 2 hours during rough sea period.
Here, you will realize the importance of being an environment and nature protection advocate. Because the high and big waves of the open ocean water are getting broken by the waves breakers; that’s why the waves reaching the shorelines are no anymore as big as their original size and strength.
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ISLA SOLEDAD
Isla Soledad is an island resort with two different ocean waves mood; tranquil on one side and splashy to rough waves on the other side of the resort. So, the guests have the luxury of choosing which condition of the sea they want to plunge into: the eastern side with exciting waves rushing in calm weather that get rougher during the windy season or whenever there is impending nasty weather. At the same time, the western side gives you clear, calm seawater that allows you to see the ocean bed under its crystal-clear water.
On the 1 hour and 20-minute boat ride from the Bikal Port of Caramoan you will find the Sitio Bogtong of Gogon, Caramoan, Camarines Sur, Philippines with a beautiful island tip beach area. Sugary-fine beige sand takes your breath away as you watch the blue ocean water rush to the shore, creating a splashing sound that goes along with the hiss of the ocean breeze.
The Isla Soledad Resort is at the tip of the Lahuy southern side, shaded by the coconut palms, making the place look perfectly covered to keep you away and protected from the searing sunburn heat.
Away from the noise and hustle-bustling sound of the city traffic, you can experience a complete feeling of an island escapade. Just unfortunate that the COVID-19 outbreak prompted the resort to close, so, during my trip to this part of Lahuy Island, the resort was in a hibernation state.
For the time being, all you can do here is include the place in your island-hopping activity, roam around the resort, enjoy the site and leave for your next island stop.
Isla Soledad means the Island of Loneliness in English; however, once you get to this island, you will realize it’s the other way; it is Isla Felicidad instead.
How To Get Here
Visiting Lahey from the mainland of Caramoan has several points of take-off:
1. Bikal Port – The main port
2. Paniman Port – Alternative port
3. Tabgon Port – Alternative port
On my way to Lahey, Bikal port was my take-off point, and I learned that most passengers were using this port for their daily trips to Lahuy and other islands nearby.
Here are some quick facts that you need to know:
From the Town Proper to Bikal Port
1. Distance: 4.6 Km
2. Travel Time: 4 – 6 minutes
3. Public Transport Available: Tricycle, motorbike ride
From Bikal Boat Terminal to Lahuy Island (La Isla Soledad)
1. Main Port of take-off – Bikal boat terminal
2. Distance: 22 Km
3. Travel Time: 1 hour Minutes during low tide
1⅟2 hours or more during high tide
Unfortunately, there is no regular boat passenger trip coming to this point, so you need to rent a boat from Bikal Port.
Boat Rental Cost
For the island-hopping boat rental, the price for the whole day is P2500.00
- Boat's maximum Capacity is 12 passengers
- But, following the municipal tourism rules for safety, each boat is limited to 8 passengers, excluding the crew.
- More than eight passengers, you need to rent two boats.
- Passengers should all be provided with a life vest by the boat operators
- You can arrange the boat rental at the Bikal port/boat terminal.
Islands To Visit
1. Lahuy Island
- Manlawi Floating Cottages
- Gogon Mangrove Area
- Cotivas Sandbar
- Guinahoan Light House
- Basol Island
- Batibagan Island
- Bageing Island
- Hapunan Island
Depend on your arrangement with the boat operators.
Road Networks in Lahuy Island
1. The road networks in Lahey Island are only within each barangay
2. No roads connecting the four barangays or the entire island
3. The only way to get to the other barangay is through boat rides.
Utility Services
1. No source of potable water supply.
2. The drinking water supplies are from the mainland, but bottled waters are available in mini-stores in each barangay.
3. Water for washing and bathing is available, but you need the patience to fetch water from the open pit wells.
Communication Access
1. There are areas with excellent mobile phone and internet signal
2. But there are areas with poor signal or dead spots.
What To Expect On the Way To Lahuy
1. During high tide, the sea trip may go well but expect a slower run because of a strong current and waves the boat needs to deal with along the way.
2. During low tide, the trip may go faster, but the skippers would take extra precautions to ensure that the boat would not skid to the ocean floors because there are plenty of shallow areas on the way to Lahuy.
3. Traveling at a low tide would allow you to see the ocean floors with corals and seaweeds and the sudden drop in the water depth of the underwater escarpment.
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LAHUY ISLAND, CARAMOAN CAM SUR PHILIPPINES - BGY. DARAGA PART 1
Barangay Daraga is one of the Four barangays that occupy Lahuy Island in the town of Caramoan, Camarines Sur, Philippines. A peaceful community where residents look after one another with utmost care and concern, know one another, and seem related to one another by blood.
Daraga is a humble community; that’s why it was a surprise to me to find them all so very welcoming to visitors; that’s why there were no doubts or fears that crept into my veins to go around the community hour after my arrival.
Still, in a boat from afar, I was awed by the sights I was looking at from the seashore to the mountaintop, the beige and grey shoreline and the multi-shades of green on the mountain, the colorful fishing boats docked at the coastline, painted houses, building. The residents gathered along the shore, resting and chatting after the day of work.
By the time I got off the boat at first, I had noticed everyone was looking at me, sensing that another stranger had come into the community. Having been to different places, such an occasion is no new to me. They look at you with gladness for your arrival and gauge how they will handle you and how you will interact with them.
As I passed a group seated under the tree by the seashore, I now took the first step and initiative to greet them. Such a move is my style to make the residents comfortable with my presence, so as I uttered my greeting, they responded with a smile. Following that brief exchange of greetings, my niece introduced me to them, so the more they flashed a smile and welcomed me.
Upon settling at my niece's house, I immediately shot the sights that kept amazing from afar and right where I was standing.
I asked my guide, the skippers of my nephew-in-law, to bring me to the top of the hill to get full shots of the ocean, the islands nearby, and the barangay. As I got to the top, the more my heart was pounding with the scenic views I was looking and only then did I discover that is so much more to explore inside the island, so many adventures to engage and plenty of places to visit.
Early the next day, upon my arrival, I strolled the community all by myself to fully immerse myself with the residents. I was in a store selling general merchandise items to buy cigarettes and water for the stroll.
The intent of buying turned to personal casual chatting, talking about different things. I could not even notice I was already late for our island-hopping take-off schedule because I enjoyed having casual conversations with the store owners amicably.
Quick Facts
Name of the Place: Daraga
Location: Lahuy Island, Caramoan, Camarines Sur, Philippines
Distance from the Mainland: 20 Km Approx
Travel Time: 35 Min to 1 hr
Best Character of the Place: Peaceful, with accommodating residents.
Activities You Can Do
1. Mountain Hiking
2. Island Hopping
3. Swimming
4. Sightseeing
Accessibility
1. No existing hotel or lodging, but the residents can accommodate you in case of a worse situation for your housing stay.
2. Should you opt to go back to the mainland on the same day of your visit; you should leave the island at least 2 hours before sundown to have an allowance for your trip back to the mainland.
3. Mobile phone and internet signal; there are networks with good signals but there are also poor to no signal.
4. With an Electric Power supply
5. No modern water supply distribution – For washing and bathing, the waters are fetched from an open well.
Ideal Season for a Visit
1. Summer seasons are the ideal period to visit. The island is on the Pacific coast, and during the summer seasons, the sea is calm most of the time.
2. During rainy seasons, you need to avoid when there is a low pressure coming or typhoon signals because the sea is rough. Although going to Lahuy the sea route is between and close to several islands along the way, extra precautions for safety should be considered first and foremost.
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