Location: Romblon
Top Things to do in Romblon
Top 10 Things to do in Romblon, Philippines
Romblon (/rɒmˈbloʊn/ rom-BLOHN) is an archipelagic province of the Philippines located in the Mimaropa region. Its main islands include Tablas, the largest, which covers nine municipalities, Sibuyan with its three towns, as well as the smaller island municipalities of Corcuera, Banton, Concepcion, San Jose, and Romblon, the provincial capital. The province lies south of Marinduque and Quezon, east of Oriental Mindoro, north of Aklan and Capiz, and west of Masbate. According to the 2015 census, it has a total population of 292,781.
Restaurants in Romblon
1. Tiamban Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 37 reviews
Reviewed By dpalisoc - Cainta, Philippines
White beach, calm water, relaxing place....what else can you ask for? Well, since this place hasn't been visited yet by many, they have no activities here yet to offer except swimming...hoping that this can be improved in the next years to come!
2. Cresta de Gallo
Overall Ratings
5 based on 18 reviews
Reviewed By Galaer - Quezon City, Philippines
Amazing white sand bar, good for relaxing, picnic, and swimming. About one hour travel by boat. Advisable to come here in the morning, about 12pm sea water start to hide the sand bar. You have to pay P10 to care taker.
3. Fort San Andres
Overall Ratings
4 based on 20 reviews
Reviewed By EricSkopec - Carmona, Cavite, Philippines
Romblon is the only heritage town in the Philippines protected by two forts. Only San Andres has been restored, but it offers great views of the town and harbor. Steps up to the fort have been lovingly restored and frequent stopping points along the way give old folks like me many places to catch their breath. Marble creations by local artists add interest to the climb. Sadly, hours of operation are a bit erratic and visitors may not be able to go inside. However, views even from outside the fence are spectacular and make the climb well worthwhile.
4. Cobrador Island
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 8 reviews
Reviewed By mowma - Quezon City, Philippines
When visiting the Romblon,Romblon you should not miss going to the nearby island of Cobrador. Cobrador Island could be accessed through the island of Romblon (there are three major Islands for the Romblon province - Tablas (the biggest), Sibuyan (2nd biggest) and Romblon (smallest, but where the provincial government resides). From Romblon you can rent a boat to the island which will take you more or less an hour. It is always best to communicate with the Provincial Tourism office when you want to visit the island so they can prepare meals on the island and visits to sites within the island. At Cobrador you will be given a brief introduction of the island and you will be taken around the island, first stop is called the "guard house" or more known as Takot Reef and there you could do an exciting cliff jump. You can also swim, snorkel around the reef. After that you will be taken to the place they call "tinagong dagat" or literally in English hidden ocean, inside is a beautiful site of water gathered by strong waves to create a pool like haven, You could spend hours on that place alone. Food prepared by the people of Cobrador is great, so its a must try as well.
I would definitely be back to explore more of the Islands of Romblon.
To end, do not expect to much comfort when going to Islands like Cobrador, potable drinking water are hard there, mobile phone signal is hard specially if you are using smart phones.
5. Sibuyan Island
Overall Ratings
5 based on 11 reviews
Reviewed By Hollies2010 - Chorley, United Kingdom
Sibuyan was one of our favourite Islands during our 5 month tour of the Philippines. We stayed at Sanctuary Garden Resort in Magdiwang, it was wonderful!!
Sibuyan is known as the Galapagos of Asia due to the abundance of flowers, trees and animals found nowhere else in the world. We saw so many beautiful flowers, Sibuyan has so much natural beauty, it is a really special place to visit.
We hired bicycles to explore some of the Islands Waterfalls. From Magdiwang we visited Cataja falls and Lambongham falls, just a couple of the many Waterfalls on the island. Both were beautiful, with natural pools of cool sping water, perfect for swimming, we had the Waterfalls all to ourselves, it was incredible.
The centre of the island is dominated by Mt Guiting Guiting, beautiful when viewed from afar, it is possible to climb the mountain but this takes several days for experienced climbers.
Sibuyan can be reached from Romblon by a daily ferry which takes around 2 hours.
Sibuyan is an incredibly beautiful and unique island. The natural, untouched beauty is breathtaking, the locals very friendly and welcoming, we had a truly amazing time and feel very lucky to have visited such a wonderful island
6. Alad Island
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 6 reviews
Reviewed By unsavvytraveler1 - Manchester, United Kingdom
This Marine Sanctuary is great for snorkeling/diving, underwater landscape has many soft/hard corals, plenty of marine animals hanging out enjoying the atmosphere. Just a 35-45 minute boat ride from Romblon Island, great place to spend the day but take food because there arent any restaurants on this small island
7. Marble Beach
Overall Ratings
5 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By unsavvytraveler1 - Manchester, United Kingdom
White sand beach 14km away from the port of Romblon, the locals say you can see sea turtles and sea horses snorkeling. When I went I didnt swim out very far but saw a Lionfish
8. Margie's Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By EricSkopec - Carmona, Cavite, Philippines
Generally a nice private cove with gentle surf and somewhat rocky beach. Not cleaned regularly so trash and other debris accumulates above the tide line, but best place for gathering shells and polished stones. Parents with small children should be especially vigilant because stone formations at either end encourage children to climb, but the rocks are slippery and even a short fall onto the rocks can throw incautious explorers into moderately turbulent waters.
9. Lumbia Falls
Overall Ratings
5 based on 1 reviews
Reviewed By Willi B
Easy to reach from Looc town along Limon road, short walk up hill side road and bit of climb down into valley- need guide from town. Picturesque fall with small pool to dive in. Swimming pool at town for cool off after
10. Apunan Point Lighthouse
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1 reviews
Reviewed By Max_Syra - Basel, Switzerland
Der 20m hohe oktogonale Stahl Leuchtturm der Philippine Coastguard Navy mit Topgalerie, erbaut 1973, liegt am Südlichsten Punkt der Insel Romblon 12° 28‘ 46“ N, 122° 17? 08“ E mit Blick auf Tablas, Sibuyan und Romblon selbst. Zufahrt ab Romblon Hafen ca. 17,7 km auf Regional Hwy 305, Romblon - Sawang - Agnipa - Sablayan Rd. (Scooter ca. 45‘) Der Abzweig zum Leuchturm ist nicht ausgeschildert und leicht zu übersehen. Bei ruhiger See gute Sicht auf vorgelagerte Korallenbänke. Schildkrötengebiet. Gut zum Schnorcheln und Tauchen. Einritt frei, Spende willkommen. Interessanter Zwischenstop bei Inselrundfahrt.
