If you think Siargao is the only island you’ve signed up for when you booked that Skyjet flight then let me tell you that IT IS NOT. Siargao Island has three beautiful neighbor islands – Naked, Daku and Guyam Island. These islands are all worth visiting since each of them has a different charm. Wanna know what they are? Good, because I’ll be sharing my experience.
HOW TO GET THERE:
You can read my previous blog post A Non-Surfer’s Travel Guide and DIY Itinerary to Siargao on how to go to Siargao.
But of course, the island hopping will only be possible if you rent a boat. We rented the whole boat for the three island for P1500. (Contact Kuya Loyding here 09056054600 if you’re interested)
NAKED ISLAND
We started at 9 AM and it’s already a little late for island hopping. Damn, that delicious breakfast in Shaka Siargao. We were picked up by Kuya Loyding in Shaka with his trike small enough for 6 people and were brought somewhere near the sea. We have to walk maybe around 10 meters to the boat but it is fine since the water is cold and clear.
It didn’t take us long, 30 minutes I think before we reached our first island. Standing on our boat, I can already see the end of this 200 meters island. AND. IT. IS. NAKED. No trees. No huts. No shade. Nothing. Just a million sands, cute sandbar at the other side and around 10 tourists. If you’re afraid of the sun. Sorry, girl, but this island is not for you.
I know you wanna ask if there are people going naked here. Well, YES THERE ARE. Did I saw one? I just saw a topless (she’s covering her boobs with her arms though) foreigner posing for a photo. And I think that is one thing that makes this island interesting. Those brave souls who dared to go full or half naked. You’ll just be on an island named Naked once so why not live by its name? So are you daring enough?
DAKU ISLAND
Since we’re late, we decided to visit Daku Island next and have lunch there. Yep, Daku Island offers fresh seafood for lunch for the hungry island hoppers. They have large squids and fishes that are shockingly cheap compared to Manila. And the people on this island are so nice that they sell it at the same price in Siargao’s public market. I’m not good with fresh foods and I’ll forever remember how the ates and kuyas around helped me genuinely, teaching me how to tell if its still fresh and introducing me to new shells. (which I forgot but it is the one in the photo below)
Daku Island is the biggest island among the three and also the crowded one (but not Boracay crowded). Maybe it’s because of the comfort it offers – food, nipa huts, hammocks- that people decided to stay here longer. I personally enjoyed the hammock, just swinging under the palm trees away from the Metro stress. Oh, the joy!
GUYAM ISLAND
It’s already 2 PM when we arrived on our last island. We spent a solid 3.5 hours in Daku Island swimming and chilling around. I was in love with Daku until I saw this. I’m sorry Daku but Guyam caught my heart instantly. It’s a unique island, with all the beautifully bend palm trees and the lovely rock formation around it. It sounds like most of the island in the Philippines but this one is really gorgeous in ways that I can’t describe. It’s the palm trees I swear! haha!
Maybe it is also because we almost have the island to ourselves since I think everyone is putting Daku as their last one. I was also amazed how the island has this little grass where you can lie down and do yoga (real or for photos man). One thing we didn’t miss is to climb up a coconut tree. The locals are teaching us but seriously the struggle is real. It’s harder than it looks.
Before we leave, we met a lovely married couple (wife is Filipina and husband is German) here that turned out to be new friends. They were so nice to even lend us their DJI Mavic. I’m not a fan of drone because of it’s bulky and really inconvenient when you travel and Mavic is none of that. You can watch my video below to see my first ever drone experience.
You can watch this video I made to see how in 3D everything I wrote here and how the waves ate me alive.
Heading to Siargao soon?
Click the image on the left for a detailed island travel guide that will help you more.
Or have been to these islands already?
We can share tips, experience and guides in the comment section below!
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Wow! amazing adventure and the drone experience…. AWESOME!
It is! I wanna go get a drone too but budget issues. 🙂
Girl ramdam ko sa photos palang yung init dun sa Naked Island! Hahaha yung Guyam Island, parang Kapurpurawan yung rock formations, ganda 🙂 at ang sarap ng seafood!!!
Sobra girl pero hindi naman Manila hot ganun. never saw Kapupurawan rock huhu lame. And the seafoods are the best!
Eto na yung iniintay ko. Hahaha. Saw your photos on your ig, pati kay Renee. Dahil sa inyo, nasa bucketlist ko na sya. Sobrang ganda! <3
aw thanks Laine! Bucketlist material talaga siya.
Wow!! That’s a really amazing island hopping trip! and 1500 pesos for all the food you ate is such a bargain!
And the water is soooo clear!!! Ganda!
Thanks for sharing!
-Christine
http://www.christinelovestotravel.com
Very sulit. Boat ride plus food only cost me P600. Not bad na rin. 🙂 Thanks Christine!
GANDAAAAA! And also, I want to experience skinny dipping at least once in my life. Haha. So maybe Naked Island would be a perfect excuse, then? Hahaha jk.
HAHAHAHA OMG GIRL!! Di kita pipigilan. Paturo tayo kay Mareng Ellen Adarna how haha
WOW. Everything is so beautiful!! And the food – mmm looks so good. I miss the Philippines D:
Haha… I was seriously going to ask how NAKED was pronounced. Was it naked, like no clothes on or nAk-Ed, like how Filipinos would say it. But when you mentioned there were people getting naked there…. Oooh, I got it. Haha. The trip looks really good. Sirgao is one on my bucket list and I’ll definitely do this island hopping.
yep, no clothes! You should go to Siargao Heide. You’ll love it.
Ganda!! Hopefully I can visit Siargao soon 🙂 Thanks for sharing the contact number of the boat man. Bookmarked! 😛
I nominated you, by the way, for Liebster Award! 🙂 You can check out my post here. I look forward to reading your post about it! 🙂
Little Miss Miera
MIERAAAA! Thank you for nominating me. I;ve just read your blog post. So sweet.
Php1500 for three islands seems cheap. A good catch na talaga. When I first saw your photos, I want to pack my bag and go there already! I want to go to beaches like that, I know that I can relax and not worry about the crowd. I’m not really a fan talaga. As much as possible, I only want to see a few people staying on the beach. That’s why I prefer going to the beach din ng hindi summer.
If you hate the crowd then Siargao is perfect for you dahil wala talaga. Super laid back, chill and quiet. Well except if September since yun yung peak season dahil surfing competition.
Naked Island is so perfect for tanning. Huhu kakaiyak watching your photos, I feel the need to finally get myself a mini vacation. Ganda ng Siargo, hopefully maka visit soon!
It is! haha walang kawala kay Mr. Sun. You’ll be someday.
One thing I love about Siargao is it’s not spoiled. Hopefully, it will never be! Ganda ng photos niyo, talaga!
Sana nga it will remain as it is as years go by. Thanks be! :*
Did you guys go to Cloud 9 as well? The place looks so serene and peaceful. Didn’t see a single photobomber. What an adventure!
Ochi | Ochi In The City
We did. I’ll be blogging about it next. It is and not much of tourists. Double thumbs up!
Guyam is my favorite among the three! Ahh… this makes me want to go back to Siargao <3 love that island so much
Same same Pearl! Let’s go baaaack
I’ve heard the place already but I didn’t expect it to be this beautiful! 🙂
It’s still Mindanao’s hidden gem. 🙂
Hi! Is the 1500 island hopping inclusive of food?
-Dianne
Hi Dianne,
The P1500 is for the boat fee lang. We spend another P1500 for our lunch in Daku Island.
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