Mindanao Region
The Philippines' most misunderstood island, and its most rewarding, for those willing to look closer.
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How to Visit Dinagat Islands Without Breaking What’s Special
The most dangerous thing that can happen to Dinagat Islands is the right person posting the right reel on the wrong day. You already know what comes next. You saw it with Siargao. Between the Condé Nast award and the ...
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How to Get to Dinagat Islands Before the Resorts Do
Introduction Dinagat Islands is not easy to reach. There is no airport and no bridge. The only way in from the nearest city is a wooden pump boat across open water, and the crossing takes up to an hour and ...
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Forget Boracay, Dinagat Island Tourism Will Challenge You Instead
A visit to Dinagat will leave you with the realization that you truly worked for your memories. The Man Who Wouldn’t Smile for My Camera The first time I stepped off the bangka onto Dinagat Island, a fisherman named Roel ...
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I Traded Boracay for Dinagat’s Stingless Jellyfish Lagoon
I stood at the ferry terminal in Surigao City with my backpack and a printout of directions that looked like they’d been typed on a typewriter in 1987. The clerk behind the desk squinted at my request. “Dinagat? Sir, why ...
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Soar, Splash & Snack: Everything You Need to Know About Exploring Davao
Davao City sits at the southeastern tip of Mindanao, making it the largest city in the Philippines by land area. It is also one of Asia’s most livable urban centers. Further, the city serves as the gateway to a remarkable ...
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Two Weeks on Siargao Island: A Day-by-Day Itinerary
Siargao is a teardrop-shaped island in Surigao del Norte, in the Philippine Sea off the northeastern coast of Mindanao. It is 437 square kilometers of coconut palms, mangroves, lagoons, tidal rock pools, and reef breaks. Most visitors come for the ...
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