Biri Island, Northern Samar

How to go there? 

***Calbayog > Allen > Lavezares > Biri***
*Plane from Mactan-Cebu Airport to Calbayog Airport (1 hour)*

- Plane ticket prices vary. Take advantage of CebPac’s promo prices now (despite their crappy service), or PAL’s. CebPac’s flight usually arrive at noon, while PAL’s arrive early in the morning.
- (You can also take a Cebu – Catarman flight. I heard there’s a ride from Catarman straight to Lavezares.)

*Tricycle from Calbayog Airport to Calbayog Grand Tours Van Terminal (15 minutes)*

- Just look for a trike driver and ask him to drive you to Grand Tours. The airport is a bit far from the town proper, so he might ask you to pakyaw the ride for 120php. Try haggling for 100php for the entire ride, if you can. Normal rate per tricycle ride around the town proper is 10php per head. Local carenderia stalls abound the area too, if you are hungry).
- (If you plan to stay in Calbayog for a while, Marcial’s Grill has some tasty tender ribs and fried chicken. Buy pasalubong in Brgy. Matobato (just a hundred-meter walk from Marcial’s Grill) on your way home. Calbayog’s smoked fish is the bomb!)
- (If you have a few days to spare, check out Calbayog’s waterfalls, and the Pink Beach in Sila Island.)