HomeAsiaPhilippinesMindanaoSurigao del NorteSiargao, Bucas Grande, and Surigao del Norte 4-day Itinerary By Marcos Detourist on February 5, 2011Previous Day 0 to Day 2: Bislig (Surigao del Sur) and Butuan 2-Day Itinerary Day 3 to Day 5: Camiguin Island 3-Day Itinerary Day 5 to Day 6: Malaybalay and Bukidnon 2-Day Itinerary Day 6 to Day 7: Iligan Waterfalls and Cagayan de Oro 2-Day ItineraryDay 8 7:00am – ride taxi to Agora (east-bound) terminal, Cagayan de Oro – P52.50 Ride aircon bus to Butuan – P280 Buy Camiguin Pastel 6’s – p75 11:00am – Arrive in Butuan 11:50am – Ride van to Surigao city – P130 2:00pm – Arrive in surigao Lunch at Islands Restaurant Prawn tempura (P165), 2 rice (P30), iced tea (P35) – P230 Walk to pension house Check-in at pension house Single fan room (shared TB) – P200 Walk to City Tourism Office Walk to Caltex Gas Station Ride tricycle to Surigao del Norte Provincial Capitol – P7 Internet – P30 1l h20 – P15.75 Dinner at Jollibee – P126Day 9 6:00am – Ride tricycle to Pier No service for 6am RORO ferry Dapa port, Siargao Walk to boulevard 6am pumpboat already left Walked around to find an internet cafe 9:00am – Walk back to boulevard Waited for “Arjee” ferry bound for Dapa port, Siargao to leave at 10:45am 10:45am – Ride ferry to Dapa Port, Siargao – P200 1:30pm – Arrival in Dapa Lunch at carinderia – p60 Decided to go to Socorro, Bucas Grande first instead of General Luna/Cloud 9 Waited for 4pm ferry trip to Socorro port 4:00pm – Ride ferry to socorro – P100 5:30pm – Arrival in socorro Asked around for directions to the training center Check-in at municipal training center Dorm-type beds with shared TB – P200 per night (per person) Slept at the training centerDay 10 7:00am – Searched for pumpboat for rent in Socorro port area – P1,200 (whole boat) halfday island hopping tour of Bucas Grande 7:30am – Departure from Socorro Port 8:30am – Arrival in Sohoton Caves reception area Sohoton Cave tour – P1,050 (whole boat) No non-sting jellyfish at the time Continue tour of Bucas Grande Crystal cave Buletas cave Tiktikan lake 12:am – Arrival at Socorro Port Check-out at training center Lunch at kitchenette at the port 3pcs octopus legs (P30), 2 rice, sprite – p70 1:00am – Ride ferry to dapa – P100 2:30am – Arrival in dapa Ride habal-habal to Cloud 9 – P150. Driver offered me p500 to take me to include a tour to Magpupungku. Declined offer. Power outage still persisted in Cloud 9 and the whole of Siargao Island. All of the cheap accommodations were closed. Everywhere else was fully booked Check in at Jungle Reef aircon room (private TB) – P1,500 originally but got it for P900 because of the power outage Dashed to cloud 9 P500 rate for surfing instructor + board. Wasn’t able to surf because I had no money left Dinner at carinderia 2 rice, can of sardines, sprite – P95 Sleep: Jungle ReefDay 11 Ride habal-habal to General Luna town proper – P50 Lunch at Maribelle’s Saang (not sure with the name but it was like shell meat adobo; P40) + 2 rice + coke – P78 Walking tour of General Luna Bought can of tuna and 1.5l h20 – P50 Ride habal-habal back to jungle reef – P50 Sunset photo walk in Cloud 9 Dinner at carineria Bought 2 rice, sprite, an had the can of tuna opened – p50 (OMG! P12 service charge for the tuna) Walked back to jungle reef Sleep: Jungle ReefDay 12 Ride habal-habal from Cloud 9 to Dapa Port, Siargao Siargao to Surigao City Ferry Ride jeep to Surigao Airport Surigao City to Cebu Flight Cebu day tour Cebu to Iloilo flightItinerary dated November 2010Don’t leave yet. There’s more!Malaybalay and Bukidnon 2-Day DIY ItineraryIligan Waterfalls and Cagayan de Oro 2-Day DIY ItineraryBislig (Surigao del Sur) and Butuan 2-Day DIY ItineraryCamiguin Island 3-Day DIY Itinerary19 Days Northeast Mindanao Itinerary — Surigao, Agusan,…Apo Reef Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro 3-Day DIY ItineraryComments Aj saysFebruary 6, 2012 at 1:01 amGaling mo idol!!! (..sorry pero natawa ako sa P12 for opening up your can of tuna…di ba pwedeng humiram na lang ng abre lata?) Marcos saysFebruary 6, 2012 at 1:39 amNagulat rin ako! … sila na ang carinedia na may service charge for opening a can of tuna! LOL.Pasensya na. This itinerary is a rough sketch from my notes. Sobrang gulo2x pa. Kurt saysJuly 10, 2012 at 3:53 pmgaling mo magplan po..:) Marcos saysJuly 12, 2012 at 3:44 pmThanks Kurt :D Mustachio saysOctober 21, 2012 at 9:27 pmWas looking for info on how to get to Bucas Grande from Siargao and I found it here. Thank you very much! Posting of new comments is disabled temporarily.Connect with Marcos on:Detourista.comMarcosDetourist.comFacebookInstagramTwitterDetourista.comDiscover more travel guides and blogs about the Philippines and beyond by Marcos DetouristChoose your next destination: Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Aj saysFebruary 6, 2012 at 1:01 amGaling mo idol!!! (..sorry pero natawa ako sa P12 for opening up your can of tuna…di ba pwedeng humiram na lang ng abre lata?)
Marcos saysFebruary 6, 2012 at 1:39 amNagulat rin ako! … sila na ang carinedia na may service charge for opening a can of tuna! LOL.Pasensya na. This itinerary is a rough sketch from my notes. Sobrang gulo2x pa.
Mustachio saysOctober 21, 2012 at 9:27 pmWas looking for info on how to get to Bucas Grande from Siargao and I found it here. Thank you very much!