Kalanggaman Island: Untouched, unspoiled.

It was a two hours boat ride from Malapascua Island, we decided to rent a boat towards this island.  I was already intrigued with this island but never had a chance to research about it, and upon seeing that the Blue Coral Beach Resort had an island tour in this island, we decided to stay for one more day.  Instead of heading back to Cebu City to have a city tour we decided to explore Kalanggaman since we’re very near. 

It was 8 in the morning when the boatman picked us up.  He was with his son and 1 other companion who bought our lunch.  It was a hot day and the one hour ride was rather boring because we could only hear the splashing of water to the boat.  There were islands on both sides, the main land of Cebu and Leyte but they were rather small.  But after an hour, you could almost see the island.

And inch by inch, we were getting closer to the island.   Seeing a very small island with pristine sand bar from end to end glistening to the sun, we get excited.  It was breathe taking just by looking from afar.  A long stretch of sand bars from the island where you could walk as far as you could during low tide.

When our boat approached the main island, we were really excited.  Kalanggaman is untouched, unspoiled.  We went to the other end first.  

There were no people here except us.  Then we walked through the rocky side of the island that leads to the main beach front. 

It was already high tide, and the long stretch of sand bar was disappearing.But we still walked to the sands feeling the cold water in our feet.  

We looked for a covered shade from the coconut tree and had our lunch courtesy of our boatman, and a treat of buko juice fresh from the coconut in the island.  After which we immersed to the water again, on the different sides of the beach.

It was past 2 PM when we decided to head back to Malapascua for another 2 hours boat ride.  But it didn’t matter anymore, because Kalanggaman island experience was really amazing.  A trip we that wasn't part of our itinerary.  So they say, always have room for the last minute change in your travel.  You'd never know what you'd unravel along the way.

The island is managed by the government of Palompon, Leyte.  It is not part of Cebu anymore.  They told us it was a 45-minute travel if you were from Palompon.  There was a shop in the island, but there were no place to stay except to camp.