Watch the hours pass in this magical cafe in the garden of a traditional stone Ivatan home. Owner Imee makes all her own treats, including tres leches sponge cake, chocolate cake and suman (an Ivatan dessert made from cassava and sweetened coconut). The brewed coffees and espresso drinks are a godsend, and guests are encouraged to chat with each other. Drinks P75 to P120.
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Basco Lighthouse is 1.2km north of Basco. Climbing it will give you stellar views of the coast.
0.74 MILES
The Dipnaysupuan Tunnels were built deep into the rock face by the occupying Japanese during WWII using forced local labour; you can explore the tunnels…
1.22 MILES
Tukon Chapel is an appealing stone church built by the Abad family for their daughter's wedding in 2008; it's a 1¼-hour uphill hike southeast of Basco.
1.24 MILES
This sacred fishing port for Barangay San Joaquin is a beach made up of exercise-ball-sized boulders.
1.35 MILES
From Basco it’s a 1½-hour walk, a tough 30-minute bike ride or an easy tricycle jaunt up to Radar Tukon, a weather station on a hilltop with great 360…
1.44 MILES
A road leads up to a trail where it's an easy five-minute walk to views over rocky beach and the endless, green Vayang Rolling Hills. If the weather is…
3.41 MILES
A refreshing spring and pool that's a 20-minute walk from the fishing village of Diura.