Look for travel packages that offer hotels and surfing lessons.
Check for promotional airline fares from June to September.
Ask your airline provider for packages that include accommodations and compare their pricing with all of your available options.
To be safe, pack some denim jeans and warmer clothes for the nighttime temperature dips. Although temperatures never drop very low in Siargao, it does get occasional rainy periods. Pack an umbrella in case of rain, especially during January, which is the wettest month. Make sure your first aid kit includes bandages, antiseptic, sting relief spray, calamine lotion, anti-fungal cream, and a water filtering tablet.
Make sure to ask your doctor about all of the locations you plan to travel to on your trip to Siargao island.
Ask the passport agency about emergency applications if you’re tight on time. For an additional fee, you can get it sent express. If you’re already in the Philippines, a standard photo ID should be fine since there typically no internal passports checks within the country.
SkyJet offers flights from Basco Airport, Busuanga Airport, Manila Domestic Airport, Caticlan Airport, and Surigao Airport. Cebu Pacific offers flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport and Mactan-Cebu International Airport. Visit the Skyjet Airlines website here: https://www. flyskyjetair. com/. Visit the Cebu Pacific website here: https://www. cebupacificair. com/.
The 3H bus from Butuan ends at the Surigao Bus Terminal Bus (3H) and costs about 170 PHP per person. From Davao City, Buses 9 to 10 run to Surigao City and cost about 600 PHP.
Be sure to tell your multicab or tricycle driver if you intend to use the RoRo Ferry or trigger boat, as they use different ports.
Ferries usually leaves at 5:30 AM and the latest at about 12:00 PM.
Most trigger boats leave the port at around 6 AM, so be sure to wake up early enough.
Regardless of the transportation you choose, try to bargain with your driver! Ask your airline provider or hotel about packages that include transportation to General Luna.
Although Sugba Lagoon, typically requires a full day, it’s great day-trip for anyone that wants to swim. Full day-trips are about 2,000 PHP per person including lunch.
If you’re staying at a resort, purchase local tuna from the market and the cooks will prepare it for a small fee. Go to the public market in the morning—this is when everything is fresh!
Walk along the reef when the sea is calm during low tide.
The most popular surf spots are: Cloud 9, Quicksilver, Stimpy’s, Rock Island, Daku Reef, Cemetery, and G1.
Make a list of all the attractions you want to visit before hitting the road.
