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Nacpan Beach

Nacpan Beach is a 4-kilometre curve of fine white sand on the open Sulu Sea coast north of El Nido town, backed by coconut groves and a low headland.

A narrow strip of land separates it from Calitang Beach next door, so the two are usually spoken of together as the twin beaches of Nacpan and Calitang.

Unlike the boat-only lagoons of Bacuit Bay, Nacpan is reached overland, which keeps it open and walkable at any hour and gives it a wider, more open feel than the enclosed lagoons closer to town.

Sunset over the sea from Nacpan Beach, a small island in silhouette offshore
Photo: Giuliano Gabella, via Unsplash, Unsplash License

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