Where? Vigan Island
Access? El Nido Island Hopping Tour B or a private boat tour. If you’re coming from Pagauanen (mainland Palawan), you can actually walk. In theory.
As with any sandbar, take note of the tidal conditions before going.
Limestone Cliffs? Nope.
Palm Trees / Coconut Trees? On the Vigan Island side? Sparse. On the mainland side though, it’s pretty decent. But not like Pinagbuyutan. Or Siargao.
Sand Quality? Stones and coral shards near Vigan Island. But it gets soft and sandy as you walk towards the mainland.
Water? Clear and sandy white directly above the sandbar. Light blue to turquoise blue on the northern side.
Sunset? Not exactly the best place. The hills of mainland Palawan cover the western horizon.
Best time for photography? Morning to noon. Or possible even shortly after. As long as the sun is in the eastern side of the sky, everything westward - the sandbar itself and the hills of mainland Palawan included - are perfectly lit.
Crowded? Yes. [ your name here ] and 1,001 other liked this post. Island, I mean. Basically, half are trekking up the hill and half are on the sandbar itself.
Author’s Note? Walk up the hill to see the entire length of the sandbar. But you knew that already. Want something else? Use a telephoto lens to compress the helll out of the coconut trees on the mainland. Check out the third photo above.
Adventure engagement + travel couple island hopping photos at Snake Island in El Nido, Palawan, Philippines. Destination wedding photography in Southeast Asia x redsheep. Color remastered using redsheep Chromavictrix 160MC+, February 2022.