THE SAND DUNES OF ILOCOS NORTE

Location: Barangay Masintoc,  Paoay, Ilocos Norte, Philippines

Updated: November 2019

A 4 x 4 service vehicle is provided for guests at Culili Point sand dunes adventure

On my third time of visit to Ilocos Norte, I was able to set foot on this sand dunes attraction.  So, it is obvious that on my first two visits, our group were not able to visit this since our hectic time of 3-day 2-night Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte package were to hectic.

The vast expanse of sand dunes ready boarding a 4 x 4 for an exciting adventure 

On this third visit to this place, it was closed and has not been in operation for more than three weeks already.  It means that still, I was not able to have my adventure on this exciting sand dunes.

Just a part of the sand dunes attraction

When I featured this tourist destination the first time, I had posted from two different sources as you will read it below.  And the specific location was the sand dunes of Suba, also a part of Paoay.  But the pictures I  posted in my actual visit is in Culili point of Barangay Masintoc in Paoay. Since I did not have the actual adventure, I still retain my first blog post. This was the time when I was still dreaming to visit the  place.

Read my previous post below:

Visiting the Sand Dunes of Ilocos Norte will remain a dream for me. For the four times that I have visited Ilocos Norte, limited time has barred our group from visiting this site. Unfortunately, my travel buddies were either too tired that they wanted to go back to Laoag City for a rest or simply time was not enough to include this destination in our trip. The Sand Dunes of Ilocos Norte is just one of the two must-see destinations I missed to visit during my Ilocos trips.

Enjoying the sand dunes of Paoay picture courtesy by The Huffington Post

Though I have not visited this place, I included this in my post for a one-stop reading of my blog followers about the Ilocos Norte trip package. So that, they will know that this one is another must-see attraction of Ilocos Norte.

Sand boarding at the Sand Dunes courtesy by Owen Ballesteros

As a background, the Sand Dunes of Ilocos Norte stretches widely from the municipality of Currimao in the north and curves it’s way to La Paz in Laoag City then to Suba in Paoay and lastly in Pasuquin in the south.

The home of Ilocos Norte’s Sand Dunes in Paoay is located in Suba. Suba has the most extensive and unbroken stretch of coastal sand dunes compared to the other towns of Ilocos Norte. With an extensive stretch averaging to 800 meters wide, one will fell he is like in a real desert.

A land travel from Manila up to this point is a total of 13 hours. It is recommended that tourists will also try to catch sunset here. Reading from the testimonies of some bloggers, the Sand Dunes of Ilocos Norte offer the most beautiful sunset one may ever see in his whole life. Try it for yourself.