ISLANDS referred to are Dakô, Guyam and Naked, not only Naked. Just in case you’re wondering if there are a lot of Naked Islands. Especially you with a green mind.
Island Hopping in Siargao
The boat cost P2,500 for whole day with the three islands mentioned as destinations. You need to bring your own food (especially lunch if it’s a whole day island hopping).
Naked Island
is usually the first destination. Just like Camiguin’s White Island, it doesn’t have any plants or trees (though there are some patches of grass). It is barren and just a white sand bar that gets smaller during high tide.
Dakô Island
is the biggest among the three islands mentioned. It has a lot of coconuts and according to my friend, has the sweetest tasting coconut in the whole of Philippines! In fact, she consumed 6 of them in one sitting! And I’m not exaggerating!
This is where we beach bummed after lunch, and stayed for about two hours. There were some cottages on the beach but we didn’t stay in any of them as there was, as expected, rental. We chose to stay under the shades of the coconut trees instead, and it was way cooler. Although midday, we still managed to swim and enjoy the white and fine sand of this Island. It was our goal anyway to get tan as much as possible, and flaunt to friends back home that I got my tan in Dakô, Siargao Island.
Guyam Island
is last in the itinerary, and is the rocky, cute island. There are trees and a single cottage in the middle. Its size is about four basketball fields placed side-by-side.
You can ask around the locals or resorts where you can hire a banka to get you to these islands. It’s better to hire the locals instead from the resorts themselves because it’s more expensive.
Alternatively, you can island hop by just kayaking. If you have the endurance and the right insurance (you can get a travel insurance quote here), then why not? The waves are actually calm and the depth of the water shallow for the most part as these near the mainland Siargao. There’s actually nothing to worry about, you’d hardly use your insurance. Hahaha…
Wow, the place is so beautiful. I hope one day we can have our vacation in Siargao. There’s just a lot of places to explore. Ganda!
wow!!! into my bucket list! thanks for sharing your experience with us…
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ahak uy. murag gansi jud ko ani bah. nakadaghan naka ako tawon ani.
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ganada din pala ng mga beach sa Siargao. kala ko kase pang-surfing lng. thnx for sharing!
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@gael: maraming magagandang beach sa siargao! sarap balikan!
@fetus; atot makamingaw. lami ayo ibalik! hehe
basin naa shark diha.
ganahan ko anang naked island. pangalan pa lang kay nindot na paminawan. hahaha
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i miss siargao..i’ve been there last year..and wanted to visit it again
Akala ko nudist beach ung naked island haha
@marj: walay shark uy! at least katong pag adto namo hahaha… akong mga amiga kay nag get-naked sa naked island. lolz.
@livingshed: ako rin!
@glentot: pwede rin
can’t wait for my siargao trip! this really helps. thanks
Still on my wishlist. Hope I can also visit Siargao soon.
ang ganda ng Dako at Guyam island, nice places to bum around for many days
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@carla: no problemo! hope you can learn how to surf and you’ll teach me hehehe…
@mauie: goodluck!
@claire: uo nga, di nga namin gustong umuwi eh. kulang yung isang araw sa mga isla na yun hehehe…
too bad for me i’ve never been to siargao.. kamahal kasi ng ticket dito hehe. Thanks for sharing!! Ganda ng beach!
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promise sobrang ganda nang beach! tapos wala pang mga kati-kati tulad ng mga commercialized and populated beaches hehehe
Do you have any info on Siargao Island Resorts that my friends and I could stay with?
plugger! hahahaha…
Please also check out my Siargao post
http://www.thefrugalwanderer.com/2012/03/siargao-trip-series-of-unfortunate.html
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How beautiful! How much would the estimated budeget be for a couple of days if we visited Siargao?
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There were 5 of us who went there for 3 nights and i spent about 5k – that includes but not limited to island hopping, food, and place to stay.