February 10 - 11, 2024
It was Chinese New Year Day, February 10, 2024. We decided to go for another relaxing and fun adventure together.
The original plan was to visit Sta. Ana Cagayan North however, given the the distance and the time it takes to travel from home to the White Beach spot, we decided to visit a well know beach spot located in a neighboring province Aurora.
The calm, sandy and clean beaches of the towns of Casiguran and Dinadiawan are few of the increasingly popular destinations in the Province.
To maximize our trip, we have decided to stay overnight in the province particularly in Dinadiawan. Through the social media and feedback from close friends, we visited Casapsapan Beach in Casiguran before proceeding to Dinadiawan. We booked a room at Pearl White Beach resort in Dinadiawan for our overnight stay.
Day 01: Casapsapan Beach
Casapsapan Beach is located approximately 160KM away from home. It's a 3.5H drive via a private vehicle passing via Echague - Jones - Maddela Rd, Cordon - Diffun - Maddela - Aurora Rd and Baler - Casiguran Rd.
We started our journey from home onboard L300 van at 8:40AM and travelled towards Casiguran via Jones route. Something unique about this road trip is the chance to enjoy the zigzag and uphill highway and the lush green Sierra Madre.
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| Quick Stopover |
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| ROYGBIV |
We had few stop over along the way to rest and buy some native merchandise including Ginger.
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| Ginger |
We reached Casapsapan beach resort at 01:08PM, paid entrance fee of P35 per head and then parked at the open area near the beach.
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| Casapsapan Beach Resort Main Entrance |
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| Spacious Parking Area |
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| Camp Site |
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| Information & Registration Center |
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| Cottages for Rent |
Cottages are available for rent. There are no nearby accommodations or homestay.
Casapsapan has both a fine creamy wide sandy and shallow rocky coral shore line. It was a very windy day. It was a challenge to get a phone signal in the area.
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| Beach Front |
Rocky and coral shallow beach shoreline with cool and crystal clear waters.
Travel To Dinadiawan Pearl White Beach Resort.
We travelled to Dinadiawan located in the Municipality of Dipaculao from Casapsapan in Casiguran at 05:00PM.
Dinadiawan is approximately 68KM away via Baler - Casiguran Rd. On our way to Pearl White Beach resort, we passed by the wet market for fish and other needs for the overnight stay. It was 07:00PM when we were at the main entrance of Pearl White Beach resort and checked-in our Villa.
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| Pearl White Beach Entrance |
The beach resort was full understandably since it was a long weekend. Many of the guests are from neighboring provinces Quirino and Isabela and also from nearby municipalities. We got a family room enough to accommodate us all.
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| Our Villa |
Signal in the area still challenging and there is a coin-based prepared internet access. It was the only internet connectivity available in the resort.
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| Pre-paid Coin-based Internet Service |
Although it started to get dark when we reached the resort, I had the chance to move around the beach area.
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| Beautiful Sunset |
Line-up of cottages along the sandy beach front. Swimming is allowed until 06:00PM, no available life guard at night.
Day 02: Dinadiawan
Dinadiawan particularly at the Pearl White resort compared to Casapsapan in Casiguran, Casapsapan has a wider beach front. Nevertheless, I was able to fly a drone at Dinadiawan given the wind conditions at that time.
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| Cottages |
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| Cottages |
We had fun and enjoyed the cool and clear waters at Casapsapan and Pearl White Beach resorts.
We travelled back home at 12:00PM on Feb 11 passing through the Maddela - Cordon Rd and reached home at 04:00PM.
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