As a couple, we told ourselves that we need to visit atleast one new place each year, and this year, we decided to continue our botched honeymoon in Siquijor, Philippines. This was our original honeymoon plan, but that did not fell through because of all the rescheduling and me getting sick after our wedding (which eventually costed me all my leave credits. huhu).
Siquijor is an island province located in the Central Visayan region and based on their official website: "The original inhabitants called “Siquijodnons” came from Cebu, Bohol and other adjacent islands. The native name was “Katugasan” derived from the molave tree that covers the hills. The Spaniards, however, called it Isla de Fuego or Island of Fire because of the swarms of fireflies found in the island "
How we got there:
From Manila, we took an early flight to Dumaguete arriving at around 8AM (There are no direct flights to Siquijor Province, you may either go through Dumaguete, Cebu or Bohol). Once outside the airport, you can hire either a van (P300) or a tricycle (P150) to take you to the Port (Just tell them that you're going to Siquijor and they'll know where to take you). At the port, we bought our tickets (OceanJet, P420.00 two way)* and since the fastcraft schedule was still 12:50PM (ETA 1:40PM), we decided to walk around Dumaguete City proper to kill some time and have our much needed breakfast.
*There are other boat schedules for the Dumaguete-Siquijor Trip, but OceanJet has the fastest travel time, other trips will take around 1 to 2 hours.
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| Siquijor Port |
I'll be posting our Dumaguete side-trip on another blog post (so this one won't be too long :))
After 40 minutes of spine-tingling and vomit-inducing boat trip (I have byahilo. Sorry.) We finally arrived in the most beautiful port I have ever seen (I'm not kidding. And not exaggerating at all).
From Siquijor Port, we were greeted by the hotel staff (we decided to get the hotel transfers because the staff said that we will be sharing the 800 peso fair with other guests, which totaled to only 100/person in the end (If we took the tricycle, I later learned that they will be charging us 300 to 400 for the trip).
Where we stayed: Coco Grove
Sunset Vista (Our room was upgraded. woot!)
P4800/night (with set breakfast)
Coco Grove is one of the more expensive place in Siquijor, however we still decided to stay there since they have everything already (Pool, Beach front, Restaurants). It was quite an experience, since there were not many guests, the resort was really tranquil and perfect for a relaxing vacation.
I guess choosing a place to stay would really depend on what you want your trip to be, if it's more of a laid-back tulog-kain-tambay type like we wanted, then Coco Grove is the best choice.
Nothing beats having breakfast by the beach, reading great novels by the beach and having a good cup of coffee while enjoying one of nature's best creation.
What we did:
Other than lounging by the beach and swimming in the resort's pool, we decided to tour the whole island, there were two options, one was to get the hotel's tour (1200/person) or make our own itinerary and just rent a tricycle outside the resort (P1,200/tricycle). We ended up taking the second (and definitely cheaper option) and in the end, I guess it was really one of our best decisions. :)
Based on other travel blogs, Siquijor Island is small and can be toured within one day, and boy were they right. We literally toured the whole island in 5 hours riding a tricycle. We started early right after we had our breakfast and ended the tour around 2PM.
P4800/night (with set breakfast)
Coco Grove is one of the more expensive place in Siquijor, however we still decided to stay there since they have everything already (Pool, Beach front, Restaurants). It was quite an experience, since there were not many guests, the resort was really tranquil and perfect for a relaxing vacation.
I guess choosing a place to stay would really depend on what you want your trip to be, if it's more of a laid-back tulog-kain-tambay type like we wanted, then Coco Grove is the best choice.
Nothing beats having breakfast by the beach, reading great novels by the beach and having a good cup of coffee while enjoying one of nature's best creation.
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| Our Sunset Vista Room |
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| Enjoying our terrace and the waves |
What we did:
Other than lounging by the beach and swimming in the resort's pool, we decided to tour the whole island, there were two options, one was to get the hotel's tour (1200/person) or make our own itinerary and just rent a tricycle outside the resort (P1,200/tricycle). We ended up taking the second (and definitely cheaper option) and in the end, I guess it was really one of our best decisions. :)
Based on other travel blogs, Siquijor Island is small and can be toured within one day, and boy were they right. We literally toured the whole island in 5 hours riding a tricycle. We started early right after we had our breakfast and ended the tour around 2PM.
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| The Enchanted Balete Tree |
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| Lazi Convent |
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| Lazi Church |
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| The Beautiful Cambughay Falls |
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| Salagdoong Beach |
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| Cliff Diving at Salagdoong Beach (Nope, we did not try this one) |
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| Oldest house still standing in Siquijor |
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| View from Triad Restaurant |
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| Souvenirs |
And the BEST PART OF OUR TRIP..... TARZAN JUMPS in Cambughay Falls!!!
(Okay, my jump may as well be as an epic fail, but still! the experience was worth the pain
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