A copy of Siquijor map at Forest Camp

How to go to Siquijor

Because of our mishap the day before, we were forced to tour Siquijor on day 4. We bought the earliest ferry (Super Shuttle Ferry) scheduled to depart at 5am. Tickets cost 350/pax and the ride was approximately 4 hours. I’d say this was a typical RORO because it has room for land vehicles.

When we arrived in Dumaguete Pier, we bought ferry tickets bound to Siquijor. Delta Fast ferry is fully booked so we settled for a GL Shipping Lines Ferry. We recommend Delta Fast Ferry more because it is faster and safer. When we board the GL shipping lines, we were worried because the ferry looked overbooked. Japanesecake and I asked the coastguards if we were still safe and we wouldn’t capsize. There were hardly any seats for all passengers. Besides, the ride was rough to the point that passengers at the topmost deck were splashed with water. L ended up throwing up and cursed ferries from that day onwards.

Japanesecake and I managed to get information from local passengers so we booked at Dondeezco Beach resort. We hired the first tricycle driver who doesn’t look an aswang to tour us. Just kidding.hehe. The driver was very nice. I forgot his name though.

Tourist Spots in Siquijor

Here are the tourist spots of Siquijor:

• Century-old balete tree
• Cambugahay falls
• St. Isidro labradore Parish church and convent
• Capilay Spring park
• (folk-healing village) – opted not to go here because of distance and time factors
• Cantabon cave – opted not to go here since we’ve been to Libuton cave already

Expenses

Here is our expense breakdown for the day:

Reception area, Dondeezco

Where to stay

Dondeezco resort has a fine, white beach to boot for. Unfortunately, we were unable to try swimming in the beach because of the Habagat. If Dakak’s water was so calm, Siquijor’s was the opposite. The wind was so strong that it was impossible to swim at the shore. The waves were huge and strong enough to capsize a small boat (I suppose).

Dondeezco contact info:

Phone : 035-4809066 / 09224143370

website : http://dondeezco.com.ph/

Siquijor is a diverse island having great tourist spots and fine, white sand beaches. I’ll recommend it to anyone who wanted to relax and have an adventurous day. Besides, as japanesecake described, Siquijor is no place for “aswangs”. Or perhaps we just haven’t met any? :p

More pictures of Siquijor here:

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