Surigao and Siargao

[chocnats]

thanks ikaela!

Also another question, for the island hopping ba, yung resorts ba yung nag-aarrange or kami-kami na lang? If kami na lang, may contact person ba kayo for a boatsman na mura yung singil? hehe.

[Shiecg]

@ sis naughtybrat - sept 21-25/26. would love to join sa inyo sis. sa tingin ko hindi naman siguro mahirap sis, we only need to research and kung kaya natin mag travel and ma lost sa ibang bansa, im sure dito sa atin oks lang din yon hehe.

[tinapay]

sis naughtybrat and shiecg: oo kayang kaya nyo yan! research lang. kaya naman ang 4d3n for bucas grande and tinuy-an/enchanted river.  basta maaga ang flight, kumbaga first flight in, last flight out.  nahirapan din ako sa itinerary namin noon kasi lahat gusto kong puntahan: siargao, bucas grande, tinuy-an falls, enchanted river, britannia group of islands pati cagwait beach.  e kaso di maganda yung flight namin papunta tas yung pauwi binago ng airphil.  kaya i let go of siargao and cagwait beach.  yung bucas grande kasi 1 day agad yun while yung tinuy-an falls and enchanted river pwedeng same day lang sila.  pero yun nga, ang travel time from bucas grande to tinuy-an is about 7 hours na agad.  yung iba bumabyahe ng gabi para talagang masulit.  i've blogged about transportation in surigao, yung mga napuntahan namin.  maybe it might help in your planning.  i'm writing now the details of our surigao trip from day 1-5 in my blog.  so watch out for it na lang

^^sis chocnats, island hopping in bucas grande ba? if so, nag contact lang ako ng boatman to tour us there.  pwede rin naman sa hayanggabon tourism office ka mag inquire for the tour sa bucas grande.  yung boatmen na nag-inquire ako, they also do island hopping in siargao kaso mas mahal kasi sa socorro ang starting point ko.  nabasa ko sa mga blogs na meron namang mga boatmen na nag-a-arrange ng island hop in siargao pagdating mo ng dapa.

[naughtybrat]

sis shiecg ours is Sept 19-24 naman =) naguguluhan ako ano uunahin namin puntahan kasi we booked the butuan route.

[Shiecg]

^ sis naughtybrat, pasok sa date ko, yeheyyy. dating ko davao ng sept 21 then bus na me to Hinatuan or bislig :-) paano tayo magkikita? sabay nyo na ako sis, ilan ba kayo? wala pa ako buddy sa trip na to.

[naughtybrat]

sure sis. ill let you know when we have a final itinerary already. pm me your number so we can communicate faster. matagal pa naman =) we are 4

[OD]

thanks sis OD! eto yung nabasa kong 2.5k na boatman, haggled price na.  kinontak ko din yan si Mr. Keni, 3k ang charge nya sakin, di pa kasama fees.  sana nga sya nalang kinuha ko.  panay text din sya sakin nung nandun nko sa Surigao.

http://thebisdakexplorer.blogspot.com/2012/06/bucas-grande-beautiful-oasis-in-sea.html

Salamat ng napakarami sis!

[kaiz]

Hi mga sis!

We plan to have our honeymoon there in Siargao kasi mahilig sa surfing si h2b. Any suggestions on resorts or hotels na magandang pang-honeymoon? Pangarap ko talaga kasi yung Dedon Island saka yung Kalinaw Resort kaso di talaga keri ng budget. Any resort will do, gusto ko lang may pool sana saka yung may masahe/nag-aarrange ng masahe. hehe.

Thanks!

sis eto mga alam ko na resorts: dedon, bayud, kalinaw, kawayan.

[matetreyes]

kung honeymoon at beachfront ang peg, isla cabana sa general luna. two months pa lang nag-oopen at di pa kasing pricey ng dedon

[chocnats]

Sige sis will check that out!

[iggypop]

Went to Surigao del Sur last week and i must say super worth it ang pagod. Took us 7 hours by Bachelor Bus from Davao to Bislig kaya pabalik van na lang kami, 5 hours lang...

Tinuy-an Falls was amazing! Nag-balsa kami para makalapit sa mismong falls, nakakatakot kase super lakas ng water para kang binabatukan lol! Sad to say nawala ang underwater camera ko dito. No pictures of the falls tuloy nakakaiyak kase it took us 12 hours from Manila to Bislig tapos wala man lang ako picture near the falls.

Mga sis if you're going to Tinuy-an Falls and someone asks you if you want to rent an underwater camera kindly check if it's a Canon Powershot D20 color gold and black, that could be ours. We are in contact with the administrator kaya inform lang daw namin siya if we have any leads...

On topic, another breathtaking part of our trip was Enchanted River. Super linaw ng tubig, you can see the bottom of the river 85feet below!! I enjoyed snorkeling and jumping from the ledge, pero lamig ng tubig!!!

