Talisay Long Beach

Overview

Talisay Long Beach is a coastal landscape feature in Barangay Bacong, Anda municipality, on Bohol’s southeastern tip — an area known for white sand and clear water, listed in the provincial inventory under Nature / Coastal Landscape.

This is very likely the same shoreline documented elsewhere as “Talisay Beach,” Barangay Bacong — independent sources place their coordinates within the same stretch of coast. Visitor accounts describe it as a working beach: local fishermen moor boats here alongside informal visitor use, rather than the kind of frontage fronted by a resort.

That working character fits the wider pattern in Anda, a municipality established in 1850 whose isolation — still the farthest of Bohol’s coastal towns from Tagbilaran by road — kept it a fishing settlement rather than a resort strip. Most households in barangays like Bacong depend on the same boats moored on this beach for their income, and the catch feeds the town’s own tables as much as any visitor trade: grilled squid and kinilaw made from tanigue or bariles are the standard preparations in Anda’s eateries, drawn straight from beaches like this one rather than the tuna varieties more common elsewhere in Bohol.

Location

Barangay Bacong, Anda municipality, southeastern Bohol. Anda sits at the southeastern tip of Bohol island, facing the Mindanao Sea.

No precise beach length is documented — expect an extended stretch of shoreline consistent with the “long beach” name, rather than a short cove.

Getting There

Anda is accessible from Tagbilaran City by bus (approximately 3–3.5 hours via the coastal highway through Jagna). Alternatively, enter via Jagna port and take a vehicle to Anda. From Anda town proper, proceed to Barangay Bacong.

The exact final stretch of road into the beach isn’t documented here — ask locally in Anda town or Barangay Bacong for current directions; habal-habal is a reasonable way to cover the last leg if you’re not driving yourself.

Practical Info

No entrance fee — a donation box sits at the site in place of a formal gate charge. Facilities are minimal to none, and there’s no confirmed accommodation directly at the beach, so plan to base yourself in Anda town or elsewhere in the municipality. As with most undeveloped beaches in this area, there’s no lifeguard on duty — treat swimming as your own responsibility and check current conditions before going in.

What to Expect

Sand finer-grained than Quinale Beach, Anda’s other main public beach, and a shoreline left in its natural state — seaweed and fallen leaves along the tideline instead of a cleared resort frontage. Quieter and less developed than Quinale overall. Wave conditions, water clarity, shade cover, reef access, and how busy it gets aren’t documented in detail and will vary with season and weather — treat these as things to judge for yourself on arrival.

Notes

Anda municipality holds a cluster of beach and cave-pool attractions including Anda Lagoon, Banilad Spring Cave Pool, and Tibaw Cave Pool. Talisay Long Beach, in Barangay Bacong, is one of several coastal landscape features in the area. The “long beach” designation in the name suggests an extended shoreline frontage, though the exact length is not recorded in available sources.

Talisay Beach, Bacong, Anda and Bohol’s beaches guide, Anda, accessed 2026-07-17.