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PatawanIsland in Balabac, Palawan

A little island, a big hello

Also called
Dolphin Island, Patowan
Barangay
Pandanan
From Buliluyan port
About 15 km southwest, in a straight line
From Balabac town
About 30 km north
Buliluyan portBalabac townPatawan10 km
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Photos of Patawan

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

Panorama of Patawan Island with a bangka in the shallows
Photo: Kris Guico / Unsplash
Footprints across a curving white beach on Patawan, with clear turquoise shallows and distant islands under towering clouds
Photo: Ervin Malicdem (Schadow1) / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Mapillary, 2018. Cropped from a panorama
Looking straight down on Patawan's shore: palms, pale sand and a bangka in turquoise water
Photo: Cris Tagupa / Unsplash

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

Look for yourself

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

Before you go

What you'll find

  • An island shaped like a dolphin from the air
  • White sand mixed with crushed pink coral
  • A sandbar at low tide and a small reef full of fish

Good to know

  • Patawan Island Resort, with glamping tents and a restaurant, is on the island, so it's busier and more built-up than most.
  • 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