Travel Guide: 3 Day Kalanggaman Island, Ormoc City, Camotes Island

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Posted by geemiz | Posted in Byahe Pilipinas, Cebu, Leyte | Posted on 28-04-2017

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Babe and I are not your conventional traveler.  We do not stay in one place when we travel especially if we are wandering around the Philippines in which most islands are just 1 or 2 boat hours away from one another. In this three day long weekend we decided to visit three islands in three days with a friend and my sister.

Kalanggaman Ormoc Camotes Itinerary

Kalanggaman Island, Ormoc City, Camotes Island Travel Itinerary and Expenses

 

DAY 1

Cebu City to Kalanggaman Island via Bogo City, Cebu

 

TimeParticularsCost/person
4:30amVan to Bogo200.00php
6:30amArrival in Bogo
Breakfast in McDonalds100.00php
Buy Food to Bring in Kalanggaman Island200.00/person
Bogo Proper to barangay Siocon37.50
9:00amDepart from Bogo to Kalanggaman1,500.00/person
11:00amArrival in Kalanggaman Island
Environmental Fee150.00 php
Enjoy the Island
Eat and Swim

Bogo to Kalanggaman

Travel Tip:

  1. From Cebu City ride a bus from the North Bus Terminal to Bantayan. It will pass by Bogo or ride a van directly to Bogo.
    1. Aircon bus – 220.00 php
    2. Non-aircon bus – 120.00 php
    3. Van to Bogo – 100.00 php
  2. Kalanggaman Environmental Fee is 150.00php
  3. Day Tour Boat is 7000.00php that can carry up to 20 persons.
    1. Contact tatay Toni 09073883283
  4. Click and read here how to go to Kalanggaman Island.

Kalanggaman Island

Kalanggaman Island to Ormoc City

TimeParticularsCost/person
4:00pmKalanggaman to Palompon Leyte350.00 php
4:45pmArrival in Palompon Leyte
Walk to Van Terminal
5:00pmPalompon, Leyte to Isabel, Leyte (Jeep)30.00 php
5:40pmArrival in Isabel Leyte
6:00pmIsabel Leyte to Ormoc City (van)70.00 php
7:00pmArrival in Ormoc City
Tricycle to Niko’s Ark Voyager’s Inn7.00 php
7:15pmCheck In at Niko’s (1,200 good for 4)300.00 php
7:30pmFresh’n up
8:30pmNiko’s Ark Voyager’s Inn to Ormoc Food Bazar7.00 php
8:45pmOrmoc Food Bazar Dinner250.00 php
10:00pmOrmoc Food Bazar to Niko’s Ark Voyager’s Inn7.00 php
11:00pmLights out

Where to stay in Kalanggaman Island

Travel Tip

  1. Our boatman from Bogo City arranged our boat to Palompon Leyte.
  2. You can also opt to ride a boat to Palompon from M
  3. Palompon, Leyte to Ormoc City
    1. Van – 110.00 php
    2. Jeep via Isabel Leyte.
      1. Jeep Palompon to Isabel is 30.00php
    3. Niko’s Ark Voyager Inn, we had a family room good for 4 person for 1,200.00 php. AC and with own CR. (cute place but not good service, read review here)

