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!

Tacloban City continues to hold on amidst the nightmare of Typhoon Yolanda/Haiyan. Though there are still few traces of the calamity, the city has so much offer. 

How to get there

• Daily flights from Manila via Cebupacific, Airasia & Philippine Airlines.
• To get to Downtown or City Proper: From the Airport, you can opt to hire a tricycle to bring you downtown (P15) or you can ride a jeepney (outside the Airport) to Downtown (P13)

Places to Visit

San Juanico Bridge
It is the longest bridge with a total length of 2.16 kilometres spanning a body of sea water. It connects the provinces of Samar & Leyte.

MacArthur's Landing Memorial
The 7 footer statues were built to commemorate the historic return of Gen Douglas MacArthur to Philippine shores on October 20, 1944.


MV Eva Jocelyn
On November 8, 2013, the MV Eva Jocelyn, which was anchored in the city harbour, ran aground and killed residents of Brgy Anibog. It was pushed by a 7 meter high storm surged caused by typhoon Yolanda/Haiyan. The shipwreck stands as a remembrance to the thousands of lives that were lost throughout the City of Tacloban that day and marks the genesis of advocacy for resiliency and adaptation to the new normal.


Sto Nino Shrine and Heritage Museum 
This place contains hundreds of artifacts, antiques and art pieces coming from around the world that were collected during the Marcos regime.


Chewlove 
A very instagrammable restaurant in the metro :) 



Where to Stay
GV Hotel 
Avenida Veteranos cor Juan Luna Sts
Room rates: Starts at P550 per night for double fan room with private toilet & bath

Getting around
You can hire a car or tricycle to easily get around. We hired the service of Kuya Vergil as tricycle driver and tour guide to get around the city.

Contact Person
Kuya Vergil - 09994779994


I highly recommend the service of Kuya Vergil. He charged us for P1,000 for four persons for our Tacloban City Tour. Initially we only planned to visit three sites, San Juanico Bridge, MacArthur Landing & San Juanico Bridge but he added more sites, Sto Nino Shrine & Heritage Museum and Chewlove. He also took us to airport for free. He guided us and made sure that our backpacks were secured. To thank him, we bought him dinner and paid for P1,200.

This trip is part of our 4 days and 3 nights Biliran, Leyte and Southern Leyte Tour. For itinerary and expenses, please click here.