Aside from the seasonal Lanzones, one of the food items you can bring home are these pastries called Pastel that are made in Camiguin. These are soft bread buns filled with custard, that remind you of GoNuts Donuts’ pastillas flavoured donuts, only less sweet. You can buy Pastel from manang hawkers and pasalubong stands everywhere in Camiguin Island.

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Camiguin is known all over the Philippines for its sweet Lanzones. Every third week of October, the Camiguin island comes alive with the celebration of its harvest, dubbed as the “Lanzones Festival.”

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Camiguin Island offers a variety of accommodations from budget lodges to midscale resorts to upscale hotels.

Enigmata (contact no. 387 0273 / 0918 230 4184)
This inn is known for its artsy decor and cheap room rates. Enigmata has its own restaurant that serves Thai food and pizza.

Camiguin highland Resort (contact no. 387 0515)
This is the swankiest hotel in the island. Perched atop on the mountains, it offers a view of the ocean. Amenities include a restaurant, coffee shop, pool, jacuzzi. Activities around Camiguin can also be arranged with the resort.

Casa Grande (contact no. 387 2075)

Tia’s Pension House (contact no. 0103)

Jasmine by the Sea (contact no. 387 9015)

Seascape (contact no. 0920 8602)
A no-frills resort with restaurant.

Secret Cove (contact no. 387 9084)
A resort a little further inland, it has a resort serving ostrich meat.

Caves Resort (contact no. 387 0077)
Resort with simple and clean rooms.

Parras Beach Resort (contact no. 387 9008)
Resort with high-end facilities and swimming pool, billards, bar, restaurant and conference room.

Agohay Beach Resort (contact no. 387 9031)
A beach resort built with family vacations in mind, the rooms are huge and the resort has its own restaurant.

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You wont’ run out of activities to do in this exceptional island in Mindanao, Southern Philippines. Its volcanic topography means you can do rappelling, canyoning, mountain biking, hiking, wall climbing, spelunking, horseback riding and jungle trekking. Add to that the bevy of activities you can do on water such as diving, snorkeling and other water sports.

You can easily contact Camiguin Action Geckos (contact no. 387 1266) to organize these activities for you in Camiguin.

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