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For a volcanic island you can circle in a morning and a pace that feels decades behind the rest of the country.
Add Camiguin to my journeyCamiguin is about 64 kilometres around, which means you can loop it on a single coastal road in a couple of hours, though it's better done slowly over a day. It was shaped by volcanoes, including Hibok-Hibok, which is still active and last erupted in the early 1950s. An earlier eruption in 1871 sank part of a town; a large white cross in the sea now marks the Sunken Cemetery. In between are waterfalls, cold springs, hot springs, lanzones orchards and a pace of life that hasn't changed much in a long time.
Take a boat at dawn to White Island, a bare sandbar a short ride from Mambajao with the volcanoes as a backdrop. Swim at Katibawasan Falls, a tall, thin fall into a cold pool, and walk to Tuasan Falls. Soak in Ardent Hot Springs in the evening, and visit the Sunken Cemetery at sunset. Experienced hikers can climb Hibok-Hibok with a registered guide and permit; it's a steep day.
Camiguin is known for lanzones, a sweet, translucent fruit celebrated every October with the Lanzones Festival. Also look for pastel, a soft bun filled with custard, which visitors carry home by the box.
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11 days · Essential / Boutique / Premium
Manila • Bohol • Camiguin
Bohol's hills and beaches, then a ferry to Camiguin, a small volcanic island of waterfalls, hot springs and a white sandbar. Local life and very few tourists.
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Add Camiguin to my journeyFly to Laguindingan (Cagayan de Oro), drive about 2 hours to Balingoan, then take the ferry of roughly an hour to Benoni.
Two nights covers the highlights; three or four suits a slower stay.
Yes, ferries usually run between Jagna (Bohol) and Benoni. Check schedules, which change with the season.
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