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Hagonoy Island – a pearl-shaped paradise

December 4, 2007 5 Comments

Hagonoy Island pride of Bislig City in the province of Surigao del Sur. This island beach resort was ideally isolated for 3 kilometers from the mainland as simply as good champion for all honeymooners out there! It’s so sweet like Guyam island.

A pearl-shaped paradise just about the size of 4 basketball courts, good enough for a white sand lovers for tropical getaway. You can mesmerize with its crystal blue waters as it gleams in your eyes across the pacific ocean.

Another wonderful experiences to all scuba divers out there too, and prepare for the best swim in your life!

How lovely it is capturing the best of nature as it meets heaven and earth in the horizon! You can stroll the island and embrace the beauty, or take a momentary look as you move around the island with a pumpboat, and give a shot for a rare moments in your life.

It’s a 30-minutes pumpboat ride within the Bislig Bay. It takes 5-hours ride from Butuan City to Bislig City.

Hagonoy here i go!

Happy trip!!!

pix from jobarclix

Cagwait White Beach Resort – boracay of caraga

December 3, 2007 19 Comments

Cagwait White Beach Resort also known before as “Waikiki Beach” of the Philippines as called by famous pilot Charles Lindberg, located in the town of Cagwait, province of Surigao del Sur.

In modern times, this beach, was credited as “Boracay of Caraga” where the annual “Kaliguan Festival” was held in every 24th of June.

When you takes a visit there, your first impression was the scenic horseshoe shape coastline with powdery white sand and crystal clear bright water facing the pacific ocean. And you, will really appreciate its beach pristine beauty. This could be, in the future, another hot spot destination in Caraga for local and international tourists.

It is a 4-hour ride by a bus from Butuan City to Cagwait, Surigao del Sur (Butuan City is the entry point of all destinations in my blog).

Ready to go!!!

pix from bobby timonera

Butuan City Hall Complex – another landmark in butuan city

November 30, 2007 Leave a Comment

Butuan City Hall Complex another landmark in the heart of Butuan City. It was a huge success on the part of Butuanons before another landmark was found, of course, the grand aura of the now newly celebrated 2nd Magsaysay Bridge. Long time ago, a city dreamed of having a place where officials and its constituents – the Butuanons – meet in a convenient and nicest way, and possibly in a modern way. Until, such then, a dreamed became a reality!

It is just of having a modernized City Hall coming to this new generation replacing the old ones. And now, it is one of the best City Hall in the country, and the best in Mindanao.

The modern City Hall building was placed at the center, standing majestically. You have to take a walk for hundred meters from the gate before reaching the entrance of the building. A very spacious surroundings with well-planned landscaping.

Butuan City Hall Complex was inaugurated in August 2, 2005, the day when Butuanons celebrate its 55th Charter Day with pride and honor.

Well, cheers to all Butuanons!

Tinuy-an Falls – niagara of caraga

January 17, 2007 2 Comments

When I went to Bislig City – a City by the Bay – with my companions from different agency for monitoring, we are invited by mayor Garay to take a visit to Tinuy-an falls. I’m so excited because I learned that the discovery of this magnificent falls, when years back, was just a result of logging boom in 60’s and 70’s (although, i’m not sure about the story). When loggers tried to set back in the heart of thick green virgin forest near the boundary of Surigao del Sur and Agusan del Sur and found the heavily covered majestic Tinuy-an Falls when cleared the area.

When I saw the falls, it was covered with mist and its cold…how big it was! I tried to go at the top of it with a stairway along the side and found another falls – all in all a three layered falls. I thought it was the widest and the biggest falls i’ve ever seen of my entire life.

Tinuy-an Falls as one of the widest water curtain in the country (possibly the widest), has a total height of 55 meters and a bathing area of 95 meters. It can be reached by a car within 30 minutes from the heart of the City of Bislig.

Guyam – white island can be reached by feet and hands

December 28, 2006 3 Comments

Pristine white island facing the town of General Luna of Siargao. Guyam island is so stimulating that it can be reached with your feet and hands during low tide. You can enjoy the ride by kayaking with friends or swimming or just walking before reaching the coral white island.

If you want to shout as loud as you can…go! and you’ll feel the excitement of this paradise..like no one else have shown it before… the experience that unfolded before your eyes.

Sometimes when I saw the island, it reminds me of other beautiful, cute, white coral islands within Caraga when I traveled to Surigao del Sur like the Hagonoy Island of Bislig City and General Islands of Cantilan, to name a few, but this one so unique for being closer to the mainland that really captivates your eyes curiosity. Those crystal blue water was tantalizing, and would love to swim before those colorful fishes on the ground. So much fun!

Guyam Island is one of the island that is found in Siargao, Philippines. In front of this island is the boom sugar white sand beaches of the town of General Luna across for miles. While on the other side was Dako Island, where you can see a bigger island with a stretch of fine white line of sands. Closer from this island is the surfing site known as Cloud 9 where internationally known competition was held in September.

You can reach Siargao by MV RORO for 4 hours or by super cat for 2 hours from Surigao City, and from Butuan City to Surigao City for 2 hours by bus.