CILYC
Northern Cebu
Bantayan
Island
Flat, wind-scoured, and rimmed with fine white sand — where kite sailors come to disappear for a week.
| ARRIVAL
Bantayan is flat where the rest of the Visayas rises.
A low, wind-scoured island rimmed with fine white sand and very little else demanding your attention. Sailing in, you notice the wind before you notice the shoreline.
Steady, unbroken — exactly the kind of air that explains why kite sailors quietly consider this island theirs.
| Why We Sail Here
A working destination, as much as a scenic one.
Bantayan's appeal is precisely its lack of ambition. No skyline, no resort strip competing for attention — just wind, flat water, and sand, arrived at by a vessel that lets you choose the exact stretch of coastline to anchor off.
Nov – Apr
| The most consistent cross-shore wind window
Consistent cross-shore wind
Prized by kitesurfers for its reliability across a wide season.
A genuinely slow island rhythm
Bantayan asks little and gives back a great deal of quiet.
Discoveries, not a checklist.
An island that asks little, and gives back a great deal of quiet.
What You'll Find
Uninterrupted white-sand stretches
Long and largely free of development.
Shallow, flat-water zones
Ideal for beginners and confident riders alike.
Three ways to reach this coastline.
| CILYC Experiences Here
Bantayan is a core stop for wind-focused and multi-day routes alike.
Bring your own kite. We'll bring the wind.
The journey is the luxury.
Wind Chaser Voyage · Visayas Drift