Mount Iraya, Batanes: How to Get There

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Batanes

Cagayan Valley · Luzon

Capital: Capital: Basco
Cities and municipalities: 6 municipalities
Languages: Languages: Ivatan · Itbayaten · Ilocano · Filipino · English

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Tourist Spots

🕒 Best time:
Daytime
🧭 Getting there:
Along the South Batan road; usually a stop on the South Batan tricycle tour.
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🕒 Best time:
Late afternoon for sunset
🧭 Getting there:
About a 1.2 km walk or short tricycle ride from Basco port.
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🕒 Best time:
Morning
🧭 Getting there:
Part of the Sabtang tricycle tour from the port.
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🕒 Best time:
Morning
🧭 Getting there:
Falowa from Radiwan port, Ivana (about 30 minutes) to Sabtang, then tricycle or jeep to Chavayan.
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🕒 Best time:
Dry months, early start
🧭 Getting there:
Trek from Basco with a local guide; about three hours on foot to the upper slopes.
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🕒 Best time:
Morning or late afternoon
🧭 Getting there:
Tricycle or bike from Basco via Mahatao (South Batan tour).
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🕒 Best time:
Daytime
🧭 Getting there:
Tricycle from Basco along the South Batan road.
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🕒 Best time:
Daytime
🧭 Getting there:
Tricycle from Basco, about 6 km south.
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🕒 Best time:
Daytime
🧭 Getting there:
Tricycle from Basco, about 14 km south.
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🕒 Best time:
Afternoon
🧭 Getting there:
Short tricycle ride from Mahatao town proper, about 6 km south of Basco.
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🕒 Best time:
Calm seas, dry season
🧭 Getting there:
About four hours by boat from Basco or Ivana, or a short light-plane flight; then hike with a local guide.
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🕒 Best time:
Early morning or late afternoon
🧭 Getting there:
Tricycle or bike from Basco town proper (usually part of the North Batan tour).
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Beaches

🕒 Best time:
Calm, dry days
🧭 Getting there:
Short rocky walk from the South Batan road; ask your tricycle driver.
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🕒 Best time:
Dry season, calm seas
🧭 Getting there:
Falowa from Ivana to Sabtang port, then short tricycle ride.
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🕒 Best time:
Sunrise
🧭 Getting there:
Tricycle from Basco town proper, on the east side of Batan Island.
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Pasalubong & Delicacies

Ube Chips and Bukayo
Local ube chips, coconut bukayo, turmeric and ginger tea found by visitors at the Basco market.