[2] The island, located 4 kilometres (2.49 mi) south of downtown at the Santa Cruz Bank in the Basilan Strait, boasts one of the pink sand beaches in the Philippines.

Recently, there's an upsurge of tourists that has been recorded due to its rising popularity as one of a handful of Pink Sand Beaches in the World and is the only one in Asia.

New infrastructures that need to be constructed would be low in profile using materials indigenous to the area, in hope of lessening its impact to the environment.

[6] A trip to the island is booked at the tourism office inside the Paseo del Mar park and activity center.

All visitors must attend a short pre-trip briefing by tourism and environment staff at Paseo del Mar detailing the rules on the island, including prohibitions on taking sand, seashells and corals, as well as prohibitions on bringing single-use plastic items (like food wrappers and packaging) and PET bottles.