Siargao Itinerary And Expenses

Depart for a morning of azure blues, pristine sands and lazing underneath palm trees. Unfortunately, we were a bit unorganised this morning. As we opted not to hire a scooter during our stay, we relied on tricycles to ferry us between Cloud Nine and General Luna. If you don’t have your own transport or arrange a transfer with a group tour, we’d recommend pre-booking transport if travelling early in the mornings.

Arriving at Jose’s Surf Shop, we ordered a rushed breakfast at the neighbouring Fayayeh Bar which delayed our departure and our aim to get ahead of the crowds.

The first stop on our island hopping experience was Guyam Island. Approximately 10 minutes away, Guyam Island is a circular island paradise with a throng of palm trees in the middle. It’s surrounded by shallow and exposed rocks that peak out from the aquamarine water. You’ll find a sandy basketball court, hammocks swaying between palm trees and warm shallow waters for swimming.

Our next stop was Naked Island. In hindsight, we should have requested our boat captain to take us here first. The oval sand island features nothing but sand, hence its name. We arrived mid-morning and thus the small strip was quite crowded with several other boats dropping off passengers.

The last stop, Daku Island, is the largest and the only inhabited and commercialised island of the three islands. Here, wooden cabanas are available to hire along the beach. Shacks sell snacks and cold drinks. On the edge of the palm tree grove, locals sit behind piles of coconuts, waiting with their machetes to serve a heaving green coconut to their next customer. We chose to lay our towel underneath the palm trees (we kept a wary eye out for falling coconuts!) and drank fresh coconut water from a coconut for only PHP 50.