Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Bislig City, Surigao Del Sur


Bislig City is located in the province of Surigao Del Sur, CARAGA Region. This city is also known as the City By the Bay. Bislig City was once home to largest paper mill in Asia. The city got its name from a vine of a rattan family called Bislig. The major industry in Bislig is agriculture but the city has a potential of becoming the major tourist destination in the province of Surigao Del Sur.

Blessed with natural beauty, Bislig City is slowly becoming a tourist hot spot. The Tinuy-an Falls is one of its natural wonder. This waterfalls is the widest waterfalls in the Philippines.  There are also caves for spelunking in Bislig and you can also do an island hopping in Bislig Bay.

Tinuy-an Falls

Tinuy-an Falls

Tinuy-an Falls

Tinuy-an Falls

How to get to Bislig City:

By Plane:

There is an airport in Bislig City but there's only one airline flying to Bislig City. The route for the airline is Cebu to Bislig City and then Bislig City to Cebu. This is being serviced by Mid-SEA Express Airline.
Cebu Pacific and Air Philippines has a daily flight to Butuan City from Manila. It’s an hour and 20 minutes flight from Manila. From Butuan City, you can ride a bus or van bound for Mangagoy, Bislig City. The travel time is 5 to 6 hours.

Cebu Pacific and Air Philippines also has a daily flight to Davao City from Manila. It’s about an hour and 30 minutes flight from Manila. From Davao City, you can ride a bus or van bound for Mangagoy, Bislig City. The travel time is 6 to 7 hours.

By Bus:

From Manila, you can ride a bus bound for Davao City. Tell the conductor or driver that you’re going to Bislig City and tell them to drop you off at San Francisco or locally known as San Franz, Agusan Del Sur province. From San Franz, you can ride a bus or a van bound for Bislig City. The travel time from Manila to San Franz is about 27 to 37 hours. The travel time from San Franz to Mangagoy, Bislig City is 2 hours by van and 3 hours by bus.

From Davao City, go to Ecoland Terminal and from there you can ride a bus bound for Mangagoy, Bislig City. The travel time is 6 to 7 hours.

From Butuan City, you can ride a bus or van bound for Mangagoy, Bislig City. The travel time is 5 to 6 hours.

By Ship:

From Manila, you can ride a ship bound for Surigao City. The travel time is 24 to 32 hours. From Surigao City, ride a bus bound for Davao City and get off at San Franz, Agusan Del Sur. That’s about 5 to 6 hours of travel. From San Franz, ride a bus or a van bound for Mangagoy, Bislig City. The travel time is about 2 to 3 hours.


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