Surviving Caramoan: Short Tour

Caramoan, CamSur is a combination of EL NIDO for its limestone karsts + BORACAY for its fine white sand. Only not crowded and unexploited. 

This place came to fame after being chosen as the location for  Koh-Lanta's (Survivor in France) 8th season (2008).

And, of course, the rest is history.

Caramoan is the location for the following SURVIVOR franchise:
- France                     - Israel
- Bulgaria                  - India
- Netherlands             - Poland
- Denmark                 - Serbia
- USA (latest)


SHORT TOUR
Composed of islets near the mainland.

1. LAHOS
Composed of 2 islets connected by a sandbar.

Named Lahos as you can see both sides of the islet.
As for the waves, one side is rough while the other is calm.

LAHOS Island

2. MATUKAD

  

Secret Lagoon
The only way to reach Matukad's Secret Lagoon is to climb the limestone karst.
Be extra careful though. One wrong move & you'll have more than just a scratch.

Left photo by Chemai

We reminisced our similar climb in El Nido's Taraw. Only it was higher & more dangerous.

According to the locals, there once lived 2 big milkfish in the lagoon. Those 2 are deemed as sacred. But  years ago, one fisherman took one. As a result, one of his family members met an unfortunate event.

lonely milkfish

view at the peak

3. CAGBALINAD
 opposite Gota beach

4. HUNUNGAN COVE
Adjacent to Gota cove & is still owned by Gota Village Resort.
Some of the villas are in this area.

We freely roam the place as we are guests of the resort.

Aerial view. Photo by Gota Village Resort

Gota Villas

 The beach is somewhat messy because of the waves carrying some seaweeds/plants to the shore.

HUNUNGAN Cove

5. GOTA COVE
This is where Gota Village Resort is located.
I always wanted to stay here.
It looks so nice in the net.

And true enough, we love it.
Being so serene is its plus factor.
The cabanas are so nice too.
Will blog on it next. ^_^

Gota's docking area

Aerial view. Photo by Gota Village Resort.

 Beyond this sort-of-a-park is the beach.

front

Our group decided to forgo some of the islets as they just look almost the same.



Boat tour contact:
Kuya Ramil
+639074351962
Short tour : Php 1,500

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BICOL TRIP:
Caramoan mini travel guide
Surviving Caramoan: Short Tour (you're here)
Surviving Caramoan: Long Tour
Gota Village Resort
Perfection that is Mayon 
Food: Smalltalk Cafe
Food: 1st Colonial Grill
Wakeboarding? It must be in CWC!

CamSur Watersports Complex