Islands, lagoons and beaches
Every stop published on the four standard tours — 17 places in the Bacuit Archipelago. Almost none of them can be reached independently; which tour goes there is the practical question, so that is what each page leads with.
The lagoons
Big, Small, Secret and Cadlao — and which ones charge entry.
7 publishedThe beaches
The ones you reach by bangka, not on foot.
4 publishedThe islands
Landing stops and the tidal sandbar.
Tour A — The Lagoons
Big Lagoon
High walls and still water, and the single most photographed place in the archipelago.
Lagoon · Miniloc IslandSmall Lagoon
Reached through a narrow gap in the rock; quiet once the tour groups thin out.
Lagoon · Miniloc IslandSecret Lagoon
No detail verified yet — only that this tour stops here.
Beach · Bacuit BaySeven Commandos Beach
No detail verified yet — only that this tour stops here.
Island · Shimizu IslandShimizu Island
No detail verified yet — only that this tour stops here.
Tour B — Caves and Sandbars
Snake Island
A curved sandbar that surfaces at low tide between two islands, so it can be walked with open sea on both sides.
Cave · Lagen IslandCudugnon Cave
Has archaeological significance going back thousands of years.
Beach · Entalula IslandEntalula Beach
No detail verified yet — only that this tour stops here.
Island · Pinagbuyutan IslandPinagbuyutan Island
No detail verified yet — only that this tour stops here.
Tour C — The Outer Islands
Secret Beach
Sits farther from town than the lagoons, on the outer island route.
Beach · Matinloc IslandHidden Beach
One of the outer-island stops, farther out than the Tour A lagoons.
Island · Dilumacad IslandHelicopter Island
Named for its profile from the water. Snorkelling around it is described by operators as exceptional.
Shrine · Matinloc IslandMatinloc Shrine
The snorkelling along the Matinloc wall is described by operators as exceptional.
Beach · Matinloc IslandStar Beach
No detail verified yet — only that this tour stops here.
Tour D — Cadlao and the Quiet Beaches
Cadlao Lagoon
The water quality at Cadlao is consistently described by operators as the best of the lagoons.
Cove · Cadlao IslandPasadigan Cove
No detail verified yet — only that this tour stops here.
Beach · Near El Nido townNatnat Beach
No detail verified yet — only that this tour stops here.
Collected 26 August 2026. Stop lists come from operators' published route descriptions; operators do vary the running order and skip stops in bad weather.