Activities
Polilio
Islands consists of several islands with beautiful, fine beaches,
a game refuge and bird sanctuary. Land area of the main island
is six-hundred and five square meters. Shallow waters, with
extensive mangrove forests surround the islands and coral
reefs. In the underwater, you could see sea creatures such
as, hammerheads, sharks, and whale sharks.
The
following are some activities you could do in the Islands
of Polilio:
Balesin
Island Resort...................
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You could stay and visit the beautiful resorts in the Polilio
Island. One of them is the Balesin Island Resort.
Balesin
has a four-hundred and twenty-four hectare total land area.
It is approximately five kilometers long and one-and-a-half
kilometers at its widest point.
The
island is generally flat except for some elevated areas, which
reach up to six meters above sea level.
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Explore the beautiful scenery underwater as you dive to the
Polilio Island coral reefs.
 Polillo’s
coral reefs are characterised by fringing reefs around the
islands with underwater coral islands just below the surface
in many places. During low tide, the extensive reef flats
become exposed.
The
coral reefs drop down to about fourteen meters in most places,
after which it changes into a sandy bottom with coral patches.
Many
of the species found are adapted to murky waters such as Soapfish
(Diplorion bifasciatum) and Sand Bass (Psammoperca waigiensis).
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Or you may want to go to the Game Refuge and Bird Sanctuary.
This
is an example of one of the many birds that stays here at
the Bird Sanctuary in the island.
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