A trip not
to be missed when one visits Antique is the Mararison Island (also called
Malalison) in Culasi, Antique. It is an
island which is just a fifteen minute boat ride from the town proper of
Culasi. With a land area of 55 hectares,
it is a fishing village, one of the 44 barangays of the town. What
distinguishes it is its white sandy beach with a beautiful sandbar on the
northeastern side of the island facing the town of Culasi called Kawit Sandbar. It is the
nearest point from the mainland. It is near this place where the community
resides. The southern part of the island has a pebbled beach with some rock formation and it is where one finds the rolling
hills mostly of cogon grass and plenty of pitcher plants all over. It has a
commanding view of the mainland and the Nablag islet.
We left for Mararison Island at past 6 in the morning taking the boat of Anna Sophie Hostel. We were with a group of vacationers in going there. We bought a kilo of fish worth 180 pesos from the village which was cooked by one of the caretakers of the cottages. Also ordered a half kilo rice to be cooked. We rented one of the cottages there for 300 pesos. By seven in the morning, boat after boat of vacationers started to arrive and soon filled all the cottages near the sandbar. After breakfast we went snorkelling. We also hired a small engine boat which they charged for 100 per person in order to go to one snorkelling site. Then we had the boat dock at one end of the island where we went for a short hike to the top of the hill to look for the pitcher plants which were just lying by the grasses. There was a beautiful view from the top of the hill.
The Kawit Sandbar
Snorkeling in the crystal waters of Mararison. There were not many corals to be seen.
The pebbled beach at the other end of the island.
Hiking to the top of the hill.
The pitcher plants.
The Mararison Children's Choir
As the tide was getting higher the sandbar started getting under seawater.
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