Ibalon

Ibalon: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Ibalon

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Ibalon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 12.83333, 123.85000. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ibalon

• Bagatao Lighthouse · beach · Sorsogon · ~8 km · Must-see
• Sorsogon Bay · beach · Sorsogon · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Bulusan · viewpoint · Sorsogon · ~29 km · Must-see
• Bulusan Volcano Natural Park · sanctuary · Sorsogon · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Aguingay · lake · Sorsogon · ~32 km · Must-see
• Busay Falls · waterfall · Sorsogon · ~35 km · Must-see
• St. Gregory the Great Cathedral · church · Albay · ~45 km · Must-see
• Daraga Church · church · Albay · ~48 km · Must-see
• Ligñon Hill · viewpoint · Albay · ~48 km · Must-see
• Cagsawa Church · fort · Albay · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mayon Volcano Natural Park · sanctuary · Albay · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mount Mayon · viewpoint · Albay · ~63 km · Must-see
• Cagraray Island · river spot · Albay · ~64 km · Must-see
• Capul Island · river spot · Northern Samar · ~70 km · Must-see
• Sablayan Island · river spot · Sorsogon · ~8 km
• Binaculan · river spot · Sorsogon · ~27 km
• Sorsogon Museum · church · Sorsogon · ~28 km
• Calongay Chapel · church · Sorsogon · ~28 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ibalon

Other forts & heritage near Ibalon

• Cagsawa Church · fort · Albay · ~50 km · Must-see
• Kalanay Cave · fort · Masbate · ~114 km · Must-see
• Jose Ma. Panganiban Monument · fort · Camarines Sur · ~142 km · Must-see
• Bicol Regional Training and Teaching Hospital · fort · Albay · ~47 km
• Simbahan ng Daraga · fort · Albay · ~48 km
• Cagsawa Ruins Park · fort · Albay · ~50 km
• Padang Memorial Shrine · fort · Albay · ~54 km
• Rizal Monument · fort · Albay · ~60 km
• Simbahan ng Capul · fort · Northern Samar · ~73 km
• Tabaco Presidencia Building · fort · Albay · ~75 km

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