Lazi: A Monthly Stay

1. Resorts - Lazi has some beach/dive resorts on its west coast - Gabayan Riviera, Lazi Beach Club, Bahura Dive Resort. However, the popular area for tourist resorts are in San Juan
2. Transport - Lazi is the junction where the jeeps begin their clockwise route (Lazi-San Juan-Siquijor Port) or the counter clockwise route (Lazi-Maria-Larena Port). Because the jeeps are rare with about 2 to 3 trips/day only in the morning, it's practical to just have a motorcycle here in Siquijor. With its affordability (a brand new Rusi motorbike is as low as P45k), people just buy motorcycles...especially those who live up in the mountains.
3. The Boulevard - Lazi's main draw is its seaside cobblestone promenade. When the sun goes down, people gather here for eats, drinks, open-air, harbor view and the sunset
4. Lazi Port - Lazi just recently opened up its port with Kho Shipping plying the Iligan, Tagbilaran and Cebu routes.

Lazi to Iligan City route by Kho Shipping was just opened up in early April 2023. Before, going to Iligan City meant going to Siquijor Port, 30 km away. This also meant that on the way back, you have to be in Siquijor before 2pm to catch the last jeep to Lazi. With this direct route, there is no 'last trip' to catch.

1. Lazi Port - take Kho Shipping to Iligan City, Tu-Th-Sat, 6 hours, Lazi departure 5 am, arrival in Iligan City Port 11 am, economy P800, tourist P1100, tickets available at Lazi office 2pm-10pm M-Sat

Lazi to Cagayan de Oro route by Kho Shipping was just opened up in early September 2023. Before, going to Davao meant going to Iligan first, then bus to CDO and then bus to Davao City. Now, Iligan can be completely bypassed saving about 3 hours on the trip.

1. Lazi Port - take Kho Shipping to Cagayan de Oro, Tu-F-Sun, 6 hours, Lazi departure 6 am, arrival in Cagayan de Oro Port 12 noon, economy P1,100.00, tourist P1,400.00, tickets available at Lazi office 2pm-10pm M-Sat

Lazi to Dumaguete route by Kho Shipping was just opened up in early September 2023. Before, going to Dumaguete meant going to Siquijor Port, 30 km away. This also meant that on the way back, you have to be in Siquijor before 2pm to catch the last jeep to Lazi. With this direct route, there is no 'last trip' to catch.

1. Lazi Port - take Kho Shipping to Dumaguete, M-Th-Sat, 3 hours, Lazi departure 1 am, arrival in Dumaguete Port 4 am, economy P300, tourist P500, tickets available at Lazi office 2pm-10pm M-Sat

Lazi to Cagayan de Oro route by Kho Shipping was just opened up in early September 2023. