Caramoan Getaway Day 3: Riding the Ro-Ro (Roll On, Roll Off) Ship

Going back to Naga City, we finally took the ro-ro (roll on, roll off) ship to Nato Port in Sagnay. Actually, we were supposed to take the ro-ro ship going to Caramoan but, since we arrived in Naga at 6am that day, there was no way that we're going to be able to reach Nato Port by 8am.

Caramoan Getaway Day 2: The islands of Sabitang Laya, Lagos, and Matukad

After our early lunch at Manlawi Island, we hopped on our boats and proceeded to Sabitang Laya. Sabitang Laya is also one of the popular islands of the Caramoan Peninsula. This could be why there are already plenty of people by the time we arrived. Some of them even have tents set up and looked like they stayed there for the night.

The sand here is still powdery white like in Manlawi but there are large rock formations even on the water. We had photos taken while sitting on these rocks like this photo of my sister-in-law and her family.

Caramoan Getaway Day 2: Manlawi Island Sandbar

When in Caramoan, you gotta go island hopping! That's all we did on our second day. From Jallores Homestay, it was just a short tricycle ride to the port. Our group of 16 had to be divided into 2 groups as only a maximum of 8 passengers are allowed in each boat. We paid each boat Php 2,000 for the whole day island hopping trip.

Caramoan Getaway Day 1

Our trip to Caramoan was somehow unplanned. We were so busy with Rap's graduation and our daily tasks that I wasn't able to make an itinerary of sorts. In fact, Rap traveled with my sisters-in-law and their families two days ahead of me and Dadijun because we still had work to do. We finally left for Naga that Thursday night aboard the Isarog Lines SII sleeper bus.

Aboard the Isarog Bus Lines Sleeper Bus SII (Php 1,000) from Cubao to Naga.

We left the Cubao bus terminal at almost 10 pm and arrived in Naga City by 6 am. We met with the rest of our companions who were checked in at the nearby CBD Hotel for the night. Our rented van arrived shortly after and off we went to Sabang Port where we'll ride the boat that will take us to Caramoan.

The make-shift boat terminal in Sabang where we waited for our ride.

Call 742-ASIA for AirAsia

Starting February 25, AirAsia can now be reached through their new customer hotline, 742-ASIA (742-2742). Not only that, to make payment for booked tickets easier for its customers, the Philippines' low cost carrier with the youngest fleet also tapped 7-11 as a payment facility.