Bislig City, Surigao del Sur Travel Guide

Hinayagan Cave, Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Philippines — When it’s the right month, the perfect time of the day plus the correct settings for long exposure photography, you get photos as jaw-dropping as this. This is undoubtedly one of my most favorite shots ever since I started my journey as an adventure artist.
📍Hinayagan Cave

🇵🇭BISLIG CITY ADVENTURE PRIMER🇵🇭

✈️🛳🚌 How to get to Bislig City, Surigao del Sur:

⏺ Take a plane from Metro Manila to Butuan City (e.g. Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific).

⏺ Charter a tricycle to get to the bus terminal in Butuan.

⏺ Ride a bus or van bound for Mangagoy, Bislig City (travel time: 4 – 5 hours).

⏺ Hire a motorcycle that will take you to the tourist spots of Bislig.

🏄🏝🚴 Sites to Explore/Activities:

⏺ Tinuy-an Falls

⏺ Hinayagan Cave

📌Trek for about 5 – 10 minutes to reach the cave.

⏰⏳ SAMPLE ITINERARY (Surigao del Sur):

DAY 1

12:00 PM ETA Butuan Airport

2:00 PM ETD for Barangay Salvacion, San Agustin

6:00 PM Check-in

DAY 2

6:00 AM Start of Island Hopping (Britania)

12:00 PM Wash up

1:30 PM ETD for Bislig

5:00 PM Check-in

DAY 3

6:30 AM ETD for Enchanted River

8:00 AM Enchanted River

9:00 AM Port Lamon Island Hopping

12:00 PM Lunch

1:00 PM Free time / swimming

4:00 PM Head back to accommodation

DAY 4

6:00 AM ETD for Kahusan Spring

7:30 AM Kahusan Spring

9:00 AM Hinayagan Cave

12:00 PM Lunch

2:00 PM Tinuy-an Falls

5:00 PM Head back to accommodation

DAY 5

7:00 AM ETD for Butuan

12:00 PM ETD for Butuan Airport

💰💶 ESTIMATED BUDGET (for a solo traveler exploring Surigao del Sur): Php 8,000 – 10,000 (exclusive of airfare)

***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 and tour rates.

📜✏ Tips/Reminders:

📌Hinayagan Cave is part of Bislig but its jump-off point is near Kahusan Spring which is geographically situated in Hinatuan.

📌If coming from Britania Islands, San Agustin, ride a bus or van en route to Butuan then alight at Barobo terminal. Transfer to a bus bound for Bislig.

📌If coming from Hinatuan, just take the bus en route to Bislig.

📌The best time to visit Hinayagan Cave is from April to October, between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM when the sunlight is directional as it enters the cavern’s roof.

📌Expect rain during monsoon season (June-February).

📌Always observe the LNT principles.

☎️ Contact:

📌Motorcycle Driver/Tour Guide: Kuya Don-Don (09083825809 / 09267373155) – you can hire him to take you to Enchanted River and Tinuy-an Falls. He can also guide you to Kahusan Spring and Hinayagan Cave since these two places are not mainstream tourist attractions and only a few people know where these are located.