Apo Island

Apo Island: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Apo Island

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach Apo Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 9.07954, 123.27045. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Apo Island

• Mount Talinis · viewpoint · Negros Oriental · ~26 km · Must-see
• Silliman Hall · fort · Negros Oriental · ~33 km · Must-see
• Selinog Island · river spot · Zamboanga del Norte · ~37 km · Must-see
• Balanan Lake Mountain Resort · attraction · Negros Oriental · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Danao · lake · Negros Oriental · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Balinsasayao · lake · Negros Oriental · ~40 km · Must-see
• Balinsasayao Twin Lakes National Park · sanctuary · Negros Oriental · ~42 km · Must-see
• Siquijor · beach · Siquijor · ~45 km · Must-see
• Aliguay Island · beach · Zamboanga del Norte · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lazi Church · church · Siquijor · ~50 km · Must-see
• José Rizal Memorial Protected Landscape · sanctuary · Zamboanga del Norte · ~59 km · Must-see
• Rizal's Relief Map of Mindanao · attraction · Zamboanga del Norte · ~63 km · Must-see
• The Old Town of Dapitan · fort · Zamboanga del Norte · ~64 km · Must-see
• Canon Falls, Buena Suerte, Mutia · waterfall · Zamboanga del Norte · ~67 km · Must-see
• Dipolog City Watchtower · church · Zamboanga del Norte · ~71 km · Must-see
• Truno Beach House · beach · Negros Oriental · ~10 km
• Apo Vista Beach Park · beach · Negros Oriental · ~10 km
• Iglesia ni Christo · church · Negros Oriental · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Apo Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Apo Island

• Selinog Island · river spot · Zamboanga del Norte · ~37 km · Must-see
• Panglao · river spot · Bohol · ~101 km · Must-see
• Cabilao Island · river spot · Bohol · ~131 km · Must-see
• Piñahon Island · river spot · Zamboanga del Norte · ~67 km
• Olympia Island · river spot · Negros Oriental · ~77 km
• Balicasag Island · river spot · Bohol · ~83 km
• Gak-ang Island · river spot · Bohol · ~90 km
• Pungtud Island · river spot · Bohol · ~91 km
• Pamilacan Island · river spot · Bohol · ~107 km
• Badian Island · river spot · Cebu · ~113 km

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