Philippines · Pagudpud, Luzon · #7 of the Philippines' ten by fame
Boracay before the beer towers, according to the neighbours.
No photo yet. We don’t lie with pictures.
How we rated it: nothing lifts it, nothing sinks it.
Saud Beach is in Pagudpud, at the top of Luzon. Rough Guides says locals will happily remind you this is what Boracay looked like before the beer towers and bars moved in. Fly an hour from Manila to Laoag, then drive two hours. A modest number of guesthouses and restaurants are built as nipa huts. Wikivoyage calls it a heart-shaped cove popular with Filipino and foreign visitors. Typhoons often hit northern Luzon from July to September. We measured 1,570 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.
Popular with both Filipino and international visitors.
A modest number of guesthouses and restaurants built as nipa huts.
Fly from Manila to Laoag, about an hour, then drive two hours to Pagudpud.
Typhoons frequently affect northern Luzon from July to September.
