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philippines
trip journal
PHOTOS: LESTER LEDESMA (TANDAG & SURIGAO)
Check out
Palaka Siargao
Dive Center
(
palakadivecenter.com
).
Stay at Ocean 101 Beach
Resort at Cloud 9, General
Luna. Dine at Club 101 and
order the Szechuan crab.
Shop for board shorts, surf
equipment and boards at
Hippie’s Surf Shop.
Melody Del Rosario
VP, public relations & corporate
communications
Discover the
underwater
gardens of Punta
Bilar and BanbanonMarine
Sanctuary. Diving and
snorkeling gear are available
at Punta Bilar Dive Center.
Stay at Le Chard Place Bed
& Breakfast (
tel: +63 86 231
5107
), just two minutes from
the airport.
Ayesha Laurente
hotelier / diver / sports enthusiast
Siargao
Surigao
Area code
86
Touchdown
Sayak Airport
Get to town via
habal-habal
, hired
van
Area code
86
Touchdown
Surigao Airport
Get to town via
multicab, tricycle, hotel
service
SURIGAO’S NAME DERIVES FROM THE SPANISH WORD “
SURGIR
”, MEANING SURGE.
DID YOU
KNOW?
Take a bus
to Lanuza,
about an hour
fromTandag. Catch at
wave at the Doot Poktoy
Surf Grounds, explore
the Campamento Cave or
take a dip in nearby Silop
Spring. While in Surigao
del Sur, stay at DOT-
accreditedMami’s Surf
Hauz.
tel: +63 919 923 9007
Glenda Joy Felix
government employee
Tandag
Area code
86
Touchdown
Tandag City Airport
Get to town via
tricycle,
habal-habal
,
van for hire
