One for the road, Darling!: Bucas Grande Island

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Discovering Surigao: Being bewitched by the 'Enchanting Sohoton Cove"!

The Entrance: "Here you will find peace: Serenity of the mind.
Simplicity of the heart and Tranquility of the soul."

The Enchanting Sohoton Cove is known by adventurers as one of the highlights in Bucas Grande Island. It is amazing to see the half submerged entrance of curtained stalactites - which is by the way the only entrance and the exit of the blue lagoon.

Horse Shoe Rock

The same lagoon is not only the home of another divine beauty of Mother Nature's biotope, but bears also the masterpieces of of seven islets, counting among those caves, like the Hagukan Cave and Magkukuob Cave, and the Dawongdong wall.

A bit dark in here: Inside one of the coves ;) Thanks for the picture Esh Bautista!

"Here you will find peace: Serenity of the mind. Simplicity of the heart and Tranquility of the soul."

Magkukuob cave

At the Magkukuob cave treasures an exceptional art displaying natural, varying colors of stalactites and stalagmites from amber to aqua to a light turquoise. A simple amazing game of colors! We jumped off the bangkas into the chilling blue water and swam toward the cave. Inside the dark cave, some climbed on an enthralling passage whose adjoining walls. You will reach a 5 meter jump off stage to the clear, blue sea right below your feet.

Discovering Surigao: Cast the anchor! Swimming time at Bucas Grande Island!

After arriving at Tumi beach resort on Bucas Grande Island, part of Surigao, we took the bangka to a abandoned area near some shores and casted the anchor!

We jumped right in the water that cast a spell over you with its splashes of vibrant colors and cool shades.
It was swimming and diving time for everybody! #yolo!

"The Bord'z"

beautiful fresh water

The lovebirds

04:23 Bucas Grande Island , Mindanao , Surigao , swimming , travel , travels , water

Discovering Surigao & the beauty of Tumi Beach Resort on Bucas Grande Island!

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from: Bucas Grande to: Siargao Island (by Google Maps)

Surigao del Norte is a province I heard quite a lot about. Friends would tell me often that you think first of Siargao island in that region as the most beautiful as it is heavily advertised in media, but it is a far cry from the natural beauty of the Sohoton Caves and the Bucas Grande Island! After having spent three days there, I am still at awe at its truth.

Background info:
Bucas Grande Island is popularly known as Socorro. It is a lone island municipality in the province. It has a total land area of 12,445 hectares holds a count of more or less 20,000 inhabitants. These inhabitants have settled in 14 barangays of the municipality namely: Barangays Don Albino Taruc, Navarro, Rizal, Del Pilar, Dona Helene, Honrado, Nueva Estrella, Pamosaingan, Salog, San Roque, Sudlon, Santa Cruz, Songkoy and N. Sering.

There are many ways to reach Bucas Grande Island:

Surigao City is regarded as the main transit point in getting to the island. You can either choose to travel by air (Cebu Pacific flies daily from Cebu to Surigao and vice versa, Air Phil Express flies from Manila to Surigao everyday except Wednesdays and vice versa), by land (Philtranco Bus), or by sea from Manila directly to Surigao City. From the airport or from the bus terminal, available tricycle or multicabs can bring you to the City’s Pantalan Uno (Port/Pier 1), take then another two-hour boat ride to Bucas Grande Island. Other drop off points may be be the port of Barangay Hayanggabon, Claver.

Arrival:

The boat ride took about 1.5 hours. From afar we saw the beautiful shorelines of Bucas Grande with its magnificent white beaches and green scenery. The closer we got, the more we were convinced that Mother Nature has abundantly blessed this area! By laying first foot off the bangka, we were welcomed by the powdery white sand, the sound of the waves and the warm resort's host.

Accomodation:
We stayed at TUMI BEACH RESORT. This resort is one of three private resorts owned by a Belgian and run by very kind locals with excellent hosting and service skills. In terms of price: normally one night cost Php5,000 good for a group of 10 excluding food. Since we availed of a promo, we got it cheaper including food and sightseeing tours to Sohoton Cove, Enchanted Crystal Cove, Lagoon Tiktikan and tours along the island for swimming and diving breaks.

Tumi Beach Resort on Bucas Grande Island... Yup, it is that awesome!

Tumi Beach Resort provides two cottages (good for couples) and an open-cottage (good for ten people or more) made of hard wood, bamboo, partially with concrete and tiles.

back view of our open cottage

front view

Food:

Since we availed of a promo, we were served three times a day with delicious meals! Mainly we were served with all kinds of very fresh seafood (crabs, shrimps, tilapia, lapu-lapu), meat, rice, desserts (pineapple, watermelon, apples, oranges, fresh coconut). It was absolutely yummy every time!