Camotes Islands

Camotes islands consist of four islands, Pacijan island, Poro island, Ponson island and a tiny Tulang island. Pacijan and Poro islands are actually joined together by paved road. Ponson island is separated by Camotes Sea, about 4 km northeast from Poro island. Tulang is located to the north of Pacijan. (see map)

All four islands are located in Camotes sea, between Cebu island and the province of Leyte. Camotes are low lying islands. There is only one hill on Pacijan and another hill on Poro island. These hills are used by a telecommunication company for relay stations. Pacijan island has a fresh water lake which is about 2 km long. Palm trees are the dominant plant on the islands. There are also other native varieties of fruit trees and other woods.

Camotes Islands Map

Tudela, Poro, San Francisco and Pilar are four largest settlements on Camotes. Majority of houses are built near the seashore alongside roads that circle all three islands. Some houses are scattered in the island's interior.
Motorcycles are used as the main means of transport on Camotes islands, unlike tricycles which are used throughout Philippines for people transport over short distances. Camotes have only narrow trails to many places that are accessible to two wheeled vehicles only.

Camotes islands have a small airport, however, most of transport to and from the islands is serviced by sea transport. Polynesian like style boats with two outriggers are used for transport of people and cargo from Danao on Cebu island and from Ormoc City. These open boats are called "pamboat" and they are a real thrill to ride when the weather is nice.
The totally enclosed speed boat "Ocean Spray" is running to Cebu City and back to Camotes a few times per day. Ocean Spray boat departs from Pier-1 in Cebu and lands in Poro. Some people use this boat for commuting to work in Cebu because there is not much industry in Camotes islands.

For more information and many beautiful pictures about Camotes Islands please visit the excellent web site of Mr. Ernst Falch CAMOTES ISLANDS Mr. Falch also created the maps I am using on my web pages.

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