Showing posts with label siquijor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label siquijor. Show all posts

Saturday, August 23, 2014

Siquijor, Aug 2014


So nice to be able to go back to Siquijor a few weeks ago!
We have already went here last December but we stayed in a different town and the beach wasn't really nice so now I'm excited to show you the best part of Siquijor (IMO) ;)



We stayed at Salagdoong Beach Resort in the town of Maria.
Roughly, it takes about 1.5-2 hours to get here from the port.



We stayed at the villa near the beach. They have rooms uphill but I think it's tiring going back and forth if you wanna swim or eat. 
The villa costs P1,600/night good for 3-4 people.


We arrived lunch time and the water was at its perfect hue omg!


Yes, there's a slide that leads straight to ocean water LOL



but it's out of order, unfortunately =P




They have 2 twin beaches.
This side has stronger waves,more rocks and cleaner water.



The other side has weaker waves, less rocks but dirtier water coz of the leaves floating around haha
We prefer to swim here though.










They have a diving spot too!


Meals at Salagdoong are a bit expensive ranging P100+ for a viand w/o rice =/




The next day,we decided to go to Cambugahay falls since we weren't able to go here last time.
It takes about 40 minutes to go here by motorbike from the resort and there's NO entrance fee ;)



You need to walk more than 100 steps going down.



The falls was just absolute beauty!
It was also nice that there weren't much other people when we came yay!


It has 4 or 5 levels I think? lol
We only went to 3 and this is the top most part we were able to go to.



Ahhh, I'm in paradise <3



My shower is bigger than yours! haha
This is at the 2nd level




The 1st level is the most fun as you can swing and free fall as much as you like!



We also dropped by the famous Cang-Isok house which is the oldest surviving house in Siquijor.
It's a 200 yr old ancestral house that has been withstanding all the typhoons and other natural disasters strongly wow!



Last stop was a lovely church which name I forgot,sorry hehe :)






Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Siquijor Sights


Before leaving Siquijor, we decided to rent a tricycle so that we could go around the city.
Casa dela playa was a bit far from the city sights and getting their city tour is a bit expensive so we just opted to do this after check out ;)



First stop


Yes, this is all natural spring water. 
You could take a dip here for free *awesome*








Next stop is the enchanted 400-year old balete tree!
This is basically the oldest and the biggest in Siquijor. 
This magical spring emanates from the base of the tree and flows straight into a man-made pool ~wow!


Can you see the fishies?



Time for some fish spa action lol


#FeetSelfie haha


They don't like to clean my feet =/


I think my feet are too clean. The fishies are totally ignoring! hahaha





Another must-see is the Lazi Church. 
Standing since 1884! Im sensing some UNESCO World Heritage listing soon lol




Across the street is the Lazi Convent.
The biggest convent in the Philippines and might be even in Asia(!)




I love how the branches of the acacia trees add some kind of dramatic effect to the picture haha




Then it was time for some beachin'!


We didn't have time to swim since we still had a return trip to Dumaguete in the afternoon.


So I just camwhored and frolicked around  hihi




Not as astounding as some of the famous beaches here in Ph but still a lot better than the beach we had in Casa dela Playa.









Shell souvenirs :)