Private transfers & island trips across Siargao, your way.

Point-to-point transfers

Any two places on the island, one-way: Dapa port to General Luna after the ferry from Surigao City, General Luna up to Pacifico or Burgos, a move between towns mid-trip. Tell us the boards, bags, crates or boxes and the vehicle is chosen to fit them before it leaves.

All route guides

Day trips

Out and back in a day with a driver or a licensed boat waiting on you — island hopping to Naked, Daku and Guyam, Sugba Lagoon by road and boat via Del Carmen, the Magpupungko tidal pools at the right tide, Sohoton Cove on Bucas Grande, or the whole-island land tour.

The Siargao land tour

Multi-day trips

Several days planned as one trip rather than a string of separate bookings: the arrival transfer, the day trips in between and the run back to Sayak or Dapa, quoted together. Useful if you are moving base part-way through, or fitting the tide-dependent days around your flights.

Siargao itineraries

Municipality of Del Carmen

Where we go

Siargao, end to end

Siargao is a teardrop-shaped island in Surigao del Norte, in the Caraga region of the Philippines, and it is widely known as the country's surfing capital. Most trips start at Sayak Airport or Dapa port and end somewhere on the south-east coast — we cover all of it, plus the boat trips that leave from it.

Aerial view of mangrove forest and winding tidal rivers at Dapa on Siargao Island

Del Carmen

The west-coast municipality that contains Sayak Airport and the port used for boat trips through the mangroves to Sugba Lagoon.

A jungle-topped limestone cliff rising straight out of clear green water at Sohoton, in Socorro on Bucas Grande Island

Bucas Grande Island, Socorro, Surigao del Norte

Sohoton Cove

A boat-day destination on Bucas Grande, the separate island that makes up the municipality of Socorro — not on Siargao itself — where a tide-gated cave entrance and a published sailing window out of Dapa decide when the day can run.

Municipality of General Luna

General Luna

The island’s main visitor town on the south-east coast, and the base most people book their Siargao stay around.

Municipality of Dapa

Dapa Port

Siargao’s main seaport and the island arrival point for passenger ferries from Surigao City.

Aerial view of a palm-lined road at Dapa on Siargao Island, Caraga

Del Carmen

Sayak Airport

Siargao’s main airport, at Del Carmen on the island’s west side — IATA code IAO, and the arrival point most Siargao trips begin with.

A surfer carrying a yellow surfboard over his head on a sunny day in Caraga, the region Siargao belongs to

General Luna

Cloud 9

Siargao’s best-known reef break, with the boardwalk and viewing tower that put the island on the surfing map.

Caub, Del Carmen

Sugba Lagoon

A green lagoon on the island barangay of Caub in Del Carmen, reached only by boat through the mangroves — and shut by ordinance every year from 10 January to 10 February.

Sunset light on a tidal rock pool on a beach in Siargao Island, Philippines

Pilar

Magpupungko

Natural tidal rock pools on the east coast at Pilar, only fully visible when the tide is out — and the tide runs on its own timetable, not the clock.

A surfer strolls along a calm, tropical beach in the Philippines

San Isidro

Pacifico

The quiet north-coast surf beach with Big Wish, a fast left-hand reef break that draws surfers away from the General Luna crowds.

Municipality of Burgos

Burgos

The municipality at the north end of Siargao, beyond Pacifico on the island road and usually planned as part of the same long transfer corridor.

Aerial view of a tropical beach with a boat and palm trees in Caraga, Philippines

Municipality of Santa Monica

Santa Monica

The quieter municipality beside Burgos at the far north of Siargao, where the final drop-off matters because a vague “north end” transfer is not specific enough.

Palm trees shading a sand beach beside a shallow turquoise reef on Siargao Island, Philippines

Municipality of Pilar

Pilar

The east-coast municipality Magpupungko belongs to — quieter than General Luna, with its own surf, mangroves and town-proper stays.

Aerial view of outrigger boats moored off the white-sand beach and palm grove of Guyam Island, Siargao

General Luna and Dapa

Naked, Daku & Guyam

The three-island day trip off Siargao’s south coast — a bare sandbar, an inhabited island with its own village, and a tree-covered islet.

Aerial view of a river winding through dense coconut palm forest at Dapa, Siargao Island, with a small boat on the water

Pilar

Siargao land tour

The island’s inland day out — the emerald river at Maasin, the coconut viewpoints on the road above it, and the cave pool at Tayangban. All of it sits in one municipality, on one road.

General Luna → Magpupungko

The island’s one trip where the tide, not the clock, sets your pickup time — a road transfer north from General Luna to the tidal pools at Pilar.

Green, forested islands and blue water at Middle Bucas Grande, passed en route to Sohoton Cove

General Luna → Sohoton Cove

The road transfer from General Luna to Dapa that starts a Sohoton Cove day — and how to check whether you need it at all.

General Luna → Sugba Lagoon

A joined-up road-and-boat trip from General Luna to Del Carmen port and onward through the mangroves to the lagoon.

General Luna → Pacifico / Burgos / Santa Monica

The long cross-island transfer from Siargao’s main stay base to the north end, where the surf-town shortcut is not specific enough for a real quote.

Dapa Port → Pacifico / Burgos / Santa Monica

The long ferry-arrival transfer from Siargao’s main seaport to the north end, where naming the exact town matters before you sail.

Dapa Port → General Luna

The road leg after a ferry arrival — from Siargao’s main seaport to the island’s main visitor town.