Also dont misss Ponta Cave when you go island hopping. The cave is owned by the Sarsoza Family on one of the islands near Sibadan Fish Cage. Mga 20minutes to go in and out of the cave. They will provide boots, helmet and flashlight when you go inside. Pero be prepared kase extra challenge talaga siya lol! You have to be flexible kase may mga part na para kang nag rock climbing... The cave is pitch dark (syempre haha) and slippery. Plus may mga snakes, bats and tuko oh my!! I'm glad i survived the journey haha!

[tinapay]

^aww, that's sad to hear. pictures na lang ang natatanging memories sa mga trips dahil medyo mahirap din bumalik ulit sa Tinuy-An Falls at Enchanted River!  Halos parang ganyan din sakin, though sakin naman yung external drive ko ang nagka-virus.  still retrieving/recovering files pa, sana ma-recover pa...

sis naughtybrat: sa butuan din kami galing kasi eto yung medyo gitna sa surigao del norte at del sur.  inuna namin yung del norte/bucas grande island tour then day 2 yung travel to bislig for tinuy-an falls.  day 3 britannia, day 4 enchanted river, day 5 back to butuan.  meron sa blog ko yung itinerary namin pero sabi ko nga yung tinuy-an falls at enchanted river kaya ng 1 day.  late na kasi kami bumyahe from del norte to bislig kaya halos mag-gabi na nung narating namin tinuy-an e hanggang 5pm lang daw yung enchanted river kaya di na namin napuntahan.

[iggypop]

Yup sis tinapay sobrang sad talaga. I was with my 68year old mom pa naman. She was so brave nung papalapit na kami sa falls kinaya nya talaga. Sayang yung pictures nya

[jasta01]

hello .. kakatapos lang ng trip namin from caramoan .. delayed ang return flight ng 6 hours (cebupac) so they gave us a free one way ticket so we are eyeing for surigao/siargao for january 2014 ..

ask ko lang po sana kung mag eenjoy ba kami dito sa month ng january? hindi po ba sya maulan or mahangin? may kasama kasi kaming 3 years old kid .. .

thanks

[matetreyes]

agree with january. dec-january actually mabagyo dun in the past few years.

[jasta01]

ayun lang.. until January lang kasi yung validity ng free ticket namin..salamat po sa sagot..
 san pa ba maganda pumunta..

[naughtybrat]

Hi mga sis! i need your help once again, which one do you think is reasonable/feasible?
I know it's an amazing race but it's the only way i can get to places with the time i have =)

Option 1:
D1Tinuyan - overnight hinatuan
[textspeak!]: enchanted & brittania - overnight cagwait
D3: push na pa Siargao
D5 or d6 butuan day tour tas fly

Option 2:
D1 hayanggabon - gl or Surigao to GL (Kung alin aabot)
D3: cagwait
D4: brittania - overnight sibadan
D5: enchanted & tinuy-an
D6 : butuan

Option 3
D1 enchanted overnight sibadan
[textspeak!]- tinuy-an - brittania - overnight cagwait
D3: Siargao
D5 or d6: butuan
Fly

Thank you po =)

[tinapay]

^amazing race nga sis, hehe.  anong oras ba ang flight nyo and saan, I assume from Butuan?  meron akong itinerary sa blog ko, that might help.  6 days kayo, kami 5 lang pero yung siargao at cagwait lang ang di namin na puntahan.  i'm not sure how far cagwait from britannia pero basing sa map, medyo malayo nga sya, siguro it would take an hour travel time pa.  if there were buses coming from claver/surigao del norte going to tandag, siguro eto ang ma-suggest kong itinerary ninyo:

Day 1 - Siargao
Day 2 - Bucas Grande Island
Day 3 - Cagwait
Day 4 - Britannia
Day 5 - Tinuy-an / Enchanted
Day 6 - Butuan

Pero I think with this itinerary, kahit sa gabi babyahe kayo.

[naughtybrat]

sis tinapay sa blog mo nga kami nag check =)
From Butuan kami sis arriving Sept 19, 9:15 am(?)
d1: travel to Bislig - push ng Tinuy-an falls (lets say 3pm - 6pm)
travel to Hinatuan (1 hour) - Stay overnight at Markys or Sibadan (will inquire first kung carry at gabi na)
day2: Enchanted river - travel to Brittania then overnight Cagwait (can scrap Cagwait if di na carry)
d3: From Cagwait travel to Surigao then to Siargao (Sis di na kami mag Bucas Grande, nagpunta na kami last year)
d4: Siargao
D5: travel to butuan
d6: Day tour before 4pm flight to Manila

*kaya kaya? hahaha if not naman we can scrap some places naman like Siargao perl na enjoy ko talaga kasi last year that's why i really want to go back =)

[tinapay]

^ah ok, thanks for visiting my blog, hehe.  i think that itinerary is feasible.  i recall britannia to enchanted is about 2 hours travel via habal-habal so baka more pa pag van/bus but maybe same travel time if from enchanted to britannia.  yung britannia to cagwait lang ang di ako sure how long.  and i'm not sure din kung may buses from cagwait to surigao del norte, but i think meron kasi parang may nabasa akong blog before, from claver sila then nag-bus sila papuntang britannia.  sa may tandag daan nung bus.