Burias Island Masbate: Tour Packages, Itinerary, Travel Tips & Budget

Burias Island in San Pascual is one of the three main islands located on the upper coast of the province of Masbate. In this tour we will explore 5 islands namely Snake/Dapa Island, Good Island(newly discovered), Sombrero, Tinalisayan, and Animasola Island.  Each island has a unique character that is perfect for amazing photographs. The picturesque view will take your breath away. The powdery white sand, stunning rock formations, crystal clear water makes your island summer getaway unforgettable.

Summer is just around the corner and it’s my favorite season in the Philippines for I love exciting feel that the sun, sea and sand brings. For this year, I decided to join a group of travellers for their Burias Island Masbate tour. It’s not ordinary for me to join group of strangers and explore certain place but I’m not getting any younger so I need to do things I never did before. Given my profession as entrepreneur, blogger and health and fitness advocate I tend to be an introvert when I have a choice but most of the time I need to talk to people due to my business and events that I need to attend. Well, I think I’m ambivert, ehe

I travelled from Pampanga to Manila around 5pm and arrive at Greenfields, Mandaluyong at 8pm, I took a quick dinner and head up to the meeting place. We are 50 persons in the group with different professions, personality and background. I got the  chance to talk to some of them. We travelled to San Andres Port in Quezon as the drop off point going to Masbate. The travel going there took us 9 hours. As we arrived in the port we fix our stuff, freshen up and take our breakfast before going to the first island which is the Snake or Dapa Island.

BURIAS GROUP OF ISLAND

 

 

TOUR PACKAGE SAMPLE ITINERARY

ITINERARY

DAY 0 (Friday)

8:30 pm Assembly @ Greenfield parking lot
9:00 pm Departure to San Andres Port

DAY 1 (Saturday)
5:00am ETA port, register, take breakfast, final prep.
7:00am First part of Island Hopping
(Animosola Island, Tinalisayan Island and Sandbar, Sumbrero Island )
Sumbrero Island will be our camping area

DAY 2 (Sunday)

5:00am Wake up call, sunrise
6:30am Breakfast
7:00am Swimming/Photo Ops
8:30am Second part of Island Hopping
(Snake Island and Alibijaban)
01:00pm Back to port, tidy up
03:00pm ETD to Manila
07:00pm Stopover for dinner
10:00pm ETA Manila

Budget PHP 2999 per person

INCLUSIONS:

Round Trip Van Transfers Manila to Quezon,
Entrance/Guide/Environmental Fees,
3 set of meals (lunch, dinner, breakfast)
Boat Transfer
Island Hopping Tour
All entrance and environmental fee
Gas/Toll/Driver’s fee

SAMPLE ITINERARY (FROM SAN PASCUAL NAGA) 

DAY 0

10:00 pm          ETD Manila (from Cubao)

DAY 1

6:00 am            ETA Naga Terminal. Upon arriving proceed to Pasacao terminal

7:00 am            ETA Pasacao Terminal. Go straight to Pasacao Port

7:15 am            From Pasacao Port, ride a passenger boat heading to the town of San Pascual

10:00 am          Arrival at the town of San Pascual. Inquire at the tourism office for the island hopping tours

10:30 am          Brunch and Look for affordable accommodation

1:00 pm             Island hopping at Tinalisayen and Sombrero Island

6:00 pm            Back to San Pascual to freshen up

7:00 pm onwards  Dinner, Socials and Sleep

DAY 2

5:00 am            Wake up for Animasola Island

6:00 am            Animasola Island

8:30 am            Back at San Pasual mainland

9:30 am            Depart San Pascual and heading to Pasacao port

12:30 am          Arrival at Pasacao port

1:30 pm            Arrival at Naga terminal. Late lunch.

2:00 pm            ETD Naga terminal

11:00 pm          ETA Manila

 SAMPLE BUDGET

Manila to Naga                   Php 700 x 2 (But, price may vary from 650-1000 depending with the bus company)

Naga to Pasacao                Php80 x 2

Pasacao to San Pascual    Php 150 x 2

Meals                                  Php 100/meal x 6 (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

Island Hopping                    Php 3000/6 pax or 500/head

Lodging                               Php 300/person/night

TOTAL =  Php 3,000-4,000

HOW TO GO THERE(Manila to Naga) 

BY PLANE

• Manila to Naga Airport (1 hour flight)
• Naga Airport to Pasacao Terminal (45 minutes – 1 hour: Public van or jeep)
• Pasacao Terminal to Pasacao Port (5 minutes: Walk or pedicab)
• Pasacao Port to San Pascual (2- 3 hours: Via passenger boat)
• At San Pascual Port, inquire at the tourism office for the island hopping tours

BY BUS

• Manila to Naga Bus Terminal (8-9 hours)
• Naga Bus Terminal to Pasacao Terminal (45 minutes – 1 hour: Public van or jeep))
• Pasacao Terminal to Pasacao Port (5 minutes: Walk or pedicab)
• Pasacao Port to San Pascual (2- 3 hours: Via passenger boat)
• At San Pascual Port, inquire at the tourism office for the island hopping tours

HOW TO GET THERE 

BY BUS

Manila to San Andres Port, Quezon

• Manila to San Andres Quezon Province (7-8 hours)
• From San Andres, you may inquire with the locals for boat rentals going to Burias Islands(4-5 hours boat ride)

Manila to Masbate

• Manila to Masbate City (1 hour flight)
• Masbate City to San Pascual (8-9 hours: Boat)