Tourist Spots & Things to Do in Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte

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Surigao del Norte

Caraga · Mindanao

Capital: Capital: Surigao City
Cities and municipalities: 1 city · 20 municipalities
Languages: Languages: Surigaonon · Cebuano · Agusan · Mamanwa · Filipino · English

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Tourist Spots

🕒 Best time:
Daytime; it was damaged by Typhoon Odette in 2021, so check with the city tourism office first
🧭 Getting there:
Brgy. Punta Bilar near Lipata, Surigao City
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🕒 Best time:
Sunrise or sunset
🧭 Getting there:
Brgy. Catangnan, a short habal-habal or tricycle ride north of General Luna town
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🎟️ Entrance:
Pump boat P500 for 3 hours (2017 prices)
🕒 Best time:
Calm seas
🧭 Getting there:
About 45 minutes by pump boat from Surigao City
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🕒 Best time:
Daytime
🧭 Getting there:
Brgy. Silop, about 15 minutes by tricycle from Surigao City; good road to the main entrance
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🎟️ Entrance:
P50 entrance, P50 environmental fee, P350 guide (as last reported)
🕒 Best time:
Jellyfish season starts around March, peaking July to August
🧭 Getting there:
Chartered boat or group tour from Dapa port, Siargao, or from Socorro on Bucas Grande
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🎟️ Entrance:
P100 entrance plus P50 environmental fee (as last reported)
🕒 Best time:
Morning, dry season
🧭 Getting there:
About 45 minutes by road from General Luna to Del Carmen pier, then about 20 minutes by boat (around P2,150 per boat, as last reported). Register at the pier.
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🕒 Best time:
Daytime
🧭 Getting there:
On the boulevard in Surigao City.
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🎟️ Entrance:
P50 plus P20 parking (as last reported)
🕒 Best time:
Rainy season (June to November) for fuller flow; early to avoid crowds
🧭 Getting there:
About 50 km north of General Luna; 400 m rough road from the highway
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🎟️ Entrance:
P70 entrance plus P100 guide (2026 prices; some sources say P100 total)
🕒 Best time:
Daytime; a guide is required
🧭 Getting there:
About 30 minutes from General Luna by scooter; bring a dry bag
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Beaches

🕒 Best time:
Dry season, calm seas
🧭 Getting there:
Brgy. Alegria, Santa Monica; about 1.5 hours' drive north of General Luna
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🎟️ Entrance:
P100 per boat (as last reported)
🕒 Best time:
Dry season, calm seas
🧭 Getting there:
Boat from General Luna port, on the three-island tour
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🎟️ Entrance:
P30 (as last reported)
🕒 Best time:
Dry season, calm seas
🧭 Getting there:
Boat from General Luna port, on the three-island tour
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🕒 Best time:
Afternoon to sunset (stones get very hot at midday)
🧭 Getting there:
About 30 minutes by tricycle from Surigao City proper
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🎟️ Entrance:
P50 plus P20 parking (as last reported)
🕒 Best time:
Low tide only; check the tide table before going
🧭 Getting there:
Brgy. Consolacion, Pilar; about 45 minutes from General Luna by motorbike or habal-habal
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🕒 Best time:
Low tide, early morning; bring shade as there is none
🧭 Getting there:
About 25 minutes by outrigger from General Luna port, on the three-island tour with Daku and Guyam
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Pasalubong & Delicacies

Bibingka, biko and linosak
Other native kakanin sold alongside sayongsong: bibingka cooked on banana leaf in a clay pot, sweet sticky-rice biko, and linosak made with mashed banana.
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Sayongsong
Purple sticky-rice cake cooked with coconut milk, milk and sugar, wrapped in a cone of banana leaf. It is said to have started in Brgy. Ipil.
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