Sayak Airport → Pacifico / Burgos / Santa Monica

The long north-end transfer from the airport to Pacifico, Burgos or Santa Monica, where naming the exact town matters before you land.

Sayak Airport → General Luna

The transfer almost every Siargao trip starts with — island airport to the main visitor town, met on arrival.

Sayak Airport → Del Carmen

The arrival where you have already landed in the municipality you are heading for — and still need a transfer, because the airport is not the town and Del Carmen is the biggest municipality on the island.

Sayak Airport → Pilar

The arrival that crosses the island — from the airport on the west side to the quiet east coast, where the road you take depends on which part of Pilar you are actually going to.

Winding tidal river through dense mangrove forest, the waterway system behind Del Carmen on Siargao Island

Dapa Port → Del Carmen

The ferry arrival for the mangrove side of the island — and the one transfer on Siargao where saying “the port” can mean either end of the journey.

Dapa Port → Pilar

The ferry arrival for Siargao’s east coast — from the municipality Pilar used to be part of, to the one it became in 1953.

General Luna → Sayak Airport

The departure leg — the one journey on this island that runs to a deadline you do not set, timed backwards from a check-in counter that closes without you.

People walking along a wooden boardwalk over shallow water at sunset, General Luna, Siargao Island

General Luna → Dapa Port

The sea departure — the road leg to the ferry terminal for Surigao City, timed to a sailing whose schedule we deliberately do not publish.

Pacifico / Burgos / Santa Monica → Sayak Airport

The island’s longest road transfer, run in the one direction that has a deadline — from the north end to an airport whose tightest hour is the departure one.

Pacifico / Burgos / Santa Monica → Dapa Port

The sea departure from the far end of the island — the longest road leg to the ferry, and the one journey where we will tell you to check whether you want it at all.

Somewhere not listed? Ask for a quote anyway — this is pass one of the site and we cover far more of the island than we have written up so far.

How it works

Three steps, no phone tag

1
Tell us your trip
Pickup, where you are headed, the date and how many of you. Add your flight number, your resort or any stops — whatever helps us get it right.
2
Get a fixed quote
We reply by email with a clear, all-in price for the right vehicle or boat. No account, no deposit to ask.
3
Confirm & go
Happy with the price? Confirm and we lock in your driver. You travel on a fixed price with a trip-day contact you can reach.

Why us

A local fixer, not a booking engine

Siargao runs on tides, small roads and word of mouth. We quote by hand because that is the only honest way to price a trip on an island like this.

Fixed, all-in prices

Your quote is the price you pay. No meters, no kerbside haggling after a long flight.

Booked in English, in advance

Arrange everything by email before you fly, from anywhere in the world.

Local drivers, local knowledge

Vetted local drivers who know the island roads, the tides and how long things really take.

Built around your flight

Pickups timed to your actual arrival at Sayak, not a guess — send us the flight number.

Before you book

Planning your Siargao trip

The questions that decide a Siargao trip are rarely about the drive itself: when to come, how many days you actually need, which town to stay in, how you get around once you are here, and what happens to the boards, bags and pets you bring. These guides answer them from published records and primary sources, not guesswork.

Getting to Siargao

How to reach Siargao Island, Philippines — fly into Sayak Airport or take a ferry to Dapa, with the decision points that matter for your trip.

The Cloud 9 boardwalk and its viewing tower reaching out over the reef at sunrise in General Luna, Siargao

Surfing Siargao — no board needed

You do not have to paddle out to enjoy the surfing capital of the Philippines — watch Cloud 9 from the boardwalk, then see what else Siargao does well.

A rider on a motorbike travelling along a narrow asphalt road lined with tall palm trees

Getting around Siargao

There is no Grab or Uber on Siargao. Here is what actually moves you around the island — habal-habal, tricycle, rented scooter or a private vehicle — and when each one is the right call.

Two people lifting surfboards onto the roof rack of a van parked beside a beach

Boards, bags & pets

Surfboards, a stack of luggage, a balikbayan box, a bike, a dog in a crate — what to tell us so the vehicle that meets you actually fits it, and the one item that needs a government permit before it can fly or sail.

Palm trees leaning over a sandy beachfront and shallow clear water at General Luna, Siargao

When to go to Siargao

Siargao has no dry season, and the months sold as the Philippines’ “dry season” are its wettest. Here is what the climate records actually say, and how to time a trip around them.

Timber beach huts under palm trees on the sand at a shorefront in Caraga, Philippines

Where to stay in Siargao

Siargao is nine municipalities, and the one you book in decides how every later day of your trip moves. Here is what each base actually gives you — and why the town name alone is not enough to quote a transfer.

Aerial view of a turquoise bay meeting a densely forested shoreline in Caraga, Philippines

How many days in Siargao

The honest answer is not a number — it is a scheduling problem. Two of Siargao’s best-known trips run on the tide and the sea rather than on your calendar, so here is how to count the days you actually need.

A child safety seat secured on the rear bench of a vehicle interior

Siargao with young children

The island’s two default vehicles are a motorcycle and a tricycle, and Philippine law puts both outside the child car seat rules entirely. Here is what that means for a family arrival, and what to ask for instead.

Passenger ferries moored alongside a port quay under a bright blue sky

Leaving Siargao

Arriving on this island is flexible. Leaving it is not — the airport’s bottleneck is the departure side, the sea exit can be closed by the coast guard with no notice, and neither of those is what most itineraries plan for.

A traditional Filipino bangka outrigger boat on clear blue water