DAY 2

Ormoc City to Camotes Island

TimeParticularsCost/person
7:00amWake Up
Walk to Mayong’s Bakeshop and Snackhouse (breakfast)
8:30amMayong’s to Ormoc City Port7.00 php
We did not get a ticket for a boat but we did meet someone to let us ride a pumpboat to Pilar, Camotes
9:30amOrmoc City Port to Lake Danao Junction Tricycle (450.00)112.50 php
10:30amArrival in Junction
11:00amJunction to Lake Danao50.00 php
Rent a boat to view point (150.00)37.50 php
Enjoy view point
Eat talaba sisig (100.00/serving) free by our friend
12:30pmLake Danao to Semangan (habalhabal)150.00 php
1:00pmArrival in Semangan
1:15pmSemangan to Niko’s Ark Voyager’s Inn10.00 php
Prepare Things
1:30pmNiko’s Ark Voyager’s Inn to Lorenzo’s Cafe7.00 php
Lorenzo’s Café Lunch300.00 php
Walk to Van Terminal
2:45pmOrmoc City to Merida Leyte (Owen’s Furniture)70.00 php
3:30pmArrival Merida Owen’s Furniture
From Owen’s Furniture walk to Seashore
3:45pmMerida to Cawit, Pilar Camotes300.00 php
4:15pmArrival in Pilar Proper Camotes
5:00pmPilar Camotes to Cawit, Pilar Camotes
Check In at Coraza’s Cliffyard250.00 php
Dinner (Buy food outside)100.00 php
10:00pmLights Out

Ormoc City

Travel Tip

  1. Click here on how to go to Camotes from Ormoc City.
  2. In going to Lake Danao either:
    1. Take a multicab from Ormoc Terminal
    2. Fastest and easiest is by habalhabal. Contact Orlan 09951555510. He is nice and kind and would take good care of you in going to and from Lake Danao. You can meet Orlan at Semangan Shell Gasoline Station. Ormoc City proper to Semangan fare is 10.00php
  3. Coraza’s Cliffyard is highly recommended. Owners are generous, warm, and kind. Read the review here. Contact Ate Nita 09997870660.

How to go to Ormoc Lake Danao

Day 3

Camotes Island to Danao City

TimeParticularsCost/person
7:00amWake up
Swim and Chill in the beach
Light Breakfast (free from the resort)
9:00amCawit Camotes to Jagutapay Tudela Camotes200.00php
9:20amArrival in Jagutapay Tudela Camotes
9:30amJagutapay Tudela to Santigao Bay Camotes (multicab)300.00php
11:30amArrival in Santiago Bay
11:45amLunch250.00php
Camotes Short Tour (Tricycle Tour 1000.00php)250.00php
   Lake Danao (Entrance + pedalboat)170.00php
   Buho Rock20.00php
Camotes to Danao City250.00php
Arrival in Danao City
Total Expenses6,042.50php

Pilar Camotes to Santiago Camotes

Travel Tip

  1. There is a ferry that will go straight to Danao City from Cawit, Pilar Camotes. Jumar Ferry that leaves 4:30am daily.
  2. Cawit Pilar to Jagutapay Tudela is more or less 30 minute boat ride. You can contact kuya Eddie at 09233662626 for the pumpboat and it is just 200.00 fare. You can also contact him if you are going to Cawit from Tudela.
  3. Tudela to Santiago Bay or San Francisco Camotes is 35km. or 1 hour ride.
    1. Habalhabal 300 per person
    2. Multicab 1,500 good for 15-20 people. We get a discount of the multicab because it is ate Nita’s friend.
  4. For Camotes Tour. You can contact Michael 09366684545 our ever reliable tour guide and driver for 7 years now. He has a motor for rent 500.00php for the whole day. Tricycle for Camotes Tour 1000.00php for a day, just add 200.00php if including Buho Rock. The tricycle can accommodate 5-6 persons. You can also ask him to reserve your boat ticket.

Santiago Camotes

What makes the trip expensive is the boat from Bogo to Kalanggaman because there are only 4 of us. The boat can accommodate up to 15 people. Also the multicab from Tudela to Santiago Bay can accommodate up to 15 persons as well.

More Beautiful Photos of this Trip

Relationship Goals in Kalanggaman

Beautiful Kalanggaman Island

Travel guide Kalanggaman Island

Walking in Kalanggaman Island

Amazing Lake danao

Sunset in Pilar Camotes

Buho Rock Cliff Diving in Camotes

Like all of our trip, we do not restrict our food budget. The expenses that we have incurred on this trip cannot compare the fun and good memories of the experience we had and the people we meet along the way.

