Camiguin Island Tripper

Cagayan de Oro City to Camiguin Island

Cagayan de Oro being the gateway to Northern Mindanao has become the jump off point going to Camiguin. Tourist can travel from Cagayan de Oro to Camiguin direct via a fast ferry or the regular route via Balingoan town, approximately 82 kilometers east of Cagayan de Oro. Or you can hire Roland the Camiguin Tripper, with his Multicab you can reach camiguin and have fun without worries Click Here.

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How to get to Camiguin

CEBU-CAMIGUIN-CEBU

Super Shuttle Ferry is serving Cebu - Camiguin vice - versa. It leaves Cebu City every Friday at 8:00pm at Pier 8. It will also leave Camiguin back to Cebu City every Sunday at 8:00 o'clock in the evening.

CEBU-CDO-CAMIGUIN-CDO-CEBU

Cebu-CDO Via Ferry
Cebu Ferries and Trans-Asia Ferry leaves daily for Cagayan De Oro at 7:00 o'clock in the evening at Pier 4. It will arrive at Macabalan port at 7:00 I the morning, this is an overnight sea travel.

Cebu-CDO Via plane
Cebu Pacific and Air Philippines takes you to Cagayan De Oro Airport daily, and back to Cebu every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

CDO-Camiguin via Fast Craft
From Cagayan de Oro you can take a jeep or a taxi to Macabalan port. The Fast Craft to Camiguin will leave at 8:30 o'clock in the morning daily. This is a two hour sea travel. It will arrive at Benoni Wharf at 10:30 am.

CDO-Camiguin via ferry
From Cagayan de Oro, you may also take a bus or van from Agora Market to Balingoan Port, this is 88kms.away or a two and a half bus ride. The Balingoan ferry bound for Camiguin makes a one-hour crossing. It will arrive at Benoni Wharf.

Our hotel van will be waiting for you at the port to take you to Camiguin Highland Resort.

BOHOL-CAMIGUIN-BOHOL

VIA FERRY BOAT
SUPER SHUTTLE FERRY will leave Jagna Bohol daily at 1:00 pm and arrives Balbagon Port at 5:00 pm. It will also depart Camiguin from Balbagon Port at 8:00 o'clock in the morning bound for Jagna Bohol and will arrive at 1:00 o'clock in the afternoon.

Via Fast Craft
The fast craft will leave Jagna Bohol at 1:00 pm every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. This is a two hour sea travel arriving Benoni port at 4:00 o'clock in the afternoon. The Sea Craft will also depart Camiguin from Benoni port every Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday at 11:00 o'clock in the morning and will arrive Jagna Bohol at 1:00 o'clock in the afternoon.

source: camiguinhighlandresort.com

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FERRY SCHEDULES

Benoni (Camiguin) to Balingoan (Misamis Oriental)

Time Vessel Name

4:30 am - Super Shuttle Ferry 6

5:00 am - Royal Princess

5:30 am - Kalinaw

6:15 am - Hijos 1

7:00 am - Super Shuttle Ferry 1

8:15 am - Royal Princess

8:45 am - Super Shuttle Ferry 6

9:30 am - Yuhum

10:15 am - Hijos 1

11:00 am - Super Shuttle Ferry 1

11:30 am - Royal Princess

12:00 nn - Super Shuttle Ferry 6

1:00 pm - Yuhom

2:00 pm - Kalinaw

2:45 pm - Super Shuttle Ferry 1

Balingoan (Misamis Oriental) to Benoni (Camiguin)

Time Vessel Name

5:45 am - Yuhum

6:45 am - Royal Princess

7:15 am - Super Shuttle Ferry 6

8:00 am - Royal Princess

8:30 am - Kalinaw

9:00 am - Super Shuttle Ferry 1

9:45 am - Royal Princess

10:15 am - Super Shuttle Ferry 6

12:00 nn - Hijos 1

12:30 pm - Yuhum

1:15 pm - Super Shuttle Ferry 1

2:15 pm - Kalinaw

2:50 pm - Super Shuttle Ferry 6

3:30 pm - Royal Princess

4:45 pm - Super Shuttle Ferry 1

Guinsiliban (Camiguin) to Balingoan (Misamis Oriental)

