Less that one percent of the world’s oceans are protected, which is why protected marine areas are important in ensuring the health our planet’s marine life. The Taklong Island Marine Reserve (TINMAR) in Nueva Valencia, Guimaras is one of the marine protected sites in the Philippines that was established to secure marine biodiversity in this part of the country.
Taklong Island Marine Reserved includes two main islands and 37 smaller islands. All thogether, these islands are also knows as South Point Islands. These islands have great limestone rock formations, numerous coves with white sand beaches and sandbars.
The University of the Philippines in the Visayas (UPV) maintains the protected marine area. They have a building in the island with large dorm type rooms with clean bathrooms. Those wanting to spent the night in the island have to secure a permit from the Administration Office of UPV Miagao Campus.
During the day, visitors can just “hop” to Taklong Island for an tour of the island. There is a lighthouse on top of a hill, where visitors can see a great vantage point of Taklong Island from the top.
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Oh! Thanks Raff for the link back, that’s really great! I forgot to mention … Taklong Island Marine Reserve is an important piece of Guimaras (and beyond) especially because of what happened a few years ago when the Country’s worst oil spill (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guimaras_oil_spill) threatened to ruin the marine biodiversity in this part of the Philippines.
Thank You for featuring Taklong Island and whole of Western Visayas. Your wondrous effort promoting RVI surely exemplary.
nami gigkay may nagahalong sang isla ko nga paborito tani indi nyo na pag dugangan payndog building ,taga UP.kamo amo na ubra nyo ka nogon sang tinon an nyo
kayoha nyo man
It’s good to see that Guimaras have bounced back after the oil spill and attracting more tourist again. It will soon be among the most visited philippine travel destinations
Taklong Island is a paradise…miss ko na mag-field bio sa Taklong
“i remember the day i had the opportunity to visit and have a site with the beauty of taclong island….so amazing that UP-VISAYAS is taking care to preserve the corals and other marine species…