Probably the regions best fine beach awaits you at Malamawi Island. Perfect for swimming, sunbathing and fishing, the island serves as a gateway to Basilan. Also found here is the traditional resting place of the nomad sea-faring Bajaus and Sama-Luans-Banguingui. It also boasts of the only lake in the province with wild ducks. Another feature found in the Island is Panigayan fishing village where spearfishing is recommended.
A side trip to Isabela City will bring you to the actual processing of rubber, the famous Basilan coffee, black pepper, and African palm oil in a plantation now owned and run by a local cooperative, the unique picturesque houses on stilts in Carbon and the fishermen catches for the day amply displayed for sale at the market.
For bookings or queries, please call the City Tourism Office at (62) 200-3080.
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