HomeAsiaPhilippinesVisayasIloiloAdventure trip to the enchanted Isla de Gigantes in Carles Iloilo By Marcos Detourist on April 12, 2009Last week a friend invited me to go for a trip to the holy grail of island destinations in Iloilo, Carles, this weekend. We will be staying at Isla de Gigantes Sur for three days and two nights. I’m hoping we can visit most of the tourist spots in the area including the Sicogon Island, the famed Boracay of the 80’s. I’ve been dying to go here since highschool and now that I’ve finally got the chance to visit it, I’m so ecstatic! I can now cross out one item in my list of ultimate adventures in Iloilo. YES! Pictures and a travelogue will definitely be posted here but it might take a while since I’ve got other trips planned for the next two weeks.Don’t leave yet. There’s more!Enchanted Carles for the First TimePawikan Cave (Isla Gigantes Sur, Carles) PhotoshootPlanning for trips on SeptemberA look back at 2009; Places I’ve Traveled toSurvivor Palawan: A Solo Backpacker’s TravelogueOne Hot and Exciting Week in BoracayComments gene saysApril 13, 2009 at 11:19 amhi, marcos. did you go to Jordan, Guimaras on Good Friday? I think I saw you on the pumpboat going back to Iloilo (PM trip). Anyway, thanks for the caluya info. It really helped. I am planning to go back there. :) chymera00 saysApril 13, 2009 at 1:05 pmyep, I went to Guimaras. haha. huya na ko :) gene saysApril 13, 2009 at 5:17 pmhehehe, tawgon ta pa ka tani but you were somewhat malayo from where I was seated, and when you and your friends got off the boat, nagpapicture pa kamo. hehe. :) did you go to Balaan Bukid that day? We went to Guisi beach. chymera00 saysApril 15, 2009 at 3:03 pmAy teh. Yes we went to Balaan Bukid and watched the Taltal. BTW, if anyone is willing to come with us with weekend. We’re leaving on Saturday morning and returning on Monday, just contact me through my mobile number: 09289825224 :D gene saysApril 16, 2009 at 3:18 pmleaving where? Guimaras liwat? I’ll let my Iloilo-based friend know. She’s also a WVSU alumna. gene saysApril 16, 2009 at 3:19 pm* i mean where to? gene saysApril 16, 2009 at 3:33 pmhaha, ginbasa ko na gali, sa Gigantes gali. thanks for the invite, but as much as I want to go there, it is not possible (I am currently not based in Iloilo City anymore). Anyway, I’ll wait for your Gigantes travelogue; then maybe when I visit Iloilo again will definitely try to go there. ;) chymera00 saysApril 22, 2009 at 2:01 pmI’m back from Gigantes, the pictures are in my flickr account already. The travelogue will come later pa because I’ll be busy in Manila this week. It was a lot of fun! Sobra ka init then pag gabi grabi ulan. bombette marin saysAugust 27, 2009 at 12:09 ammarcos, i am almost done with my tour package brochure, well, ako na lang nag mat-mato himo sini kay kun di pag umpisahan sg mga banwa, wla dyapon may matabo. i am currently on rounds for my TUMANDOK field work with 15 more towns to go before September 21-25 at Robinsons Place Iloilo. I am an avid fan of your works, you and your group is giving Iloilo a very very BIG favor. THANK YOU SO MUCH! dr.drei05 saysJanuary 19, 2010 at 5:35 pmHi marcos, pila man ang stay in Gigantes Island? 