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Kalibo

Kalibo, officially the Municipality of Kalibo, is a municipality and capital of the Province of Aklan, Philippines.

Kalibo
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The place

Kalibo, officially the Municipality of Kalibo, is a municipality and capital of the Province of Aklan, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 93,218 people. It is the most populous town in the province.

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What is there

Worth seeing in and around Kalibo

3 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Kalibo Cathedral

    The Cathedral Parish of Saint John the Baptist, also known as the Diocesan Shrine of the Santo Niño de Kalibo, more commonly known as the Kalibo Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in downtown Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines. The cathedral is the seat of the Diocese of Kalibo, and is situated near the Aklan River.

    800 m · Roman Catholic cathedral in Aklan, Philippines · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    PGA-ASU School of Nursing

    The PGA-ASU School of Nursing is a collaboration between Aklan State University and the Provincial Government of Aklan. It was envisioned to provide affordable Nursing education to the people of Aklan by then Governor Carlito Marquez.

    500 m · Public college in Aklan, Philippines · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Aklan Catholic College

    Aklan Catholic College is a private Catholic college in Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines.

    800 m · Catholic college in the Philippines · Wikipedia

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See

What Wikivoyage says to see

Kalibo Mangrove Park is one of the places that must not be missed as well as the piña weaving industry.

  1. 01
    Kalibo Mangrove

    One of the most successful mangrove reforestation projects in the country.

  2. 02
    Museo it Akean

    It is a repository of the province's rich cultural heritage.

  3. 03
    Kalibo Cathedral
  4. 04
    Pook Port

    Pook, Aklan.

From Wikivoyage: Kalibo, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Do

Things to do

The renowned Ati-Atihan Festival is held every 3rd week of January, celebrated with frenetic dancing, and drinking to the wee hours of the morning.

From Wikivoyage: Kalibo, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Eat

Where to eat

During the Ati-Atihan Festivals and the run-up to Aklan Day, food festivals abound where seafood, and copious amount of pork and beef are grilled and served al fresco at the town's main streets.

  1. 01
    Aquafresh Seafood & Chicken Inasal - Kalibo

    20 Toting Reyes Street,.

  2. 02
    Kalibo Bikestop Burgers

    F.

  3. 03
    Tea Time Food Corner

    D.Maagma Street.

  4. 04
    K Samngyupsal-Gui Kalibo

    Osmena Avenue.

  5. 05
    Panimalai Resto & Café - Laserna

    Laserna Street.

From Wikivoyage: Kalibo, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Go there

Getting to Kalibo

Airports
Kalibo (KLO), 3 km · Iloilo (ILO), 98 km · Bacolod-Silay (BCD), 125 km
Stations
Kalibo International Airport, 3 km
  • Cabatuan → Kalibo
    93 km · quickest by road, 3h 15m · ₱320–430
  • Bacolod City → Kalibo
    132 km · quickest by road, 8h 10m · ₱9,705–16,085
  • Legazpi → Kalibo
    218 km · quickest by road, 20h 1m · ₱18,975–31,230
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Kalibo

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Kalibo. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inA jeepney to Kalibo from Caticlan port costs about and takes 1.5 to 2 hours.

From Wikivoyage: Kalibo, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2025-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    CoronPH

    12 ways of moving, 57 sources

    238 km
  2. 02
    Sabang and Puerto GaleraPH

    9 ways of moving, 46 sources

    252 km
  3. 03
    Tagbilaran and BoholPH

    12 ways of moving, 45 sources

    280 km
  4. 04
    DumaguetePH

    9 ways of moving, 46 sources

    286 km
  5. 05
    Leyte IslandPH

    11 ways of moving, 20 sources

    289 km

If you know how people move in Kalibo – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Kalibo

  • Numanciamunicipality of the Philippines in the province of Aklan4.5 km