The Philippines is difficult to top when it comes to stunning beaches. Tourists and locals alike never run out of reasons to explore what our country has to offer, and National Geographic seems to be on the same boat. In fact, in the magazine's recently published 21 Best Beaches in the World list, Sta. Cruz Island in Zamboanga made the cut.
Dubbed aptly as the Pink Beach, Santa Cruz Island is covered in beautiful pink sand that results from all the crushed red organ pipe coral that washes ashore.
Highlights
From 3 hours to 4 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
From 3 hours to 4 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
shed rental
pick up and drop off from hotel /residence to zamboanga city port area
Entrance Fees
life vest and safety equipment
tour guide
roundtrip motorboat transfer from isabela city to malamawi island
Food & Beverages
Snorkeling Equipment
Itinerary
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Great Santa Cruz Island
Great Santa Cruz Island is a small inhabited island in Zamboanga City in the southern region of the Philippines that is famous for its pink coralline sand. The island, located 4 kilometres (2.49 mi) south of downtown at the Santa Cruz Bank in the Basilan Strait, boasts the only pink sand beach in the Philippines. The color of the sand comes from the pulverized red organ pipe coral from eons of surf erosion mixed with the white sand.
The Philippines is difficult to top when it comes to stunning beaches. Tourists and locals alike never run out of reasons to explore what our country has to offer, and National Geographic seems to be on the same boat. In fact, in the magazine's recently published 21 Best Beaches in the World list, Sta. Cruz Island in Zamboanga made the cut.
Dubbed aptly as the Pink Beach, Santa Cruz Island is covered in beautiful pink sand that results from all the crushed red organ pipe coral that washes ashore.
Highlights
From 3 hours to 4 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
From 3 hours to 4 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
shed rental
pick up and drop off from hotel /residence to zamboanga city port area
Entrance Fees
life vest and safety equipment
tour guide
roundtrip motorboat transfer from isabela city to malamawi island
