Filipino boutique airline Sunlight Air is celebrating its seventh anniversary by opening a new route to Tablas, Romblon later this month.
Beginning August 11, the airline will fly to Tablas from Clark International Airport every Tuesday and Saturday with an introductory one-way base fare of P1,899.
The aircraft assigned to this route will be Sunlight’s ATR 72-500 and ATR 72-600s given the small runways in Romblon.
Tablas is the largest of the province’s three main islands after the islands of Romblon and Sibuyan. It is an ideal alternative to nearby Boracay, which the airline also flies to from Clark and Cebu.
Romblon is popularly known as the country’s Marble Capital because of its rich marble deposits and artisans skilled in carving them.
The province is also famous for its beaches like Binucot Beach on Tablas Island and Bon Bon Beach in Romblon Island, the latter which figured on last year’s “World’s 50 Best Beaches” list.
Bon Bon Beach is described as a “laid-back paradise… admired for its unique natural sandbar that stretches out to Bangug Island.”
“The sand is fine and white, while the water is incredibly clear, providing lovely swimming conditions without big waves,” a write-up said. “As a lesser-known destination, Bon Bon Beach offers a quiet retreat compared to more tourist-heavy spots, so much so that often you could have this beach all to yourself.”
Romblon is a growing snorkeling and dive sites with spots like Three P House Reef, Bonbon Sea Grass Valley, and White Rock Reef.
Other locations to visit are unique rock formations in Lapus-Lapus Beach and Cove Aurelio Beach, as well as saltwater lagoon Tinagong Dagat, all found on Calatrava Island.