{"id":12462,"date":"2019-08-09T12:00:04","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T04:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/?p=12462"},"modified":"2019-08-09T17:51:05","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T09:51:05","slug":"pagasa-tukon-radar-station-in-basco-batanes-a-360-degree-view-of-batan-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/2019\/08\/09\/pagasa-tukon-radar-station-in-basco-batanes-a-360-degree-view-of-batan-island\/","title":{"rendered":"PAGASA Tukon Radar Station in Basco, Batanes: A 360-Degree View of Batan Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

Go further up at<\/span> PAGASA<\/b> (Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration)<\/em> <\/span>Tukon Radar Station,<\/b> and get a magnificent 360-degree view of Batan Island!<\/span><\/p>\n

Also read:\u00a0Batanes 4-Day Itinerary: Experiencing Heaven\u2019s Beloved Island<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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The radar station is sitting on top of a hill, giving you a beautiful landscape of Mahatao\u2019s hedgerows\u00a0<\/span>(liveng),\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Basco town proper, the Pacific Ocean, and the West Philippine Sea. It is the northernmost station of PAGASA serving as the reference point for weather forecasts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Inside, you\u2019ll find lots of equipment used for measuring the weather like the wind and lightning beam, as well as the heat and water measurements.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Wind and lightning beam<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"Heat measurement<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

However, one radar on the right side collapsed after the island was hit by Typhoon Ferdie in 2016.<\/p>\n

Also read:\u00a0North Batan Island, Batanes: The Center of Local Livelihood and Breathtaking Landscapes<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"The remaining radar of the station<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The station is still open for tourists to visit\u00a0as of this writing, but since it’s not well maintained, the best part of going up here is for the view.<\/p>\n

Also read:\u00a0South Batan Island, Batanes: A Rustic Harbor of Pasturelands and Fishing Communities<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

How to get here<\/strong><\/p>\n

Visiting\u00a0PAGASA Tukon Radar Station\u00a0is a part of the 4 days, 3 nights tour with Batanes Travel and Tours, Inc.<\/p>\n

Batanes Travel and Tours provides an all-in-one complete package with accommodation, eco-tours, and full meals guaranteed to make your stay hassle-free. They also offer private eco-tours or budget packages for solo or group travelers. All packages provide you with a local tour guide, driver, and a tour coordinator to help you get the most out of your stay.<\/p>\n

Details<\/b><\/p>\n

Manila Address:\u00a0<\/b>Unit B One Sapphire Condominium, 858 Fabella St., Mandaluyong City
\nContact:\u00a0<\/b>02-633-0859 \/ 0998-568-2637 \/ 0977-806-3040
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\nBatanes Address:\u00a0<\/b>Amboy St., Kayhuvokan, Basco, Batanes
\nBatanes Office:\u00a0<\/b>0998-531-1908 \/ 0917-343-2420<\/p>\n

Website:\u00a0<\/b>www.batanestravelandtours.com
\nEmail:<\/b>\u00a0info@batanestravelandtours.com
\nFacebook:\u00a0<\/b>www.facebook.com\/batanestours
\nInstagram:\u00a0<\/b>@batanestours<\/p>\n

Also read:\u00a0Sabtang Island, Batanes: Home of Heritage Villages With Centuries\u2019 Worth of History<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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This first\u00a0appeared\u00a0in\u00a0Philippine Primer\u2019s Japanese and English Magazine August 2019 issue.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Go further up at PAGASA Tukon Radar Station, and get a magnificent 360-degree view of Batan Island!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12473,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2361,71,342,1407,2385],"tags":[2320,2321,2322,2359,2381,2382,2439,2443,2444,2477],"class_list":["post-12462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-batanes","category-tourist-spot","category-travel-guide","category-travel","category-batanes-spot-2019","tag-batanes","tag-batanes-philippines","tag-batanes-itinerary","tag-batanes-itinerary-2019","tag-batanes-guide-2019","tag-batanes-guide","tag-batanes-2019","tag-pagasa-tukon-radar-station","tag-pagasa-station-batanes","tag-pagasa-tukon-radar-station-batanes"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12462"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12544,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12462\/revisions\/12544"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}