Welcome to Bantayan Island!
Regular fare: Php 359.00
Terminal fee: Php 25.00
Total: Php 384.00
Travel time is 1 and half hour.
Upon arriving at Santa Fe port, I rented a motorbike for Php350/day.
Just show your driver's license, and they will ask to leave your I.D.
The road is paved, and you can drive around for half a day.
The town center is very near the port, and it is where all the fun stuff like food stall market, party clubs, sun rises and sun sets, too.
I drove around, looking for a less expensive room accommodation and found one for Php1,900 and Php700.
It was a peak season, but I guess I am your adventurous solo diy traveler that looks for her accommodation once she gets there. I have done this "find-an-accommodation-when-I-get-there" in Coron, Bohol, El Nido, La Union, Baler, Siquijor, Siargao and so on.. except Batanes.
I left all my stuff in my room accommodation and went driving around.
The Ruins
There is a white sand beach down the cliff when low tide.
I drove to Paradise Beach.
I stayed for a while under I got my tanned skin.
Then, went to Kota beach for the sunset.
This is a long stretch of white sand beach.
I also enjoyed watching locals prepare their banka for an overnight fishing.
I had sizzling dinner in the same food market. There are party/drinking clubs here as well.
Next morning,
I woke up early to watch the sunrise in the same Kota beach.