Wednesday, May 9, 2012

SIQUIOUR ISLAND and the Hidden falls

Siquiour Island Philippines

Siquiour Island is a  hidden place???
Most people when talking about siquiour they think about witchcraft's  and LOVE fusion or we called in tagalog (Gayuma) in Visayan term they called it Lumay. In my dream i never expected that this island most of foreign people still cant get over to visit, this place beautiful in behalf of the superstitious belief. If you are headed to this place you should not forget to explore the Dumaguete and Apo Island or else you where regret to to see the hidden place of giant fish clown in Apo Island.



From Dumaguete Port to Island and Siquiour.





Lots of tourist visited this beautiful falls. The Island and falls all I can say is AWESOME especially if you gonna see this GUY plus the water falls and nature total Double A+.



From Dumaguete City you can ride on Jet Ferryboat go in to Siquiour. You need to be early because go in to Siquiour have 2 x a day schedule of ferryboat only, due of dark on the sea. From Bethel house just walk around 5 to 10 min. going to delta express, port to Siquiour.



Port near front of dumaguete just walking distance from Bethel House. If you are hurry just take tricycle and pay only 8.00 pesos. Transportation is ferryboard and amount cost is around hundreds only each.





Fill up forms for ticket issuance

The Siquiour is small town only, you can visit and do explore the town for whole day, you can visit the their tourist spot. Better you have contact live in siquiour or meet some tourist center on the boat if you plan visited the island. Its little hard because when u arrived at the port, their is lots of tricycle waiting for the passenger, they were charge you 2,500 or more than for whole day.



Waiting for the boat ride to the island of Siquiour




Picture taken arrival at siquiour port
Place is beautiful


Siquijor Sovenier shop when arriving Siquior City


A  beautiful Island of Siquiour

If you are more than 3 passenger, they were asked you extra charge. Since we meet some tourist center on the boat he recommend us to the registered tricycle driver. Driver charge only 1,500 so each of us pay only 500.

Town Plaza of Siquiour Island


The Lagoon..What you gonna see fish around love it..




Oldest tree in the world (Balete Tree)
You gonna wonder this tree its the oldest tree genus of record as per conversation with Kuya, our tourist guide and our driver around for the day tour Trip.






This place you gonna love it, even we did not try to swim around, but seeing some tourist feel great, because  you could not imagine that their is beautiful falls found in this small Island in Siquiour. I can Imagine its not like International white sand Islands, but its a place you gonna love and its not crowd.




We take our lunch here in the beach a little far from the town proper of siquiour but impressive to stay here, one night it cost thousand per one person. White sand and not spoiled or crowded place. Few Filipino people know about it but more foreign people come and visit this place.


                          
It comes on my head always why lots of foreign people visit our islands..? Yes because its beautiful..that the reason we should take care of it. Wishing that after 3 to 4 years my country will rise again and show to the world how Wonderful to stay in the Philippines




Big rock and park at this beautiful beach





This is the road to renovate..soon the road was good enough and later its good for tourism.Hope and pray that people visit here keep the place clean and cool. Not to be spoiled or government don't be greedy.

Place to Visit Siquiour :

Old Balete Tree
The Lagoon 
The White Sand at the edge of the Island
Big Rock
The Falls

Not Much expensive if you travel with the group. If you go alone the place is expensive but its priceless after seeing this wonderful place.


Monday, May 7, 2012

APO Island where Giant Corals and Big Clown Fish found

APO Island Philippines

Were Giant Corals found.

Manila to Apo Island through Dumaguete City
Airlines:
Cebu pacific


Its my first time do snorkeling at APO coral reefs..and so beautiful. This corals preserve and take care by their own life, were not allowed to feed clown fish and other fish on the marine sanctuary.Feel bad we don't have some pics on giant corals.


Amazing rock formation when visiting Apo Island. Going to Apo take plane Manila to dumaguete, when you arrived dumaguete you can explore the place and take schedule for next day tour here in Apo and you can do also Siquiour Island.


Station house of APO marine sanctuary
Staying in Apo, you can also extent more days, but you should list where you stay. Because when we arrived in Apo some Tourist Inn not yet build, just few houses offer to stay. You should need to check before staying the place in Apo Island.

Front of the Apo beach marine sanctuary

Rocky but behind those rocks on water, lots of big clown fish and Giant corals..


Picture again.



Following the path going to see Nemo (Clown Fish0




Since Apo don't have toiletry to take bath after snorkeling we take bath on their native water giant hole, don't know what they called it, but in Ilongo we called it (Bubon) my grandfather have that also its been made since world war 11 and still have water, clean water.




Together with out tour guide.



This is beautiful formation rock is almost many decade, great to seen ed this..





Were going home now after 1 day tour of the island, So bless to see some hide place like Apo where Giant corals live..Hope someday after few year, when we come back again to this beautiful place corals is more bigger and clown fish are more than thousand.


Taken souvenirs pics to remember that in my life been here this beautiful place, at my back is beautiful formation of rocks found in Apo Island.

Taken pics again before leaving the beautiful Island of Apo.. we leave the place as early because government not allowed to leave the town at late afternoon, due of dark on the sea. we leave the Apo together with the priest who visited and take a mass in this beautiful Island.



We only pay for the Boat and snorkeling for almost: 1,500.00 after Apo island day tour we back to Dumaguete City for buying some pasalubong or enjoy the dumaguete delicacies to bring to our family in manila.