Time Vessel Name

8:15 am - Super Shuttle Ferry 3

1:15 pm - Super Shuttle Ferry 3

4:30 pm - Super Shuttle Ferry 3

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Lanzones Festival

Lanzones Festival is held every third week of October and it is a four day grand celebration of the lanzones fruit. The most important livelihood in Camiguin is lanzones. It is when a lot of tourists come to witness the joyous Lanzones festival. Lanzones is one of the major fruit producers in the Philippines. Lanzones is a tropical fruit that grows extravagantly on the north-central coast of Mindanao. Lanzones has a pale brown skin and sweet translucent flesh. It is said that the sweetest lanzones in the Philippines comes from Camiguin. The town of Mambajao in Camiguin celebrated its annual festival called Lanzones Festival together with its harvest in the month of October.

Lanzones Festival in Mambajao Camiguin is celebrated with a weekend street dancing competition and parties, cultural shows, parade and beauty pageant (coronation of Mutya sa Buahanan) and trade fair that features local handicraft and products. Houses, street poles and even people are ornamented with lanzones during the lanzones festival. According to the legend of an unknown beautiful maiden took the fruit’s past bitter flavor to replace it to delicious and sweet taste of the lanzones, thus townsfolk dance in the streets in order to honor and celebrate. It also celebrated by the people in Camiguin as a contribution in making Mindanao as a cultural tourism destination and give thanks for a bountiful harvest for all the agricultural products.

Mahinog not only has Mantigue to be proud of – it also offers the wonderful sights at its Burias Shoal, San Roque, Benoni and Binaliwan Marine Sanctuaries. The gentle whale shark is known to, at times, pass along this area. In the southern municipalities of Guinsiliban and Sagay, well-protected marine sanctuaries offer more sights to gaze at and enjoy. Guinsiliban’s Cabuan Marine Sanctuary and South Poblacion Marine Sanctuary showcase more relaxing dives with their calm underwater currents. Carefully swim and be mesmerized by the graceful butterfly fishes, beautiful damsels and fairy basslets amidst a back-drop of lively coral reef communities. In Cantaan, the multitude of giant clams, signature species of the MPA, sit, testament to nature’s bounty and the Guinsilibanons’ love for their marine environment. Sagay, towards the west, has two of the four marine protected areas to be proud of– Alangilan and Balite. Like the people of Guinsiliban, Sagayanons take pride in the natural beauty of their marine sites. Snorkelers and divers are never less than awed by the beauty of Sagay’s underwater. Alangilan and Balite are home to colourful corals and bountiful fishes. If not diving, guests can interact and chat with the locals over drinks and “pulutan” of squid, Sagay’s most famous product.

In Catarman, the trip is about relishing the story of the volcanic holocaust of 1871 and witnessing the spectacular rhythms of the underwater world, in the Sunken Cemetery, Pasil Reef Marine Sanctuary, Catibac Marine Sanctuary, Lawigan Marine Sanctuary and Poblacion Marine Sanctuary. One will also be amazed with the underwater topography of Catarman’s best dive sites. Think underwater canyons, caves and crevices hosting the gentle and graceful sea turtle, schooling snappers, large wrasses and parrot fishes. In Camiguin you may, shoot a few photos, or a full-length video, bring the images, and the memories, home. And then you are coming back soon, because each visit is an experience all its own . . . in Camiguin’s well-preserved marine world.

source :camiguin.gov.ph

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The water of the Ardent Hot Spring is 40°C warm. It is heated by the volcanic activity of Mount Hibok-Hibok. There are several pools and a large recreation area.

The Ardent Hot Spring are 3.5km off the ring road either at Brgy. Bug-ong or Brgy.Agoho, just 2km north of Mambajao. A visit takes 1 hour. The Municipality of Mambajao has provided cottages, restaurant and dormitory facilities that cater to local and foreign tourists. It has picnic huts, cookout facilities and restrooms for visitors.It is ideal for night swimming, a place to rejuvenate both mind and body.

