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Ruins of Songsong   (Basco, Batanes, Luzon)

A "ghost barangay" which is really a cluster of roofless shells of old stone houses abandoned after a tidal wave that hit the island of Batan in the 1950s. The area has a long stretch of beach. Located 23 kilometers from Basco.

How to get there:

By Sea: The Batanes Multi-Purpose Cooperative now carries the MV Ivatan Princess which runs the Currimao,Ilocos Norte - Basco,Batanes route. It leaves Ilocos Norte at 8pm on Wednesdays and Sundays and arrives in Basco at 4pm the next day. From Basco,it leaves at 3pm on Tuesdays and10 pm on Fridays. Fare is PhP1,200 and travel time is about 18 hours.

By Air: SEAIR flies to Batanes from Manila three times a week using a 19-seater Let 410 with the following schedules: Manila 6am to Laoag City 7:30am,Mondays,PhP2,000; Laoag City 8am to Basco 9am or Basco 9:30am to Laoag City 10:30am,Wednesdays,PhP1,950; Laoag City 11am to Manila 12:30pm,Fridays,PhP2,000. Fare excludes Insurance Fee of PhP150 and Security Fee of PhP15.

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Last updated: 2007-03-21 12:55:41.376


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