15 kami.. tnx! chymera00 saysJanuary 19, 2010 at 6:26 pmsorry guid dr.drei05 iya to ngadaan contact sang friend ko ang guin stayan namun sa Gigantes. senia saysFebruary 18, 2010 at 4:20 amNice pictures you have for Western Visaya. Never imagine that we’ve got those beautiful places.Taking notes to visit those places using your website as a guide. Keep up the good work….. Roxanne B. Pinedez saysSeptember 26, 2010 at 8:50 pmCARLES LOT FOR SALE!!Total Area: 3,280 sq meters (willing to sell the whole or even a portion of the total area)Location: Barosbos, Carles (about 50 meters from the beach) … Lot Type: Residential/ BusinessPrice: NegotiableNote: For interested parties please contact me through facebook.com/roxannevi or through my email [email protected] lala saysNovember 5, 2010 at 9:23 pmwer kame pwedi ka tulog kong mag pa islas kame?? france saysJanuary 14, 2011 at 4:54 pmHi, really nice pics! it looks like the one in coron:) anyway i just want to ask if it’s more advisable to go to islas de gigantes as a day tour–and where’s the safest place we can stay in carles…are there other nice beaches/islands to go to in carles area? my friends and i (3 girls) are planning to go to iloilo this june (for the first time- we’re frm manila…)this seems to be a very nice place to go to in iloilo. can u also recommend great places to go to at guimaras in a short time? Thanks a lot! chymera00 saysFebruary 11, 2011 at 12:42 pmBest to spend at least one night. Carles/Estancia is already 3hours from Iloilo City by road and Isla de Gigantes is another 45 minutes by boat. Try https://carlesshangrila.wordpress.com/Guisi and Alubihod are great places to go in Guimaras… it’s just within 1.5 hours from Iloilo City benedict mary p. ambos saysMarch 4, 2011 at 3:18 pmHi, we are having a march 31 – april 5, 2011 Iloilo-Bacolod-Marinduque-Boracay Trip. I want to know about the gigantes island. How much will it cost for the bus from iloilo to carles? from carles ba ay may sasakyan pa para pumunta sa pier or pantalan? do you have a contact for the boat, how much will we pay? then, we are going to boracay via roxas city. I know that from carles, we need to get a bus to estancia, how long is the trip and how much, from estancia to roxas city, how much and how long is the travel and from roxas city to caticlan, how much and how long is the travel duration. Hope, i can get this information from you. my cellphone number is 09185967105. thanks and best regards. benedict mary p. ambos saysMarch 4, 2011 at 3:20 pmor simply, do you have any contact where we can extract this information. But i will appreciate if you can provide me this information soon. thanks again. melotzkie saysApril 27, 2011 at 9:05 pm@chymera00 hi… we’re planning to go to isla gigantes…. how much will it cost? from iloilo city.. we’re having vacation there, we’re from manila.. tnx chymera00 saysMay 5, 2011 at 1:53 amI’ll be revisiting Carles this summer so I can take more photos and contacts. Mike saysAugust 19, 2011 at 10:48 amTe. Nla pa gig antes na kmo? 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gene saysApril 13, 2009 at 11:19 amhi, marcos. did you go to Jordan, Guimaras on Good Friday? I think I saw you on the pumpboat going back to Iloilo (PM trip). Anyway, thanks for the caluya info. It really helped. I am planning to go back there. :)
gene saysApril 13, 2009 at 5:17 pmhehehe, tawgon ta pa ka tani but you were somewhat malayo from where I was seated, and when you and your friends got off the boat, nagpapicture pa kamo. hehe. :) did you go to Balaan Bukid that day? We went to Guisi beach.
chymera00 saysApril 15, 2009 at 3:03 pmAy teh. Yes we went to Balaan Bukid and watched the Taltal. BTW, if anyone is willing to come with us with weekend. We’re leaving on Saturday morning and returning on Monday, just contact me through my mobile number: 09289825224 :D
gene saysApril 16, 2009 at 3:18 pmleaving where? Guimaras liwat? I’ll let my Iloilo-based friend know. She’s also a WVSU alumna.
