🏖️ Top 10 Beaches in the Philippines (2026)

The best beaches in the Philippines in 2026, by our editorial score, are Anawangin Cove, White Beach, Boracay and Daku Island. Last updated November 5, 2026 · Methodology

White Beach, Nacpan, Alona, Saud and the quieter coves beyond them.

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   Anawangin Cove

   📍 Pundaquit, San Antonio, Zambales · ₱

   Crescent-shaped cove backed by agoho (casuarina) trees and volcanic ash sand, reached by outrigger boat from Pundaquit or by a trek over the ridge.

   Don't miss: Camp under the pine-like agoho trees and boat-hop to Nagsasa Cove and Capones Island.

   ★ 4.4 (1,077 Google)ⓘ details pending verification
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2. 2

   White Beach, Boracay

   📍 Stations 1–3, Balabag, Boracay, Aklan · Free

   Four-kilometre white-sand beach on Boracay's west coast, ranked #1 on TripAdvisor's Philippines attractions list with 6,645 reviews when checked; the island was closed for rehabilitation for six months in 2018.

   Don't miss: Walk from Station 1 to Station 3 at sunset, then paraw-sail off the beach.

   ★ 4.4 (6,645 TripAdvisor)
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3. 3

   Daku Island

   📍 Off General Luna, General Luna, Siargao · ₱₱

   The largest of the three islands on Siargao's standard island-hopping circuit from General Luna, with a long white beach, coconut groves and beach cottages where boat crews serve lunch.

   Don't miss: Swim off the long beach and have a boodle-fight lunch under the coconuts.

   ★ 4.6 (156 Google)ⓘ details pending verification
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4. 4

   White Island

   📍 Barangay Agoho / Yumbing (boat departure), Mambajao, Camiguin · ₱

   Uninhabited white sandbar off Mambajao with views back to Camiguin's volcanoes, visited by short outrigger hops from the Agoho–Yumbing beach strip.

   Don't miss: Boat out at sunrise and photograph Mt Hibok-Hibok from the sandbar.

   ★ 4.4 (534 TripAdvisor)ⓘ details pending verification
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5. 5

   Gigantes Islands (Islas de Gigantes)

   📍 Barangay Gabi / Asluman, Carles, Iloilo · ₱₱

   Island group off Carles in northern Iloilo known for Cabugao Gamay viewpoint, Tangke saltwater lagoon and scallop-based seafood.

   Don't miss: Island-hop to Cabugao Gamay and Tangke Lagoon and eat scallops on the beach.

   ★ 4.6 (244 TripAdvisor)ⓘ details pending verification
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6. 6

   Alona Beach

   📍 Barangay Tawala, Panglao, Bohol · Free

   Panglao Island's main resort beach, lined with dive shops and restaurants and the departure point for Balicasag Island and dolphin-watching boats.

   Don't miss: Take the dawn boat to Balicasag for turtles, then swim off Alona at sunset.

   ★ 3.5 (2,787 TripAdvisor)ⓘ details pending verification
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7. 7

   Blue Lagoon (Maira-ira Cove)

   📍 Maira-ira (Balaoi), Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte · ₱

   A horseshoe cove of white sand and clear water at the northern tip of Luzon, described on its Google Maps listing as a waterfront beach offering swimming, surfing, sunbathing and picnic space, rated 4.3 from 645 reviews.

   Don't miss: Swim in the cove in the morning, then take a surf lesson or the zipline across the bay.

   ★ 4.3 (645 Google)ⓘ details pending verification
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8. 8

   Pearl Farm Beach Resort

   📍 Kaputian (Samal and Malipano islands), Samal, Davao · ₱₱₱₱

   All-inclusive island resort on Samal and Malipano islands off Davao, reached by the resort's own boat from its Davao marina on a fixed twice-daily schedule.

   Don't miss: Take the resort boat across, then snorkel the house marine sanctuary.
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9. 9

   Sabang Beach, Baler

   📍 Sabang, Baler, Aurora · ₱

   Baler's main surf beach, a long grey-sand beach break with glassy left and right waves in the early morning; the Aurora provincial tourism page lists it as a beginner-friendly spot with surf schools on the sand and the Aurora Surfing Cup held annually since 1997.

   Don't miss: Take a dawn lesson on the beach break, then walk north to Charlie's Point.
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10. 10

    Bounty Beach, Malapascua

    📍 Logon, Malapascua, Cebu · ₱₱

    The main white-sand beach on the south side of Malapascua where the island's dive shops and resorts cluster; it is the departure point for the dawn thresher-shark dives at Monad Shoal.

    Don't miss: Dive Monad Shoal at dawn for thresher sharks, then spend the afternoon on the beach.

    ⓘ details pending verification
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