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Sibadan Fish Cage
Game Face on! (Photo from Byron Cantonjos) |
Our adventure starts at 6:00 am in the morning after our overnight stay in Sibadan Fish Cage (click to read full story). By the way, Sibadan Fish cage is also one of the few attraction of this island hopping blog post.
Off to other parts of Hinatuan (Photo from Byron Cantonjos) |
Tinago River
A center piece inTinago River |
Just a few meters away from Enchanted River lies another enchanting river -- the Tinago River. The name comes from a Visayan word, tinago, which means hidden. Although the water isn't as blue as the Enchanted River, Tinago River has its own beauty. Since it passes through the sea, entering into the wide mouth of this river takes you to a luscious green scenery.
Thinking that time if there were crocs living in this river... |
Our tour in Tinago River ends as we exit to the mouth of the river.
Common scene in Tinago River |
Sarzosa Ponta Cave
Let the Sarzosa cave exploration begin! (Photo from Byron Cantonjos) |
Another pit stop for this island tour is the Sarzosa Ponta Cave which is managed by the Sarzosa Family. This cave is situated in an islet in Port Lamon and it is a cave by the sea that is open for all visitors to explore. For the price of 5.00 pesos per head, one can enter the island. While for those who wanted to explore the cave, there will be a 150 pesos fee which covers tour guide fee. Sarzosa Ponta Cave is just a small cave and it can be trek for about 20-30 mins. Well it actually depends on how fast your pacing is and your photo op inside the cave. Caving gears will be provided by the tour guide. It includes boots, a helmet and a flashlight. The statue of the Virgin Mary denotes the beginning of this caving adventure.
Spelunking at Sarzosa Ponta Cave (Photo from Byron Cantonjos) |
During our visit, this cave is in the process of rejuvenation. It is healing now from an almost destruction caused by treasure hunters who dig holes and detonated the cave through the use of dynamites just to find hidden treasures in this cave. It was believed by the locals there that Japanese soldiers used this cave as a camp so treasure hunters pushed their luck digging up into this cave to see if there are still precious remains from the past.
Now, treasure hunting has stop and the Sarzosa Ponta Cave is slowly regaining its life. Stones such as stalagmites and stalactites are starting to form. Bats are visible and already started to reside in the cave. Most specially, people are now aware that they should take care of this place for future generations.
My travel buddy on this Surigao del Sur trip - Baron (author of Baron the Explorer) and our cave tour guide |
Pangasinan Pacific Shore
Welcome to Pangasinan Pacific Shore! |
Next in line is an island resort in Port Lamon, Hinatuan - the Pangasinan Pacific Shore. A fee of 5 pesos is needed in order for a visitor to explore the whole island. That will serve as an entrance on Pangasinan Pacific Shore. It's pretty cheap, huh?
Docking area of Pangasinan Pacific Shore |
Patterns and lines are good to photograph :] (Photos from Byron Cantonjos) |
Emo... lol (Photo from Byron Cantonjos) |
Poser? Aw... tsk (Photo from Byron Cantonjos) |
Margarett Island Peak Resort
With our bankeros. Landed at Margarett Island Peak Resort (Photo from Byron Cantonjos) |
And we finally come to the last spot of this island hopping blog post. And kuya Norberto saved the best for last - the Margarett Island Peak Resort. Well as per my opinion this is the best spot among all our pit stops. Why? It is because of the rock formation on the side of this island, the fine and almost white sand, the view that this resort can offer to its visitors and lastly the very accommodating care takers. These makes up Margarett Island Peak Resort the best spot among this Hinatuan Island Hopping.
Just a random shot |
100++ Steps will be worth it seeing the view on the right photo |
Pacific Ocean on top of Margarett Island Peak Resort (Photo from Byron Cantonjos) |
Before we bid farewell on this island, we had another photo op. This time we done it at the beautiful beach shore of Margarett Island Peak Resort.
Camera timer gone wild... Lol! (Photo from Byron Cantonjos) |
Tip: There are lots of starfish along the way. You may ask your boatman to stop in the middle and dive for it to have it photograph. Take note, get it just for the purpose of photographing it... and not keeping it.
We put them back to the water after this shot (Photos from Byron Cantonjos) |
Breakdown of Expenses:
Boat Rental - (160 pesos x 5 hr) 800.00 PhP / 2 = 400.00 PhP per pax
Sibadan Fish Cage entrance fee (for non lodging visitors) - 5.00 PhP
Entrance fee at Sarzosa Ponta Cave - 5.00 PhP
Spelunking at Sarzosa Ponta Cave - 150.00 PhP / 2 = 75.00 PhP per pax
Pangasinan Pacific Shore entrance fee - 5.00 PhP
Margarett Island Peak Resort entrance fee - 20.00 PhP
Coconut juice - 10.00 PhP
Have you visited the enchanted river? yung photos po? hehe
ReplyDeleteyup. i will be posting my trip to Enchanted River soon :]
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Deletenice blog as always! do you have a vlog by any chance boss?
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