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CandaramanIsland in Balabac, Palawan

Follow the falling tide

Also called
Candamaran, Starfish Island (its sandbar)
From Buliluyan port
About 30 km south, in a straight line
From Balabac town
About 10 km north
Buliluyan portBalabac townCandaraman10 km
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Photos of Candaraman

Taken on the island itself. Each one is credited to the person who took it.

An old boat moored off a palm-lined white beach at Candaraman Island
Photo: DarwinNaredo / CC BY-SA 4.0
A swimmer sitting in pale, knee-deep water on a sandbar off Candaraman Island
Photo: Ervin Malicdem / CC BY-SA 4.0
A painted welcome sign for Candaraman Starfish Island on a white beach
Photo: Vishe Artiztry / Pexels
Tall shade trees over the sand at Candaraman Island, with beach huts and hammocks beneath them
Photo: Vishe Artiztry / Pexels
A green-roofed beach cottage under palm trees on Candaraman Island
Photo: Vishe Artiztry / Pexels

Videos

Filmed by visitors and by people who live here. Tap one to watch it on this page. It plays from YouTube, so it uses data only when you tap.

Short clips

Phone clips from YouTube Shorts, most under a minute.

More online

Pages and posts

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New photos and videos go up every week. These open in a new tab, searched for “Candaraman Island Balabac”.

Before you go

What you'll find

  • A long beach lined with coconut palms, some leaning low over the sand
  • Chocolate-chip starfish on a sandbar a few minutes away
  • Sunsets from the west-facing beach

Good to know

  • The sandbar shows at low tide; when the tide is in, the water over it is about waist-deep. The starfish are most plentiful from about October to March.
  • Leave the starfish in the water. Lifting them out for photos harms them.
  • Crocodiles have been seen around Candaraman, and boatmen keep watch at the sandbar. Ask yours before you swim. Read the crocodile safety guide
  • Plan the trip itself with the getting-here guide and the safety guide.

Sources

Videos and posts on this page belong to the people who made them. We link to them and play them from YouTube; we don't copy them.

More islands

Explore the 3D island map

Near Buliluyan port

The islands closest to the jump-off port

Around Bugsuk

Long beaches and long sandbars

Near the main island

Starfish, turtles and camps

The western islands

Forest, history and rock formations

The far south

Past Onuk, across open sea

The main island

Town, port and lighthouse