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There is only one international ferry route serving the Philippines: the boat between Zamboanga City (on Mindanao) and Sandakan in the Malaysian province of Sabah.

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Hello Impeople - are you arriving (Philippines) by boat? If so , perhaps do some backtracking by the same route when you are ready to start for Vietnam (through Malaysia and Indonesia, Thailand etc?)

as above poster mentions the Zamboanga ferry to Sandakan - Aleson Shipping - easy run - is the most likely option available at this time

http://www.dutchpickle.com/philippines/mindanao/zamboanga-sandakan-visa-run.html

...or the highly unlikely chance of meeting a yachtie in Tombobo Bay, Negros that is willing to take on a companion - (located past Malatapay and Zamboangita, Negros near Dumaguete) some amazing people land up there! (and Negros is a great place to explore or even stay a year or two)

...it was common 10 years ago to go Gen San, Mindanao to Bitung, Sulawasi but no longer done now

http://www.dutchpickle.com/philippines/mindanao/philippines-to-indonesia-by-boat.html

..kind of old news, but was pretty cool as I've gone by boat from Manila to Ambon and Jayapura - just got to have a lot of patience

... getting commercial freighters to take you on for international travel is most unlikely

be sure to visit Palawan while you are in the Philippines !
dp

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Vietnam overland to malaysia or singapore via cambodia/Laos/thailand. buses/trains
then ferry to lndonesia. there is ferry from singapore to batam islands
then a ferry from the batam islands down to Jakarta.
or a ferry from melaka to sumatra then overland by bus ferry bus to Jakarta.
then a Pelni ferry from Jakarta to Pontianak in Kalimantan.
there are also Pelni ferry lines boats going from Cirebon and semarang and surabaya
to Pontianak.
then a bus from pontianak to Kuching sarawak.
then bus over land via brunel to Sandakan. Kuching/Miri/BSB/Kota kinabalu/Sandakan.
then a ferry to Zamboanga philippines.
so thats Vitenam/cambodia/thailand/malaysia/singapore/lndonesia/malaysia/brunel/malaysia
philippines.

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clear and concise ...

very well laid out asean2011

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Thanks guys for your prompt response
im now in malaysia, i plan to arrive to philippines by boat from sandakan to zambo...
so i dont want to take the same road
i heard maybe it was possible to go to china or taiwan by boat from manilla
i will explore this option if its not possible to go to vietnam
schuss

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If you hang out in the yacht club in or around Manila, you MIGHT meet someone sailing to Hong Kong. The sea crossing to Taiwan is actually very tough, so your chances of meeting anyone going that way are practically nil.

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Impeople - you will not have to return by the same road but might have to do the Zambo to Samdakan hop by ferry to get back into Malaysia with a minimal amount of hassle (its only a day trip and pretty easy)

that might be the best option and certainly the easiest - once you are back in Malaysia- Indonesia there are many return route possibilities by land and sea

depending upon how much travel time you have - there are endless sailing opportunities in Indonesia - If you enjoy getting off the tourist trail you could go for years - really - years - and you might even get on board vessels that use sails - how cool !

dp

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Thanks guys for your help
i know all others options but its too easy and i dont want the easy way :)
i take the boat today to zamboagan, try to see any cargo as not many people sail
schuss

ps: have a look in my blog, its in french i know but whatever, i give many tips on how travel for cheapin the world i hitchiking...

www.impeople.fr

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so how did you get from Peninsular malaysia to malaysian borneo ?.
you said you dont like to fly and there are no Ferry on the malaysian site.
did you go via Kalimantan lndonesia ?