Hi,
We have approx 10 days from arriving in Manila. A flight to Donsol and maybe 3 days there leaves us with about 7 days to spend somewhere - snorkelling, diving and relaxing.
Puerto Galera sounds promising but how do we get there from Donsol?
Is there anywhere easier to get to (and from - we'll be going back to Manilla afterwards for flight home) which offers 7 days worth of snorkelling, diving and relaxing - Masbate maybe?
Thanks for any help!
Steve & Michelle
steveonholiday
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bora_horza
Thats the thing with Donsol / Legasbi - they're a bit awkward regarding easy travel onwards to other beach hotspots. Guess you could investigate if there are any local airlines that fly from Legaspi on to Cebu or something, otherwize back to Manila then on to Puerto Galera? I've not been to Masbate, so can't help there.
What I ended up doing was getting a series of buses south through Samar and Leyte, then a ferry to Cebu, took about 2 days travelling. Have fun...
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firelady
some suggestions
from Masbate get a bus head off Catarman Samar, take a boat in Allen ( town in Catarman ) cross to Capul Island ( for sugar white sand) or Biri Island for strange rock formations, lagoons, pools and more beach...
Still down in Eastern Samar in Guian, theres more beach, and surfing... or chill out in Tacloban a charming little city - see the beautiful San Juanico Bridge, more beach, and surfing in Dulag and Tanuan( oops those spots are hardly known )
Then from Tacloban go down to Biliran Island, snorkel at Higatangan Island or Maripipi Island, or explore the 5 waterfalls of Biliran.
Then off to Padre Burgos in Sogod Southern Leyte for some diving.
from Souther Leyte take a bus to Ormoc, then a fast craft to Cebu, then a flight out to home
Pro tip
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