Calicoan Island is an Undiscovered Surfers’ Paradise

CALICOAN ISLAND

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Calicoan Island is known as the “Sleeping beauty of Eastern Samar”. Most of us did not know that this island is a stretch of white sand beach and crystal blue waters. Some tourists that already know the place come to Calicoan island for surfing and vacation. Local government officials are proud of Calicoan, located in Guiuian town, because they foresee the island to be one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country in the near future. Guiuan, Eastern Samar is located at the southernmost tip of the third largest island (Samar) in the Philippine archipelago. It is where Calicoan Island lays, also known as the “Surfer’s Paradise”. With its rugged landscape,tropical forests, wonderful lagoons, breathtaking white beaches, crystal clear water, and magnificent sunlight, Calicoan is a must see for the nature lover, adventurous traveler, deep-sea fisherman, and intrepid surfer. Read More: http://www.cityfine.com/calicoan.html

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Calicoan is an island bounded by the Pacific Ocean on the East, and Leyte Gulf on the West. With its rugged landscape, virgin tropical forests, unspoiled white sand beaches, crystal clear water and surf, Calicoan is a must-see for the adventurous traveler or intrepid surfer.

Calicoan Island is envisioned to become the surfing capital and a top tourist destination in Eastern Visayas. Calicoan Island boasts of miles of white sand beaches. With powerful swells rolling in from the Pacific over the 10,000 meters Philippine Deep, Calicoan is a surfer’s paradise. The season for the best waves is generally from October to March. Read More: http://boyetstour.blogspot.com/2012/11/calicoan-island-samar-island.html#.XIpcDLh7laQ

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With big waves crashing in the Pacific Ocean, a small island at the southern tip of Samar is a surfer’s paradise just waiting to be explored. Calicoan, one of the islands of Guiuan town in Eastern Samar province, has been getting the thumbs-up from surfing enthusiasts.

“It’s all about the waves, it’s really nice to surf there,” says surfer Frank Reed Andil.

“What makes Calicoan different is its reef break,” says Andil, comparing the island’s wave turbulence with those of Samar’s other surfing “great spots” such as Hernani, Llorente and Maydolong towns in Eastern Samar. Read more: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1005729/surfers-paradise-in-eastern-samar#ixzz5i7Om2Ksb