Lake Danao Ormoc

 

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Geezelle Maningo - A Cebu based travel blogger and the other half of GeeMiz Travel blog. She has been traveling around the Philippines and Asia since 2010 with her husband. A casual trekker/hiker since 2017 and has been blogging since 2008. A digital marketer during workdays and a bookworm on lazy days - she co-founded Cebu Book Club.

Comments (28)

Such a detailed Travel guide, I love bloggers who are so open about expenses, because the truth is, it’s indeed very helpful to get those figures straight from someone who has been there! Good job you did here Gee!

God bless!

JM Kayne | #InMyHeart?

Thanks JM Kanye. I was thinking that giving figures will help some travelers who will be visiting the place in the future.

Island hoping is so much fun!! We never restrict our food budget either 🙂 it’s always nice to be able to enjoy yourself when you travel!!

I agree Julz. Traveling is always nice when you are having so much fun.

I will go to Kalanggaman this November. Thanks for this very informative post. Will use this as a reference.

Enjoy Kalanggaman Kevin. It is really a beautiful Island.

Wow, Philippines ?? has so much to see . I absolutely love the way u ve detailed out the itenary and thanks for giving the costs .

Wow thank you for all the details. It’s very useful 🙂

The detailed budgeting and daily schedule is a godsend for people planning future trips! For the most part, it seems like a reasonably inexpensive holiday considering all the amazing activities you did 🙂

What a detailed itinerary! I’ve never been to Camotes before, but this post has certainly inspired me 🙂

Wow you cover a lot of territory! Your photos are absolutely beautiful! Looks like so much fun!

Great post! Easy to follow and yet it is deatiled. Thank you for sharing!

I found this post really useful, especially as you put individual prices of travel x it helps others to prepare for a similar trip. I hope to visit next winter when I am back in Asia. I will share on my G+

Thank you so much for the share Kerry. Shoot me a message when you need help.

I love how detailed you were with this post! So many bloggers feel somewhat shy in writing down how much they spent but I think it’s very useful to know if you’re trying to assess if your budget can afford it!

I hope many travelers will list down all necessary expenses in their travel. It is very helpful to anyone traveling to the same location and same itinerary.

Looks like I can just print this and go on a trip without worry. So organized 🙂

Thank you for the nice words Mamta. 🙂

That’s quite an extensive itinerary. The white sand beaches look so beautiful. <3

A little extensive, yet fulfilling. 🙂

Love the itinerary and I especially love the fact that you included all the costs!
Shots are making me pack my things an move right now! 🙂

All the islands are pretty and make me want to revisit them soon.

hi tanks for so much help , do you have the email contact of tatay Toni? ( 09073883283 not phone number ) or whatsapp number ? thanks a lot

Hi Noelia, sadly I do not have any other contact info of tatay Toni, only the number given on this article.

Hi Geemiz,

I am planning to go to Kalanggaman Island via Tacloban Airport. Upon searching which island I can include to my itinerary, I pass by your blog. If I will do Kalanggaman- Ormoc-Camotes Island, may I know which is the nearest airport going to Manila if I were in Camotes Island?

Thank you in advance for your reply and for sharing this blog of your.

Regards,
Mace

Hi Mace the nearest airport is Mactan Cebu Airport. Ride a boat from Camotes directly to Cebu City then hire a cab to the airport or embark a boat from Camotes to Danao City Cebu. From Danao ride a van to SM City Cebu, from SMCity you can choose to ride the My Bus 35 pesos fare to the airport or hire a cab.

Hi. Planning a 7 day snorkelling and swimming trip to south and north of cebu.

What would you recommend?

Hi Marj

Here are some recommendations

For Snorkeling:
1. South Cebu
– Moalboal
2. North Cebu
– Malapascua

For Swimming and a bit of snorkeling
1. Bantayan Island
2. Camotes Island

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