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• 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 Itinerary

Day 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 – P126

Day 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 center

Day 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 Reef

Day 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 Reef

Day 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 flight

Itinerary dated November 2010