the viewing deck: 5-days Family trip in Mindanao 3rd Part; Agusan del Sur

Wednesday, February 04, 2015

5-days Family trip in Mindanao 3rd Part; Agusan del Sur

another self-guided family backpacking across Northeastern Mindanao's best

July 24 to 29, 2014

5-days Family trip in Mindanao 2nd Part; Dinagat Islands

Villa Teresita Resort is a large complex with concrete and native-style bungalows. The hotel’s dining area abuts a large pool; be wary of the periodic forays of the resident monkey. This resort was famous before for being the only Forest Resort in CARAGA (Northeastern) Mindanao Region. It looks creepy now (but very, very safe) and have not been regularly maintained due to illness of the owner.

Agusan derived its name from the local dialect, "agasan", meaning "where the water flows", referring to the Agusan River that splits the land and meanders south to north in a 250 kilometres (160 mi) rush to Butuan Bay. It is third largest river in the country and served as highway for the Spanish colonizers in gaining access to inner northeastern Mindanao. Agusan del Sur is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Caraga region in Mindanao. Its capital is Prosperidad and borders, from the north clockwise, Agusan del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley, Davao del Norte, Bukidnon, and Misamis Oriental.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agusan_del_Sur

Day Three: From Dinagat Islands to Surigao Pier then to San Francisco, Agusan del Sur
Morning boat ride to Surigao Pier, bus ride from Surigao City bus terminal then arrived in San Francisco downtown, Agusan del Sur with nice weather.

ITINERARY July 26, 2014 Saturday
0545H   Breakfast 100
0620H   ETD Dinagat Islands 430
0800H   ETA Surigao Boulevard
   snacks 105
   multicab to terminal 36
0900H   ETD Surigao bus terminal 1,210
1200H   ETA Butuan stop-over 295
1220H   ETD Butuan
1430H   ETA San Francisco downtown
   multicab to Villa Teresita resort 80
   Villa Teresita Resort one night 700
TOTAL:    PhP 2,956 ($68)