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philippines
trip journal
BUTUAN IMAGE: BOBBY TIMONERA; SURIGAO IMAGE: LESTER LEDESMA
Head to Kermit
Surf and Dive
EcoCamp. It’s
not only a dive and surf
camp, it offers good eats,
too. Aside from surfing, you
can explore the caves in
Barangay Consuelo, Union
and the Municipality of
Burgos. Or go kayaking or
stand-up paddleboarding
at Del Carmen and Sugba
Lagoon.
Janette Añonuevo-Pontillo
environmental protection officer
Hotel Tavern
Surigao is right
in the heart of
the city and offers seaside
views. It’s on the boulevard
so you can stroll and enjoy
the cool sea breeze. Buy
fresh seafood at the public
market and have it cooked
at one of the
carinderias
on
Diez Street.
Sunshine Anonuevo Alipayo
nurse
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
THE MANGROVE FOREST IN THE TOWN OF DEL CARMEN, SIARGAO IS SAID TO BE THE
SECOND LARGEST IN MINDANAO. IT’S MADE UP OF 4,259HA OF COASTAL MARINE AREA.
DID YOU
KNOW?
Enjoy a
comfortable
stay at Almont
City Hotel on San Jose
Street, which is just 15
minutes from the airport.
Try the salmon steak at
Café Caliente then cap your
meal with a slice of frozen
brazo de mercedes
. At day’s
end, unwind at Boy’s Bar &
Wine Room (Jose Rosales
Ave).
Dines Karl N. Garcia, RN
media relations officer
Butuan
Area code
85
Touchdown
Bancasi Airport
Get to town via
multicab
