Mt Iraya

Majestic dormant volcano

This is one of the very first sights you'll catch as soon as you arrive at Batanes Airport. It's an imposing 1,009 meter high dormant volcano whose last eruption was recorded in 1454. The last time so...

A Shy Mountain

We have only viewed this mountain from a distance and every time we looked at her, she always has a cloud that covered her top. People here says that this cloud is Mt. Iraya's companion and never leav...

Hike was much more difficult than expected

I did this trip in late March 2019 and wrote about it at the time, but forgot to post this until now. To start with, we are a group of mid 30 something year olds, that I think are in decent shape. I'...

The king of Batanes

All seeing over the island of Batanes is this magnificent mountain. The majority of the time it has a cloud covering it’s peak, but it’s still a pretty sight.

Rare and an Honor

Mt. Iraya was very visible on the first few days of our Batanes escapade. We can see it as we visit the several attractions Batan and Sabtang. Indeed, as tallest and most prominent high of Batanes, on...