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  • ChanChanSan
    Samar Island, Philippines3 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    It's really fun so much adventure to experience guys! And by the be careful and watch your steps might get you in danger ;^
    Written February 20, 2020
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  • Gly G
    2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    One of the extreme adventures I did in Catbalogan. The whole adventure ( trekking for 3 hours to central cave, getting in and out of the cave and the tour inside the cave ) was such an awesome experience. I will never forget this caving adventure. I highly recommended sir Joni Bonifacio as your guide for this adventure if you go caving in Central Cave.
    Written September 17, 2017
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  • derodger1
    Washington DC, DC3 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    St Bartholomew church is a great old church where i spent my HS years. The community have super relationship with everyone. Very friendly and caring people.
    Written May 21, 2016
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  • Victorianlad
    Melbourne, Australia17,134 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    I hired a bangka from Catbalogan's busy fish port. This proved difficult to find at an acceptable price. It was only that I had a Filipino with me that we were able to negotiate a price of P500 each way for two persons in a small bangka.

    Boarding involved stepping through another (larger) boat and was not particularly easy, but better than scrambling over rocks that was the initial suggestion of the boatman.

    Travelling there he didn't understand that I wanted to snorkel and initially took us to Basciao Island's settlement before being redirected to a small blacky/ whitey mix of tiny corals at Bagatao Island. The trip out therefore took 52 minutes in clam seas but a direct route would have cut that down to 45 or so in calm morning seas, the recommended time to undertake such boat trips.

    The cove had a caretaker family (parents with shy nine year old girl) along with three dogs and a rooster, mother hen and chicks plus their house and a good shoreline nipa hut. We were charged P200 to use the nipa hut.

    Water visibility was poor as were fish numbers although eventually I saw a school of 30 or so small fish that blended into the rocks and coral making photography difficult.

    The bangka back to Catbalogan took 51 minutes, again in quite calm seas.
    Written June 15, 2015
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  • Victorianlad
    Melbourne, Australia17,134 contributions
    2.0 of 5 bubbles
    Too much development and bits of rubbish at this beach were offputting.

    Not one of the most pleasant beaches in Samar.
    Written November 22, 2015
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