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South of Manila is the province of Aklan, located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital, Kalibo, is the oldest town in the province.

Aklan is the home province of Boracay, a 7-kilometer powdery white coral sand beach famous worldwide. It is the province's top tourist destination. Aklan is also the site of the world-renowned Ati-Atihan Festival held in January.

Getting There

By Air: (Manila-Kalibo) PAL, Air Philippines, Cebu Pacific
(Manila-Caticlan) Seair

By Land: ((Iloilo-Kalibo) Ceres Liner

Sightseeing

BORACAY ISLAND
A tropical island paradise known all over the world for its powdery sparkling white sand beaches, crystal clear waters, and very rare gleaming white puka shells, said to be the best in the world.

JAWILI FALLS (Tangalan)
A seven-basin tiered waterfall, the highest tier of which is 100 meters high. Each basin is a swimming area.

AROMA BEACH (Kalibo)
A long, grey beach with fine sand.

MUSEO IT AKLAN
A repository of Aklan's rich cultural and historical past.

AKLAN AGRICULTURAL STATION (Banga)
Has a well-equipped experimental station.

KALANTIAW SHRINE (Batan)
Once the seat of government of Rajah Bendahara Kalantiaw, promulgator of the famous Code of Kalantiaw.

FREEDOM SHRINE
Has a monument signifying the heroic stand of Aklanons during World War II.

IGNITO CAVE (Caticlan)
A dripstone cave, discovered in late 1966, which is also known as Elephant Cave.

TINAGONG BEACH (Batan)
A sea hidden from the bay by two islands.

TULINGON CAVE
Believed to be one of the longest in the country, stretching for 20 kilometers from Nabas town to Pandan, Antique.

TINDOG FALLS (Madalag)
Known for its unique basin, which is located above instead of below the falls.

CAMP VERDE (Tangalan)
A 1,348-meter reforestation area

OB-OB HILL (Batan)
At an altitude of 200 meters, it stands like a lighthouse facing the Sibuyan Sea.

INGUS-INGUS HILL (Buruanga)
An elevated mass of rocks overlooking the sea on three sides. It has a cave underneath where, according to tales, pirates waited to prey on Spanish galleons from Mexico.

MANDUYOG HILL (Banga)
A 183-meter high hill with life-sized Stations of the Cross winding up the hillside to a chapel at the summit.

Major Events

ATI-ATIHAN FESTIVAL -third week of January
A Mardi Gras-type of celebration of the feast of Santo Niño, Kalibo´s patron saint. The festival features the Kalibo natives, as well as domestic and foreign tourists masquerading as Negritos, imitating aboriginal dances on streets around the town plaza.

 

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