gene saysApril 16, 2009 at 3:33 pmhaha, ginbasa ko na gali, sa Gigantes gali. thanks for the invite, but as much as I want to go there, it is not possible (I am currently not based in Iloilo City anymore). Anyway, I’ll wait for your Gigantes travelogue; then maybe when I visit Iloilo again will definitely try to go there. ;)
chymera00 saysApril 22, 2009 at 2:01 pmI’m back from Gigantes, the pictures are in my flickr account already. The travelogue will come later pa because I’ll be busy in Manila this week. It was a lot of fun! Sobra ka init then pag gabi grabi ulan.
bombette marin saysAugust 27, 2009 at 12:09 ammarcos, i am almost done with my tour package brochure, well, ako na lang nag mat-mato himo sini kay kun di pag umpisahan sg mga banwa, wla dyapon may matabo. i am currently on rounds for my TUMANDOK field work with 15 more towns to go before September 21-25 at Robinsons Place Iloilo. I am an avid fan of your works, you and your group is giving Iloilo a very very BIG favor. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
dr.drei05 saysJanuary 19, 2010 at 5:35 pmHi marcos, pila man ang stay in Gigantes Island? 15 kami.. tnx!
chymera00 saysJanuary 19, 2010 at 6:26 pmsorry guid dr.drei05 iya to ngadaan contact sang friend ko ang guin stayan namun sa Gigantes.
senia saysFebruary 18, 2010 at 4:20 amNice pictures you have for Western Visaya. Never imagine that we’ve got those beautiful places.Taking notes to visit those places using your website as a guide. Keep up the good work…..
Roxanne B. Pinedez saysSeptember 26, 2010 at 8:50 pmCARLES LOT FOR SALE!!Total Area: 3,280 sq meters (willing to sell the whole or even a portion of the total area)Location: Barosbos, Carles (about 50 meters from the beach) … Lot Type: Residential/ BusinessPrice: NegotiableNote: For interested parties please contact me through facebook.com/roxannevi or through my email [email protected]
france saysJanuary 14, 2011 at 4:54 pmHi, really nice pics! it looks like the one in coron:) anyway i just want to ask if it’s more advisable to go to islas de gigantes as a day tour–and where’s the safest place we can stay in carles…are there other nice beaches/islands to go to in carles area? my friends and i (3 girls) are planning to go to iloilo this june (for the first time- we’re frm manila…)this seems to be a very nice place to go to in iloilo. can u also recommend great places to go to at guimaras in a short time? Thanks a lot!
chymera00 saysFebruary 11, 2011 at 12:42 pmBest to spend at least one night. Carles/Estancia is already 3hours from Iloilo City by road and Isla de Gigantes is another 45 minutes by boat. Try https://carlesshangrila.wordpress.com/Guisi and Alubihod are great places to go in Guimaras… it’s just within 1.5 hours from Iloilo City
benedict mary p. ambos saysMarch 4, 2011 at 3:18 pmHi, we are having a march 31 – april 5, 2011 Iloilo-Bacolod-Marinduque-Boracay Trip. I want to know about the gigantes island. How much will it cost for the bus from iloilo to carles? from carles ba ay may sasakyan pa para pumunta sa pier or pantalan? do you have a contact for the boat, how much will we pay? then, we are going to boracay via roxas city. I know that from carles, we need to get a bus to estancia, how long is the trip and how much, from estancia to roxas city, how much and how long is the travel and from roxas city to caticlan, how much and how long is the travel duration. Hope, i can get this information from you. my cellphone number is 09185967105. thanks and best regards.
benedict mary p. ambos saysMarch 4, 2011 at 3:20 pmor simply, do you have any contact where we can extract this information. But i will appreciate if you can provide me this information soon. thanks again.
melotzkie saysApril 27, 2011 at 9:05 pm@chymera00 hi… we’re planning to go to isla gigantes…. how much will it cost? from iloilo city.. we’re having vacation there, we’re from manila.. tnx
chymera00 saysMay 5, 2011 at 1:53 amI’ll be revisiting Carles this summer so I can take more photos and contacts.