Cervillon Ancestral Home

Batanes


It's basic and rustic (think: hard mattress on the floor and cold-water bucket showers), but when else will you have the chance to stay in a heritage stone home with a shaggy roof? It's right in town and the beautiful Savidug Beach is across the street. The owner will cook for you for P80 to P150 per meal.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Batanes attractions

1. House of Dakay

4.56 MILES

Ivana is home to the Unesco-listed House of Dakay (1877), the oldest stone house in the Batanes.

2. Spring of Youth

7.85 MILES

A refreshing spring and pool that's a 20-minute walk from the fishing village of Diura.

3. White Beach

7.9 MILES

A secluded cove that's safe for swimming, located just south of Mahatao.

4. PAGASA Weather Station

9.68 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…

5. Tukon Chapel

9.79 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.

6. Dipnaysupuan Tunnels

10.53 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…

7. Basco Lighthouse

10.86 MILES

Basco Lighthouse is 1.2km north of Basco. Climbing it will give you stellar views of the coast.

8. Valugan Boulder Beach

10.92 MILES

This sacred fishing port for Barangay San Joaquin is a beach made up of exercise-ball-sized boulders.