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Capiz
AttractionsMoro Towers, Sitio Nipa. Roxas City- Half-torn stone structures built in 1814 to repel the invading Moros and Portuguese colonizers.
Mundo Dance, Tapaz dance of the mountain tribe known as Mundo. Vanishing remnants of pre-Malayan Indonesian immigrants to Panay.
Olutayan Island, A 30-minute pumpboat ride from Banica Terminal, Roxas City. Crystal clear waters and multi-colored fishes; beach is carpeted with tiny crushed shells called cascaho.
Quipot Cave, 30 minute ride over rough roads, it is about 3 kms. from the Mambusao Agricultural and Technical College or around 9 kms. from the town proper. Wild birds, deer and wild ducks abound the place. Near the cave is a stream. The cave consists of many chambers each at a level different from other chambers. In certain sections, one has to crawl because the space between the roof and cave floor is just two or three feet. There are also sections that are seems like dead ends, except for small openings through which only one person can crawl. These holes lead to a chamber as big as a hotel ballroom, which is why it is dubbed the "Quipot Hilton". There are plenty of stalactites and stalagmites. The cave is cool inside.
Napti Island, About three to four hectares big located near Olutayan Island; has white sand, small cave and an abundant shells for necklaces. The beach is inviting. The water is cool, clear and free of troublesome jellyfish the whole year round. A small cave, about 100 meters long, winds several feet below the surface across the island. It commands a breathtaking view of Roxas City and Pan-ay. Fishing enthusiast and gourmets have a wonderful time here for the plentiful fish and lobster.
Buntod Beach, Pan-ay. About a kilometer long; located far from the inhabited section of Pan-ay; one of the cleanest beaches in Capiz; has fine black sand with a beach free of jellyfish all year round; approximately ten minutes by jeepneys, cars and tricycles from the town; accessible by speedboats or pumpboats from any point in Capiz.
Pilar Cave, Pilar. One and a half kms. From the poblacion by jeepneys, tricycles and cars over rough roads. About two years ago, townspeople discovered earthen pots with intricately incised designs. The caves must have been burial sites of pre-Spanish Filipinos. The Balisong Cave where the Capiz revolucionarios routed Spanish soldiers is also found hereabouts. The side of the mountain where the caves are is a specta-cular sight. It is grayish-black rock rising 200 ft. to the sky. Plants, orchids among them, hang from the cliffs, blooming in the summer and filling the air with exotic fragrance.
Casanayan, Pilar. A fishing village; one finds vast fields of sugarcane, rice and corn on the 3 km road from the highway to this place; a fishing village wherein patis and ginamos are made. It has a beautiful 3 km. stretch of fine gray sand beach fringed with palm trees that neatly line the village as haven for those who seek refuge from the city hassles. Casanayan is a barrio gifted with a bizarre phenomenon - a woman's dead body that refuses to decay. Maria Basanes died at the age of 47 from a heart attack way back in 1829. When her body was exhumed ten years after her death, it was found intact and well - preserved which was surprising because her embalming was supposedly good for only 3 days. Now, the dead body, brownish - black and light and hard as wood, stands inside a small hand-me-down. Her forehead has a portion of where its skin was peeled off surreptitiously by men who believed it could be a lucky charm in fishing.
Tucad Reef, Pilar. It is 10 kms from Pilar shoreline; this is a submarine islet of seashells and corals topped with thin layers of sand. When the tide is low, the whole island emerges and with it, shells and corals of different colors - green, red, blue, pink and mauve. Even when the tide is high, shells and corals can still be seen under the clear water. From this marine garden, the mountains of Masbate can be seen. Tucad Reef is accessible by a pumpboat or on foot during low tides.
Suhot Cave, Dumalag. Situated in Dumalag, Capiz and only 300 meters away from the provincial road. It is actually a series of interconnected caverns of different sizes. At the cave's arched entrance is a pool of clear, ice-cold water fed by a rock spring from within the cave. Further on, however, is a crack in the rocks where sulfurous water comes out. Suhot is believed to have a connecting tunnel to the Badiang Cave, Dumarao since both caves are found in the same mountain only 6 km apart from each other although Badiang is on a higher elevation. On the other hand, entrance to Badiang is hidden by dense jungle. In pre-war days, phosphate was said to have been extracted from the cave but it was a short-lived effort.
Igang Maayon. A limestone cave found in Tapulang, Maayon, around 7 kms. away from the poblacion or 15 minutes ride by cars or jeepney . It has several entrances at different levels which lead to a central chamber and fan out again to different passages. Big starlike structures connect upper portions to the central chamber, which is well lighted and well ventilated. A gradually sloping passage, 7 feet wide and are dark. The floor here is covered with guano, which townspeople use as fertilizer. The cave has stalactites and stalagmites
The Coves Of Ivisan (Bgy. Basiao & Bgy. Baliring). The coves are 10 kms or 30 minutes by jeepney, car or tricycle over rough roads from the town proper. These two barangays have cornered the white sand beach coves in the whole Capiz. In Basiao are the following coves: Marangcalan, Dinogmaan, Patyo and Basiao
Suhoton Caves, Jamindan. Located in Jamindan, it has several multi-layered chambers in its vast interior. Inside one chamber is an alter-like formation surrounded by stalagmites that seem like giant images in silent repose. Some chambers are as big as hotel ballrooms or cathedrals.
Pan-ay Church, Pan-ay. Awe-inspiring church of coral blocks; monument to past Spanish grandeur; its bell cast out of 76 sacks of coinsis known as the largest in Southeast Asia.
Dumalag Church, Dumalag. Ayellow sandstone church finishedin 1872
Mussel Farm, Sapian. A farm of dark green mussels located 10 kilometers north of the town's commercial hub.