Catanduanes Island — Local services in Virac

We stayed in Catanduanes for three days.The first day we went to Baras. We climbed the Binurong Point. The view was breathtaking when you are on top of the Binurong point. It took us maybe an hour to reach the top because my mother who is 83 years old came with us. It was not really a steep climb but there are difficult parts where we have to navigate a very rocky shore. Once inside the mountain there are paths that are slippery. If you are in your prime you will not experience any difficulty in going up. It will be just a walk on the park. After Binurong we proceeded to Puraran beach were we took a plunged. The view on the beach is very nice too there are island rocks near the shore. They called this surfing beach so expect to see waves. When we went home it was dark already. We had dinner at...

I am an expat and I have lived here for 4 years after 6 years in Manila. The island is amazing and i would definitely recommend it for the foreign tourists or mainland people simply to get away from it all. Beautiful beaches and some very nice resorts. Every year we get more and m9re quality places to eat here. Check out the Boulevard in Virac as it's bustling with activity on an evening. Many places to eat but you must try the Micanos Bistro further along from the main cafe area. Great food mixed between Mediterranean and local cooked very well. Check out the VTC if you want a good supermarket, hardware, phones, pharmacy etc. You don't need to travel too long to find a great beach or an amazing waterfall to cool off and i would recommend a 360 of the island on a...

Love the island I came here in 2009 visiting every vacation, built house here with my friend, quite peaceful place decided to settle here but may have to leave sometime. Now 2017 the island is developed well with couple of centers opening up also not to forget vtc ( Virac town center ) Hugh place hypermarket n open area for shows in the evening, but the charm is fading away with the island resident doing well and are able to own SUVs, road expansion in progress to handle ever growing traffic, still plenty of places to visit...