The Ilocos Region is abundant in natural attractions like mountain ranges, rock formation, beaches and of course the "Sand Dunes".
Sand dunes is a hill or ridge of sand that lies along or near the part of the beach that are affected by tides. According to geologist, it was formed over many years when windblown sand is trapped by beach grass or other stationary objects and often found along the coastal regions.
The Ilocos Sand Dunes stretches in the towns of Currimao to Pasuquin in Ilocos Norte. Then there is also the La Paz Sand Dunes which is located in Laoag City. And recently, the Paoay Sand Dunes is quickly gaining popularity among tourists who are travelling the north.
My sister who visited Ilocos shares her pictures and narrates her experience with regards to her trip, thus it was based on her account that this write-up was made. She stated that the sand dune tour starts with a 4x4 vehicle ride at the jump off site which passes through seemingly endless sand ridges and dunes. Some portions goes as high as 10-20 ft. through a series rolling terrain of sand hills. Then, another great activity that anyone can try is the sand boarding in which a plank of wood is used to slide down the sand hill, it requires the same balance in Skate boarding and Surfing except that sand boarding is the safest among the three. (unfortunately my sister didn't try sand boarding).
How to Get There:
1. Ride a bus bound to Laoag via Farinas, Florida and Partas.
2. From the bus terminal, you can flagged/hire a tricycle which is just a 20-30 minutes ride.
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