The Beauty of Tawi-Tawi

Sunset in Bongao Tawi-Tawi

Shot from Tango Island

Bongao Peak View from Simunul, Tawi-Tawi during sunset

Bongao Peak from Boat Landing Lomboy, Nalil, Bongao Tawi-Tawi

Bongao peak shot from the above

Tawi-Tawians transport via pumpboat

Slum houses in Lamion Bongao, Tawi-Tawi

Bongao pier

Lantsa Port in Simunul

 Tawi-Tawi Islands

The friendly monkeys in Bud Bongao (Bongao Peak)

Photos are taken by Harly L. Marcuap of http://harlybackpacks.weebly.com , he is currently taking BS Geology at the University of the Philippines Diliman. He travels around the Philippines to discover its natural beauty and immerse himself in the cultures of more than 7000 islands. Uncovering the world for him begins in nurturing himself with knowledge of his own roots.

Sunset

Sunset in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi

Sunrise @ Bongao, Tawi-Tawi

Bongao Peak from the ocean

 

What a perfect sunrise right??? That's only in Tawi-Tawi.

credit to the owner

Bongao Downtown

Bongao downtown at Day time:

 

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Bongao is really a great place. You can have a perfect sight seeing like this when you're at the Capitol Hills (Provincial Office). That's the look of Bongao at day time. The other islands related to Bongao is clearly visible by your naked eye. The mountains over there are Bud Tawi-Tawi (Tawi-Tawi Mountain, largest mountain in Tawi-Tawi) at Languyan Tawi-Tawi and the rest are Bud Siyula (Siyula Peak), Bud Masantong (Masantong Mountain, the smallest one) and Bud Tamhil (Tamhil Mountain) are also part of Bongao. The narrow island in between is the Tong-Sinah (China Town) and Pababag.

And here's the view of Bongao during Night time:

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What a perfect view right? That's what Bongao Downtown looks at Night time.

Photo Courtesy of Mr. Julhaber Bassal

The Majestic Bongao Peak from the ocean

 

Bongao Peak is Famous because of its extraordinary shape and that makes Bongao Muicipality being a tourist spot in the Southern Philippines and advance in tourism than other municipalities in Tawi-Tawi province. Sometimes it looks like an elephant, sometimes a turlte. Depending on where's side your at when you look at it.

By the way Bongao is a first class municipality of  the province of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines consisting of 35 barangays. It is the most populous municipality in the province and ofcourse the Capital municipality.

Some Sigths You Can View When you're at the top of Bongao Peak

 Sanga-Sanga

 Bongao's Town

 Simunul @ Far

 Sanga-Sanga

Bongao Peak

One of the main tourist attractions in this town is Mount Bongao, the majestic landmark of Bongao Island. Mt. Bongao is the habitat of endemic species: The bleeding heart pigeons, black woodpeckers;,the white Philippine and green cockatoos tarsier, eagles, the hospitable but wild monkeys and many more birds and other species. Along the trail going up to the peak are endemic wild orchids and flora, and upon reaching the zenith of Mt. Bongao, one can find the recorded biggest and tallest Molave tree in the country.

The visitors go there throw a coin from one side to the other side of the peak and then wish. If the stone reach the top of the other side of the peak their wishes will come true.