Philippines · Calaguas Islands · #5 of the Philippines' ten by fame
Fourteen hours from Manila, no signal, and the widest sand on our list.
How we rated it: nothing lifts it, nothing sinks it. Photo: Monette Nyem · CC BY 3.0
Mahabang Buhangin, in the Calaguas Islands, is the widest of our ten Philippine beaches: 76 metres of sand on average. Getting there from Manila takes about 14 hours of zigzagging bus routes and long boat rides. There is no phone signal and no ATM, so bring cash. From July to December, typhoon season often brings rough seas and cancelled boats. Rough Guides calls it pretty secluded. We measured 1,085 metres.
Warmest sea in June. Fewest wet days in April. Pick your fight.
One year of data, 2025, from Open-Meteo at this beach's coordinates. A rain day is 1 mm or more. The red bar is the month to aim for in each row.
1 beach within 6 km, as the gull flies.
Straight-line distances from the mapped beach shapes (OpenStreetMap). Roads are longer, and in Bali they are much longer.
Secluded.
Nothing to speak of. Bring cash.
About 14 hours of bus routes and long boat rides, by Rough Guides' count.
July to December, when typhoon season often brings rough seas and boat cancellations.
