FESTIVALS
HISTORICAL
WHAT TO DO...
For a relatively small island, CAMIGUIN has an amazing range of activities available to visitors. More importantly, this appeal to people of all ages, from children to senior travellers,and at remarkably affordable costs.
Apart from simply lounging on the island's beaches and enjoying the clear blue skies, the most tropical pastime is DIVING. Coral life is not only spectacular but abundant, while marine life is exotic and always surprising. There are thirteen dive spots in the island with diving equipments available at the resort and experienced dive guides. Aquarium fishes abounds and some can be even viewed by simply SNORKELING in certain waters.
Other sports include...WINDSURFING in it's clear blue waters, PARASAILING-hwerein one glides slowly with a parachute to land in the white island or sand bar. FISHING in the coastline or offshore is exciting with tunas or blue marlins as your throphy. All types of boats are available for charter from many beach resorts. Hire a JETSKI and ride upto the white island or sand bar!
What about inland activities?
SWIMMING -take a dive into an olympic size cold spring at Sto. Niņo, Catarman town, famous also in beatiful sunset views. Feel the water that tickles underneath your feet from its sandy floors. Experience a NATURAL HOT WATER MASSAGE in the hot spring spa of Ardent or Mainit hot spring. Simply go underneath the Katibwasan waterfalls and dive/swim into it's clear cold waters.
Take a TREK to one of it's seven volcanoes and be rewarded with a fantastic view from the top...and view Bohol which is near to Camiguin island. Slowly...ascend high on foot trails to Mt.Timpoong via the Stations of the cross (a life size images of statues), famous especially in the month of Lenten Season (April) for the traditional "Panaad" or "sacrifice of Penitents."
For a change? Go CAMPING in one of the island's Tent city which has clean facilities and avail of their free meditation sessions.
Set a record for yourself -hire a MOTORBIKE or a bicycle and go aroun around the islands beautiful circumferential road- passing coastlines and quaint fishing villages in an amazingly two hours of ride).
Quite simply, CAMIGUIN is an emerald isle of magical qualities, one-in-a-million place that never fails to beguile and mesmerize it's guests. Even descrptions like "Tropical paradise" and "Dream island" somehow fall short of it's allure.
Thus it is one of the GREEN GLOBE destinations in this part of the Pacific Region.
Camiguin now has a choice of several attractive resorts with villas designed in traditional Filipino themes.
Accomodations here are mainly in the form of simple bungalow resorts set amidst picturesque coconut groves overlooking the sea or secluded hot or cold resorts. A village-like atmosphere pervades and the pace of life here is noticeably slower than the mainland. But simply, there is accommodation in Camiguin to suit every taste and any budget, from simple native bungalows with the most basic amenities, pension houses in an old colonial housees to the most well appointed three star resorts with complete amenities of telephones, cable tv, swimming pools and conference villas.
Daily flights from Manila, Cebu or Davao lands in Cagayan de Oro airport. From Cagayan de Oro, have a choice to go directly to Camiguin taking a waterjet (1.5 hrs.)going to Benoni, Camiguin's port of entry. Another way is to take a land trip via Misamis Oriental (Balingoan) and take a ferry boat that leaves every hour. The last trip leaves at 4pm.
The fastest way to Camiguin is to take a flight from Cebu on a 14 seater plane (Mindanao express) direct to Mambajao, Camiguin's capital. Flight trips are twice a week.
For reservations or inquiry...better still get in touch with a reliable tour handler that can offer you package deals designed according to your needs and that can link you up with other tours you have in mind aside from Camiguin. Explore CAMIGUIN.....through ISLAND EXPLORER .
