Move over, “sing-along”, because the “in” thing in this town is “swim along.”
Leisure and pleasure seekers, amateur or veteran adventurers, or the plain curious sight-seeing guests can have the challenge of a lifetime when they swim and get up-close with a menacing, giant whale shark in the seawaters of this municipality — exactly a swim along spectacle to behold.
Moncher Bardos, the Tourism Operations Officer of Pintuyan, described the world’s largest mammal which they called “Tiki-Tiki” as six to nine meters long, and the mouth opening is about one meter wide.
Its round body cartilage is about 18 inches thick, so strong barnacles have stuck for all their lives.
In an extremely lucky day, some eight “Tiki-Tki” will be frolicking with a determined swimmer, Bardos said.
Now, if that kind of a whaleshark interaction is not adventure-challenge for you, might as well stay in the boat and enjoy the passing scene just the same.
A lone Tiki-Tiki, or a school of them can be seen in a distance of 50 meters away to the sea from the Pintuyan shoreline. (more…)
Palawan has recently landed as one of the destination offerings of Mountain Travel Sobek and Wilderness Travel, two leading international tour operators that cater to discriminating, high-end adventure seekers. Kayaking and snorkeling in the Calamian Archipelago and equally stunning vistas in neighboring islands now stand alongside African safaris, Mt. Everest treks and other highly specialized tours to exotic destinations.
Sorsogon City is now considered the richest city compared to the other-newly created cities in the Bicol region as confirmed by Florencio C. Diño II, Provincial Assessor, in his weekly report forwarded to the office of the Governor.
With 7,101 islands 18,000 kilometers of shoreline and 27,000 square kilometers of coral reefs, the Philippines lies in the centre of the coral triangle which boasts the most biodiversity and marine-rich waters on earth.