Camiguin (Tagalog pronunciation: [kamiˈɡin] is an island province of the Philippines located in the Bohol Sea, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) off the northern coast of Mindanao. It is politically part of the Northern Mindanao Region of the country and formerly a part of Misamis Oriental province. Camiguin is the second-smallest in the country both in population and land area after Batanes. Mambajao is the capital of the province and its largest municipality both in area and population.

Etymology
The name Camiguin is derived from the native word “Kamagong”, a species of the ebony tree that thrives near Lake Mainit in the province of Surigao del Norte, the region from which the earlier inhabitants of the islands, the Manobos, came. Kinamigin, the local language of Camiguin, is closely related to the Manobo language.

Camiguin is the smallest province in Northern Mindanao, with its land area pegged at 29,187 hectares. It is composed of five towns, namely, Mambajao – the capital town, Mahinog, Guinsiliban, Sagay and Catarman. The island plays host to seven volcanoes, including the still-active Mount Hibok-Hibok. According to the National Statistics Office, Camiguin has a total population of 74,232 persons, making the province the second smallest in the Philippines in terms of population.

Among the Province's major products are coconut, cassava, banana, camote, palay, corn, fruits, coffee and vegetables. Camiguin's volcanic soil has proved to be a fertile ground for planting various crops. At present, the Provincial government is looking into an agricultural program that would increase the cultivation of fruit trees and vegetables in Camiguin. The Province is also among the best abaca fiber producers in the country. Camiguin is proud of its natural resources, which include sulfur deposits, geothermal energy, agricultural lands and fishing grounds.

The Camiguin culture is a mixture of both Boholano and Cebuano culture. It is very colorful and creative. The people are deeply religious, hospitable and friendly. Cebuano is the major dialect in the Province. However, in the towns of Sagay and Guinsiliban, where most of the indigenous tribes reside, the Kinamiguin dialect is still spoken. Kinamiguin is derived from the Manobo dialect with some mixture of Boholano.

Source: camiguinredbearnet.com/wikepedia

Mt. Hibok-Hibok volcano

Mt. Hibok-Hibok volcano (also known as Catarman volcano) is the youngest and the only historically active volcano on Camiguin Island, which is located 9 km off the north coast of Mindanao Island, Philippines.

Camiguin island itself is a 292 sq km oblate, 20 km long island composed of 4 overlapping stratovolcanoes and some flank cones.

Eruptions of Hibok-Hibok volcano are often Pelean-type, i.e. dome building and the generation of nuées ardentes (= hot pyroclastic flows generated by partial dome collapse).

Prior to the 1948 eruption, sulfur was mined at the crater of Hibok-Hibok.

CROSS MARKER AND SUNKEN CEMETERY

Cross Marker and Sunken Cemetery
Located in Bonbon, Catarman a huge cross marker has been installed by the Provincial government to mark the community cemetery that sunk during the 1871 volcanic holocaust. Years ago, gravestones were visible during low tide.Now, it is an interesting diving site.

WHITE ISLAND

It's about two kilometers off the coast of Agoho, Mambajao is the Camiguin's popular sand bar. At times it is in the shape of the letter C, sometimes the letter I, depending on the ocean tide. It has the picturesque Mount Hibok-Hibok and Old Vulcan as its backdrop. It is ideal for swimming, sunbathing and snorkeling.

Katibawasan Falls

Is a stunning, clear waterfall plunges 75 meters into a rock pool surrounded by ground orchids, wild ferns, trees and boulders.

Its cold water provides a refreshing summer splash to bathers and picnickers.

Location 5 kms southeast of central Mambajao

Ardent Hot Spring
At the foot of Hibok-Hibok Volcano bubble the mineral pools of Ardent Hot Springs. Wisps of steam can be seen rising from the running waters heat by the cauldron of the mountain, the most recently active of the seven volcanoes on the island.