Potipot Island: A Travel Guide to the Party Island

In this section you will find our travel guide to Potipot Island, a small island famed for campers and beach party goers (especially on a full moon) in Candelaria, Zambales, the Philippines.

I went here with CouchSurfers on.

How to go to Potipot Island

From the South

  • Take the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX)
  • Take Dau Exit
  • Take the road towards Zambales
  • Head to Candelaria
  • Take off at Barangay Uacon
  • Go to the beach and take a boat ride to Potipot Island

From the North

  • Take the road towards Zambales
  • Head to Candelaria
  • Take off at Barangay Uacon
  • Go to the beach and take a boat ride to Potipot Island

Get around

Potipot Island is just a little more than 7 hectares , it’s so small you can leisurely walk around the island in about twenty minutes.

Related: Anawangin Cove, Camara Island, Capones Island, Subic Bay Yacht Club

See

Sun, white creamy sand, and sea.

Do

Fire up the BBQ, dance and rave, read a book, play patintero or volleyball, sleep, sunbath, snorkel, and swim.

Eat

People on the island sell pricy seafood so if you’re on a budget, go to the market before going there.

Sleep

Bring your hammocks, sleeping bags, or tents. There are no rooms for rent in Potipot Island.

Images

Potipot Island

Barangay Uacon
Candelaria, Zambales

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