Sorsogon Travel Guide

Paguriran Island, Sorsogon, Philippines — It’s not always about the adrenaline rush when you jump, but the brief moment of clarity as you fall.
📍Paguriran Island, Sorsogon City

🇵🇭SORSOGON ADVENTURE PRIMER🇵🇭

✈️🛳🚌 How to get to Sorsogon:
⏺ Ride a bus (e.g. DLTB and Philtranco) from Metro Manila to Matnog (travel time: 15 – 16 hours) or Sorsogon City (travel time: 14 – 15 hours).
⏺ Alternatively, you can take a plane to Legazpi City, Albay (e.g. Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific).
⏺ From the airport, hire a tricycle to get to the terminal of buses bound for Matnog or Sorsogon City (travel time: 2 – 4 hours). You can also ride a public van bound for Sorsogon City for faster travel time.

🏄🏝🚴 Sites to Explore/Activities:

⏺ Beaches of Matnog (Calintaan Island’s Subic Beach, Tikling Island, Juag Fish Sanctuary)
📌Once you arrive at the town proper of Matnog, proceed to the tourism office to register then hire a boat for island hopping.

⏺ Bayugin Falls and Bulusan Lake of Bulusan and Mateo Hot and Cold Springs of Irosin
📌Buses bound for Matnog will pass by the town of Irosin.
📌If you are coming from Sorsogon City, you can ride a jeepney to Irosin instead.
📌From Irosin, hire a tricycle/motorcycle that will take you to these spots.
📌The trek to get to Bayugin Falls takes about 15 – 30 minutes depending on your pace.

⏺ Paguriran Island of Bacon, Sorsogon City
📌From Sorsogon City, ride the public jeepney bound for Sawanga via Bacon (travel time: 1 – 1.5 hours).
📌Tell the driver to drop you off at Paguriran Island/Lagoon.
📌Walk to get to the islet/lagoon.

Subic Beach, Calintaan Island, Sorsogon, Philippines — I think the province of Sorsogon is one of the most underrated places in the Philippines in terms of tourism. When it comes to beauty, their beaches are at par with the popular ones but because it’s relatively far, their tourist attractions do not get the attention they’re supposed to.
📍Subic Beach, Calintaan Island, Matnog

Bayugin Falls, Bulusan, Sorsogon, Philippines — If plane tickets are expensive, you have the option to travel by land to get to this province. Some backpackers may not like the long and butt-numbing bus ride from Manila but the spots they’ll be seeing in Sorsogon are definitely worthy of visiting.
📍Bayugin Falls, Bulusan

⏰⏳ SAMPLE ITINERARY:

DAY 0
4:00 PM ETD for Matnog

DAY 1
7:00 AM ETA Matnog / breakfast
8:00 AM Start of island hopping
2:00 PM Head back to Matnog Port
3:30 PM Wash up
4:00 PM ETD for Irosin
5:00 PM ETA Irosin / check-in

DAY 2
6:00 AM Wake-up call / breakfast
8:00 AM Bulusan Lake
11:00 AM Bayugin Falls
1:30 PM Mateo Hot and Cold Springs
4:00 PM ETD for Sorsogon City
6:00 PM ETA Sorsogon City / check-in

DAY 3
6:00 AM Wake-up call / breakfast
7:00 AM ETD for Paguriran Island
8:00 AM ETA Paguriran
10:00 AM Wash-up
11:00 AM Head back to Sorsogon City
12:00 PM ETD for Manila

💰💶 ESTIMATED BUDGET (for a solo traveler): Php 7,000 – Php 8,000
***Expenses may vary depending on the type of accommodation you will avail and personal consumption of food and other necessities. If traveling alone, you will solely shoulder the boat rental fees for island hopping and tricycle/motorcycle transfer rates.

📜✏️ Tips/Reminders:
📌Check the weather first if you are planning to visit the islands of Matnog. Expect rain and rough sea condition during monsoon season (June-February).
📌You can join organized travel events online to save on time and cut on costs.
📌Always observe the LNT principles.