Siargao

by Manilenio! on February 16, 2009


Siargao Island is one of the gems of the burgeoning surfing scene in the Philippines. It is located in the far northeastern side of Mindanao and is insulated from the chaos gripping Zamboanga and Sulu.

The yearly Siargao Surfing Cup is held from late September until October and attracts international surf stars. Surfing season in the island is from April to October, which coincides with the monsoon season. Several shacks offer surfing lessons and can rent surfboards for a fee.

Aside from the waves and the sand, Siargao island offers natural rock pools, mangrove forests and waterfalls. The diverse animal life in this island include tarsiers (similar to the Bohol kind), monitor lizards and flying lemurs.

[Photo by Ramil Calabia]

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catherine de vera December 28, 2009 at 3:21 pm

we will visit next in march 2010…see you there.

Marie April 2, 2010 at 1:42 pm

I never been in this place before, thanks for posting it

jhimbhoy May 20, 2010 at 7:08 pm

i’ll be there this august…

SiargaoIslands.com June 3, 2010 at 7:53 pm

nice place….

cebuuuuum July 2, 2010 at 9:16 am

siargao is an islands with an airstrip/airport, serviced by cebu pacific!!!!
its a group of islands and islets where each one can be easily and safely reached.
you can have plenty of tourism adventures, powdery white sand beaches and surf!!!

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