Talking about heaven on Earth? Siargao Island in the Philippines is the place to be! Yes! No wonder a why lot of foreigners are choosing to stay in Siargao island, From its unspoiled beaches, lagoons, world class waves, delicious delicacies and warm welcoming locals what else you can ask for. Originally we planned to have a 5 days Siargao island itinerary but due to missed flight 🙁 we only have 4 days left in the island for our itinerary. Well, on the positive side, this gives us an opportunity to explore more when we get back to Siargao Island. YES! you heard it right, we will definitely go back to this paradise!

4 Days Siargao Island Itinerary with Expenses

Things you should know before traveling in Siargao Island :

Philippine Airlines have only 1 flight per day going to Siargao Island from Clark International Airport. Don’t miss it! (like what happened to us).

Transportation System: Usually hotels or hostels have contacts for this, Just ask them and surely they will help you to get your chosen service.

Motorcycle  – Standard rental fee is 500 Php per day, excluding gasoline, but it can go as low as 350 Php depending on the number of days you intended to rent.

Car – Self Drive Rental fee : 1,500 – 2,500 Php

Tricycle – 800 – 1000 Php/ Day.

ATM – There are few available ATM in the Siargao, we suggest prior your trip make sure to bring enough cash.

Know the tide – Make sure to check the tide in considering your itinerary.

Night life – For those people who want to party, make sure to ask your host or the locals what scheduled bar for the night.

How to get to Siargao Island?

By Plane: Cebu pacific and Skyjet are offering a direct flight from Manila to Siargao while Philippine airlines have a 1 day flight from Clark to Siargao

Please check our post on our tips in booking budget flights -> How we get our Promo Fare

By Ferry: From Surigao City you can ride a ferry going to Dapa, Siargao Island. 

Where we stayed at Siargao Island

At first, we are checking some hostels and cheap hotels for our accommodation in Siargao. But after considering that we are travelling in a big group and we might lessen our cost if we cook our own food, we ended up availing AirBnb, an exclusive house (Punta Dolores). It has its own beach front, which is exclusive also to us and it is just a 20-30 mins Motorcycle ride from General Luna. The place is also near Daku Island, we can even see the island from its private beach.

But for our fellow budgetarians who are travelling  here in Siargao with a  small group or solo, We highly recommend that you get your accommodation in General Luna. General Luna is the town in Siargao where the famous Cloud 9 is located. There are a lot of hostels and hotels (cheap and luxury) in the area, it is also the place where the night life happens 🙂

Below our some of our suggested Hostels and Hotels in General Luna

VILLA SOLARIA
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POINT 303
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OCEAN 101
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DAY 1 : Arrival in Siargao Airport and Surfing at Cloud 9

Arrival in Sayak Airport, Siargao Island

Outside Siargao Airport, There are a lot of passenger van that would bring you to your accommodation place. Note: It is a door to door transport, you only need to inform the driver the name of your hotel and where it is located.  In our case it is Punta Dolores at Brgy. Union.

Transportation Cost: 300 Php Fixed rate

Surfing at Cloud 9

Siargao Island is infamous all over the world for its waves. In fact, a lot of international surfing competitions happened here. But even without competitions, surfers from all around the world are going to the Philippines just to experience our world class waves in Siargao.

Surfing is for everyone, even if you don’t know how to swim you can still try to surf. No need to worry because there are instructors to assist you plus you don’t need to go too far just to experience waves, even in shallow part of the sea have waves 🙂

Surfing is FUN! The feeling of riding the waves is really AWESOME. This is really a MUST do activity.

How to get there:

Via Motorcycle – Just straight ahead for 10 – 20 mins from the Church in General Luna. You will see it in your right side

• Rental Fee: 500 per day

Entrance Fee and Surfing:

Entrance Fee – 50 Php

• Tip: Go here before 7 A.M. for free admission

• Surfboard Rental: 250PHP / Hour
• Surfing Lesson: 500PHP / Hour

DAY 2 : Siargao Island Land Tour

Tayangban Cave

Tayangban Cave can be easily located since it is situated just beside the Siargao Circumferential Road in Pilar. It is a  a 30 minutes drive from General Luna and around 15 minutes away from Magpupungko rock formation.

Before we started the tour, We were advised to expect that we will get wet and leave our valuable belongings behind to avoid loss or destruction. The tour would usually last around 30 minutes to 1 hour, depending on how fast the tourist finish the trail.

At the opening of the cave, the water is already chest deep and as you go deeper, the trail becomes harder due to darkness but enjoyable as well because of the different forms of stalagmites and stalactites that you can see inside the cave.  Its definitely one of a kind experience that someone should try.

Admission Fee: 70 Php
Tour guide fee: 100 Php

Magpupungko rock pools

Magpupungko rock pools are located in the town of Pilar, Siargao. A 40- 45 minutes drive North of General Luna. Magpupungko rock pools are actually tidal pools, which means that they are visible only during low tide and submerges when it is high tide. So make sure to include in your itinerary the schedule of tides.

This tidal pools are surely AMAZING, its has crystal clear water that you can even see the bottom of the pool. It is also a picture perfect spot and a great place for adventure seeker, since you can climb on the rock formation and do cliff jump.

Admission Fee: 50 Php

Sugba lagoon with Kawhagan Sand bar

After Magpupungko rock pools, We traveled towards the western part of the island at the town of Del Carmen. Del Carmen is the starting point of the Sugba lagoon tour, From its wharf it would be an hour of bout ride. But don’t worry, the ride wont be boring because you will be entertained by the beauty of Mother Nature around you.

Thanks to its instagramable place, Sugba lagoon maybe the 2nd most popular place in Siargao next to Cloud 9.  This hidden gem is a must visit place for those people who like to unwind, it has a peaceful vibes that surely helps you to relax.

Have you ever see a pinkish sand? well if not yet, make sure to include in your tour the Kawhagan Sand bar/Island.  Kawhagan Island is a great place for beach lovers and it also have a great view of sunset.

Tour Fee:
Tour A – Sugba Lagoon

• Boat – 1,600 (good for 6)
• Big group 200 per head in excess of 6

Tour B – Sugba Lagoon & Kawhagan Sand Bar

• Boat – 2,000 (good for 6)
• Big group 200 per head in excess of 6
• Docking fee in Kawhagan 150 Php per boat

User’s Fee:  50 Php for Domestic Tourist and 100 Php for Foreign Tourist

Activities:

• Kayak: 300 Php / Hour
• Paddle Board: 200 Php / Hour
• Bamboo Raft: 100 Php/ Hour

DAY 3 : Island Hoping

A friend of us, who already traveled to Siargao, suggested to try the Island hoping tour, which consist of Daku, Guyan and Naked Island.  At first we were hesitant to include these in our itinerary but when we get there, We were surprised by the beauty of these 3 paradise islands. Daku Island is the biggest island among the 3 and also nearest in our place. Guyam island is actually an islet that have a tear drop shape, you can actually tour the whole island in a few minutes.  Naked island is not an island for nudist, it is an island that don’t have trees and all you can see is only sand.

Tour Fee: 1,500 Php good for 5 person

DAY 4: Pasalubong/Departure

For those who have same early flight like us and still wanted to buy some  “pasalubong” or souvenir, we highly suggest to have it in General Luna. They have a lot of souvenir shops that offer variety of products. One of the famous souvenir shop in Siargao is “Gwapitos”.

For your transportation going back to airport, you should ask your hotel in advance if they have a service going to Airport or if they have someone to contact with that can assist you. In our case, since we are travelling in a big group, We contacted a van owner and just inform him our preferred time for pick up.

Transportation Cost: 300 Php per pax