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Experience Gumaras at its Best. Experience Baras Beach Resort!


Do you want to have the best and most perfect getaway in your lifetime? Head up now to the province of Guimaras, the home to Baras Beach Resort – one of the best-kept island of Guimaras that is a paradise all your own.

by Jane Dacumos on July 27, 2012
Experience Gumaras at its Best. Experience Baras Beach Resort!

Do you want to have the best and most perfect getaway in your lifetime? Head up now to the province of Guimaras, the home to Baras Beach Resort – one of the best-kept island of Guimaras that is a paradise all your own.

A luxury

Baras Beach Resort offers a slice of paradise where one may forget the bustling environ of the city. The resort offers luxury living and privacy through their cottages and rooms built with inspirations of Indonesian architecture. These were surrounded by luxuriant foliage that gives much relaxation and appreaciation to every tourist.

An adventure

Tourist may enjoy the beauty of the beach in many ways. There are recreational facilities which are free of charge like Table tennis, Pool Table, Darts, Volleyball, Basketball, Dinghy Rowing and Canoe Paddling. The beach also offers an exploration with their colorful reefs and cove by snorkeling or a cruise around the bay.

There are available pump boats in the resort for a tour around interesting places. Here, one may explore caves, coral gardens, the Lawi Marine Turtle Rescue Center, SEAFDEC Research Station, Taklong Island Marine Reserve, Pulang Pasayan, Natago Beach Resort, and Isla Naburot.

Accommodations

Baras Beach Resort has a total of 10 cottages with rates starting at only P700. Each cottage can accommodate two to six persons and the resort can hold a total of 30 pax.

How to get there

The jump-off point to Baras Beach Resort is in Alubihod Bay in Brgy. Poblacion, Nueva Valencia, Guimaras, which is just 15 minutes away by pumpboat or motorized outrigger. When planning to go to Baras Beach Resort, it is important to inform the resort of your arrival so that they can prepare the transportation and accommodation.

Iloilo City is the gateway to Guimaras. Guimaras can be reached by air and boat from Manila and other origins, via Iloilo City and by pumpboat in Pulupandan, Negros Occidental. The island province is 20-30 minutes by motorboat or ferry boat from Parola, Ortiz, Muelle Loney or Lapuz Wharves in Iloilo City. Direct travel to Guimaras is possible by light planes, which can land at the Guimaras Feeder Airport.

Jeepney and tricycles are also available as a mode of transportation when touring the province from one town to another.

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