About
Bring cash, book accommodations ahead, confirm boat schedules with locals, download offline maps, buy banana bread from locals, visit Limasawa Shrine for sunrise, bring reef-safe sunscreen and thick soles, rent snorkel gear from Padre Burgos, charge devices after sunset, ask locals for hidden beaches.
Why go
- Feels like you have your own private island
- Pure beauty, pure peace
- A gem in the Philippines
Must try
- Sunrise from Limasawa Shrine
- Hidden lagoon where you can cliff jump
- Historic shrine where Magellan held the first mass
- Hill that's so windy you can literally blow your hat off
- Snorkel, dive, hike
Pro tips
- Book your bed via Hostelz before hopping over
- Download maps, podcasts, playlists before you leave Maasin
- Last boat off the island is whenever the captain feels like it
- Pumpboat schedule is unreliable, try to come as early as possible
- Stay chill about wi-fi—it’s slower than a drunk carabao
Good to know
- Bring cash, no atm on Limasawa
- Reef-safe sunscreen and thick soles for the coral paths
- Power’s on for only a few hours some nights
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