MUST SEE:
- Bud Bongao
- Sheikh Makdum Mosque
- Golden Masjid
- Mosque in Tubig Tanah
- Tawi-Tawi Provincial Capitol
- Chinese Pier
- Sama Dilaut Village
- Tausug Stilt Houses
- Sitangkai Town
- Panampangan Island
- Sangay-Siapo Island
- Omapuy Island
- Saluag Island
- Sibutu Island
- Salisad Beach
- Balobok Rock Shelter
MUST DO:
- Climb up the sacred mountain of Bud Bongao
- Visit different mosques and see their unique structural designs
- Take a picture of the provincial capitol
- Explore the municipalities of Sibutu and Sitangkai
- Buy a locally-made banig from one of the Sama Dilaut families.
- Visit Sitangkai Town, the “Venice of the East”
- Relax and enjoy your staycation in Tawi-Tawi’s beautiful beaches
- Visit Balobok Rock Shelter Cave
- Scuba diving
- Snorkeling and free diving
- Walk around the market and old Chinese Pier
- Drop bu Mangrove Forest
- Join and celebrate Agal-Agal Festival held on September 25
- Try applying Burak, a natural sunblock made by the Sama-Bajau
MUST TRY:
- Tiyula Itum, a blak-tinted spicy beef broth mixed with burnt coconut meat
- “Kawah” or Tausug coffee
- Guso, blanched seaweeds with little soy sauce and spices
- Syanglag, roasted grated cassava
- Utak Utak, a very spicy fish dish
- Pyalam, paksiw na isda overloaded with tomatoes and spices
- Chicken Pyanggang, black barbecue
- Pyuto, steamed cassava
- Jintan, native cookie
- Putli Mandi
- Satti, a well-known spicy dish made of either chicken or beef
- Fried Kilur (beeadfruit)
- Mee Goreng (fried noodles)
- Agal-Agal (seaweed)
- Byanban (cassava log)
- Lawal (fish kinilaw)
- Junay, rice steamed in coconut milk and toasted coconut
- Pastil, mini empanada filled with pancit bihon (rice noodles)
- Knickerbocker from Mardo
- Isikalang, a sugary biscuit made from flour, egg, butter, coconut milk, and oil.
- Batang Burung, a crispy roll madefrom rice, sugar, milk, oil, and flavoring
- Baolu, a sweet mini muffin that tastes like mamon
- Hot Moro Chili Powder in Simunul Island
- Bubungkung (suman)
- Palikambing (banana dumplings)
- Sabaw maimuh, a sweet soup or drink