Puraran Beach and Hut in Catanduanes
Often battered and in the front-line of incoming storms, Catanduanes has often been out of the radar of most travelers in the Philippines. But this island province, unbeknown to many, holds a lot of natural wonders and activities that would keep adventure travelers occupied. Staying there for 4 days and 3 nights led us to discover wonderful beaches, nice waterfalls and old churches. Here’s a handy summary of the trip.
Heading to Surf in Puraran Beach
Route: Catanduanes is fairly a large island. While the whole distance can be covered in a couple of days or less, the rough road conditions once out of Virac and Bato can increase the travel time. We only had time to visit the east side to south western side of Catanduanes. Coming from Manila we headed to Puraran. From Puraran we went back to Virac as base then explored the southern parts which are Igang and Lictin.
The Balombong Falls
Itinerary:
Day 1
- Transit: Manila to Puraran Beach Baras Catanduanes
- The Puraran Beach and its Majestic Surf
- Meeting the Colorful People of Puraran
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
- Fly back to Manila
Happy Foodies Post
Bato Church Main Entrance and Stairs
Budget: The total cost of the trip 4days and 3 night’s trip in Catanduanes is roughly P6000. The P2000 goes for the round-trip air fare via Cebu Pacific. The remaining P4000 covered the terminal tax, transportation fare, food and accommodations. It is possible to still bring this down as we tried some restaurant food and mid-range accommodations but there are cheaper alternatives.
viele reisen! i hope i can also make the same number of travels around the Philippines as you did.
never been to catanduanes.
wow! you really have awesome pictures! I guess photography and travelling go together
wow… great pictures… keep on traveling…
Hi Ferdz,
It’s so nice to know a person like you since we both have the same passion – travelling as a backpacker and taking artistic pictures.
I’ve been travelling around the Philippine archipelago and to our neigboring Southeast Asian countries as well.
We are scheduled to go to Catanduanes for a weekend getaway this January 2010.
You information about Catanduanes really helped us a lot.
Kudos!
Continue the good job.
Regards,
Robert aka Kastilang Pinoy
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bosing ferdz thanks for these posts! laking tulong sa trip ko this weekend.