Beach · Lamitan, Basilan
Calugusan Beach
A white-sand public beach in Lamitan, a short drive from Bulingan Falls.
Best: Avoid high noon, when the sand glares and the heat is fierce
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Nature · Lamitan, Basilan
Forever Tulip Garden
Also known as Lamitan Tulip Garden.
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The place
Nature in Lamitan, Basilan
A garden in Lamitan of 30,000 tulips cut from recycled plastic bottles.
Nature
Traced to its sources since the guide was written.
Safety in Basilan
Basilan carries standing foreign-government advisories, and several countries advise against all travel to parts of it. The situation around Lamitan and the coastal corridor is markedly better than the advisories’ blanket framing, and Filipinos travel there routinely. That is not the same as it being unremarkable. Coordinate with the provincial or city tourism office, travel with local contacts, stay on the main corridor, and do not improvise into the interior municipalities.
About this place
The city government of Lamitan opened the Forever Tulip Garden on 23 September 2019 at Sitio Panansangan, Barangay Ubit. Its 30,000 tulips were cut from 26,877 plastic bottles gathered from 45 villages of the city and painted red, yellow, pink and blue; other bottles were mixed into sand and cement to make the garden paths.
The garden came out of the city's solid waste campaign under then mayor Rose Furigay, Abante Lamitan, Atras Basura, and visitors were already coming before it was finished. In 2025 the Daily Tribune still listed it among Basilan's attractions, alongside Bulingan Falls.
What to do
Walk the bottle-paved paths
Bottles were mixed into sand and cement to make the garden's pathways, between beds of painted plastic tulips.
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Before you go
- Coordinate with the Lamitan City tourism office before visiting places outside the city centre; it arranges guides and transport.
Where you’ll be
Lamitan, Basilan
Sources
Crafts made in Lamitan
Every craft of the region
textileYakan weavingYakan tennun is the dense, brightly patterned woven cloth of the Yakan of Basilan, made in named categories such as the seputangan, sinaluan and bunga sama. The seputangan, worn by women at the waist or as a head cloth, is the most intricate design.Valenzuela400 · CC BY-SA 4.0Photo by Valenzuela400, CC BY-SA 4.0. Open the source file.
Where to sleep in Basilan
resort
Sitti Auna Riverland Resort
Lamitan
Resort in Lamitan City; venue of an MIPA workshop, October 2026
bangsamoro.gov.ph · as of 2026-10- No photo of this pension yet
pension
ARCAR Pension House
Lamitan
Listed by Lamitan City under accommodation
lamitancity.gov.ph · as of 2024-05 - No photo of this guesthouse yet
guesthouse
Lamitan City Terminal & Hostel
Lamitan
Hostel at the city terminal, listed by Lamitan City under accommodation
lamitancity.gov.ph · as of 2024-05
Named where a public source names them; no rates or availability. Ask the place directly.
More to see nearby
Everything in Basilan
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Basilan National Park
The forested heart of Basilan, dominated by Basilan Peak at around 971 metres.
Museum · Lamitan, Basilan
Datu Kalun Shrine and Museum of Lamitan
A park honouring Lamitan's founder, and the museum of the Lami-Lamihan festival.
Best: Around June 29, for the Lami-Lamihan Festival
Heritage · Lamitan, Basilan
Monte Santo Shrine
A Catholic pilgrimage shrine on Mount Ubit, walked as the Stations of the Cross in Holy Week.
Best: Holy Week, when pilgrims walk the Stations of the Cross