I travelled across Biliran, Leyte and Southern Leyte for 4 days and 3 nights. Yes, that was three provinces in 4 full days. As always, I would love to share how I did it.


The summary of my trip is enumerated below. Click each link to see full details of the trip.
Day 1 - Kalanggaman Island, Palompon Leyte
Day 2 - Biliran Tour (Chasing Waterfalls)
Day 3 - Sambawan Island, Biliran
Day 4 - Agas-agas Bridge, Sogod, Southern Leyte and Tacloban City Tour

4D3N Itinerary and Expenses

Day 1
01:00 AM - Departure from Dau, Pampanga
01:00 AM - 03:00 AM - Travel from Dau to Pasay Terminal via Bus (P150)
03:00 AM - 03:30 AM - Travel from Pasay Terminal to NAIA Terminal 4 via Taxi (P100)
03:30 AM - 07:00 AM - Waiting time (My flight was supposed to be at 6:00 AM)/ Breakfast (P99)
07:00 AM - 08:00 AM - Travel from NAIA Terminal 4 to Daniel Romualdez Airport via Airasia (P425 RT)
08:00 AM - 08:30 AM - Wash up/Changed clothes
08:30 AM - 09:00 AM - Travel from Airport to Tacloban Downtown - Mcdo via Jeep (P13)
09:00 AM - 09:30 AM - Travel from Tacloban Downtown - Mcdo to Abucay Terminal  via Multicab (P7)
09:30 AM - 10:00 AM - Boarded van/waiting time
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Travel from Abucay Terminal to Palompon Terminal via Van (P150)
12:30 PM - 30:00 PM - Registered at the Tourism Office (P225)/Lunch (P44)/Bought food (P150[a])/Rent tent (P150[a])/Waiting time
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM - Travel from Palompon Port to Kalanggaman Island via Boat (P375[b] RT)
04:00 PM - 06:00 PM - Explore the island
06:00 PM - onwards - Dinner/Socials/Rent beach bed (P50)/Drinks (P30)
Total Expenses for Day 1 - P1,968

Day 2
06:00 AM - 07:30 AM - Breakfast/Bought warm water (P5)/Explored island
07:30 AM - 08:00 AM - Pack up/Waiting time
08:00 AM - 09:00 AM - Travel from Kalanggaman Island to Palompon Port via Boat
09:00 AM - 09:30 AM - Brought back the tent/Walked to Palompon Terminal
09:30 AM - 10:00 AM - Boarded van/Waiting time
10:00 AM - 12:00 NN - Travel from Palompon Terminal to Lemon via Van (P120)
12:00 NN - 01:00 PM - Travel from Lemon to Naval via Van (P80)/Bought snacks (P10)
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM - Check in at TJ Pension (P215[a])/Lunch (P60)
02:00 PM - 03:30 PM - Travel to and explore Tinago Falls/Entrance (P20)/Tip to Guide (P20)
03:30 PM - 05:30 PM - Travel to and explore Recolleto Falls and Ulan-ulan Falls/Entrance (P20)
05:30 PM - 06:30 PM - Travelfrom Ulan-ulan Falls to Accommodation/Payment to Kuya (P400[a])
06:30 PM - onwards - Dinner (P72)/Socials
Total Expenses for Day 2 - P1,022

Day 3
06:00 AM - 08:00 AM - Breakfast (P85)/Bought food for Sambawan (P71)/Prepared for tour
08:00 AM - 08:30 AM - Travel from Accommodation to Kawayan Port via Habal-habal (P150[a] RT)
08:30 AM - 09:30 AM - Travel from Kawayan Port to Sambawan Island via Boat (P750[a] RT)
09:30 AM - 01:00 PM - Explored the island/Entrance fee & environmental fee (P100)
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM - Travel from Sambawan Island to Kawayan Port via Boat
02:00 PM - 02:30 PM - Travel from Kawayan Port to Accommodation via Habal-habal
02:30 PM - 04:00 PM - Wash up/Pack up
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM - Bought snacks (P10)/Waiting time
05:00 PM - 07:30 PM - Travel from Naval Terminal to Tacloban Terminal via Van (P120)
07:30 PM - onwards - Check in at GV Hotel (P225[a])/Dinner (P109)
Total Expenses for Day 3 - P1,620

Day 4
05:00 AM - 06:00 AM - Call time/Prepared for tour
06:00 AM - 06:15 AM - Travel from Hotel to Abucay Terminal via Tricycle (P30[a])
06:15AM - 07:30 AM - Breakfast (P35)/Waiting time
07:30 AM - 09:30 AM - Travel from Abucay Terminal to Agas-agas Bridge via Van (P150)
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM - Explore Agas-agas Bridge
10:00 AM - 12:00 NN - Travel from Agas-agas Bridge to Hotel via Van (P150)
12:00 NN - 12:30 PM - Check out
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM - Travel from Hotel to Robinsons via Multicab (P8)
12:45 PM - 01:30 PM - Lunch at Bonchon (P155)
01:30 PM - 6:30 PM - Travel and explore (via Tricycle): MacArthur's Landing, MV Eva Jocelyn, San Juanico Bridge, Santo Nino Shrine Museum, Santo Nino Church, Chew Love. (P300[c] for Tricycle; P235[d]for Dinner)
06:30 PM - 11:30 PM - Arrival at Airport/Terminal Fee (P150)/Bought Pasalubong (P300)Waiting time (Flight was supposed to be at 09:00 PM)
11:30 PM - 01:30 AM - Travel from Daniel Romualdez Airport to NAIA Terminal 4 (Flight Traffic)
01:30 AM - 02:00 AM - Travel from NAIA Terminal 4 to Five Star Pasay Terminal via Taxi (P30[f])
02:00 AM - 04:00 AM - Travel from Pasay Terminal to Marquee Mall via Bus (P139)
Total Expenses for Day 4 - P1,647

Total (All-in) Expenses for 4D3N - P6,257

a - Expenses shared between me and my travel buddy, Sarah
b - Boat ride - P3,000/8 pax
c - Tricycle hire - P1,200/4 pax
d - Individual dinner + share for dinner of Kuya Vergil, Tricycle driver
e - Taxi (Grab) - P90/3 pax

Snippets of my travel below!

How to get there

• From Manila, take a flight to Daniel Romualdez Airport in Tacloban City.  - 1 hour
• From the Airport, you can opt to hire a tricycle to bring you to Abucay Terminal (P150) or you can ride a jeepney (outside the Airport) to Downtown - Mcdo (P13) then transfer to a multi cab that will take you to Abucay Terminal (P7). - 30 minutes
• From Abucay Terminal, you can take a van going to Sogod  (P150). It passes by the bridge. Travel time is approx. 2 hours. Another options is to take a van going to Maasin City and alight at Mahaplag crossing (P150) then hire a habal-habal (P300 RT) to take you to the bridge. Travel time is around 2-3 hours.