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Here are some of other sites included on tour packages.
Kanyuyan Beach & Port
(Baluarte Bay, Basco). The port of call of the cargo ships bringing goods from Manila.
Sitio Jura at Racujaide
The fishermens village at Mananoy Bay. Fishing season is marked by a festivalin mid-March called Payvanuvanuan during which visitors are treated with fresh fish delicacies from the Pacific Ocean. Within the area is the legendary spring of Youth and a living cave with crystal limestone formations. Mananoy Bay is nine kilometers from Basco proper.
Batanes Day (June 26)
Marked with playground demonstrations, parades, the Palu-palo Festival, and other cultural events.
Feast of Three Kings (January 6)
On this day, the image of the Sto. Nino (Holy Child) is venerated in every home in Batanes.
Ruins of Songsong
A ghost barangay which is really a cluster of roofless shells of old stone houses abandoned after a tidal wave that hit the island of Batan in the 1950s. The area has a long stretch of beach. Located 23 kilometers from Basco.
Radiwan Point
Located at Ivana Seaport, this is the landing site of the Katipuneros on September 18, 1898, thus making it a very historical location. The falowas plying the islands of Sabtang and Itbayat are also stationed here.
Other Places of interest in Batanes:
- House of Dakay (1887) a UNESCO heritage building.
- Lighthouses of Batanes
- St. Dominic de Guzman Parish Cathedral
- Mt. Iraya – A 1008-meter mountain on Batan Island.
- Mahatao View Deck
- Burial Caves – Pre-historic burial caves in the town of Itbayat.
- Sumhao Wind Power Plant
- Nakaboang Beach, Ark & Cave
- Beaches – Chadpidan Beach, White Beach and more.
- Payaman – known as “Marlboro Country”, a pasture overlooking farm fields & the Pacific Ocean.
