Where? Bacuit Bay, on the western side, beyond Matinloc Island. The Guntao Islands are typically in the shot’s foreground.
Access? A scheduled or chartered El Nido Resorts sunset cruise or a private boat tour with a special permit from the Philippine Coast Guard.
Limestone Cliffs? Yes. You’ll pass them by as you make your way to the western side of Bacuit Bay.
Water? Deep, dark blue.
Sunset? Meta.
Best time for photography? 20 minutes before sunset all the way down to blue hour.
Author’s Note? All the photos in this set are part of sunset cruises organized by El Nido Resorts (Lagen, Miniloc or Pangulasian).
Public group tours and even regular private chartered tours have to be back in El Nido Town or Corong-Corong waaay before sunset, as per the Philippine Coast Guard’s regulations.
Elopement wedding + intimate destination wedding photos during a sunset cruise in Bacuit Bay. El Nido, Palawan, Philippines. Destination wedding photography in Southeast Asia x redsheep. Color remastered using redsheep Chromavictrix 160MC+, March 2022.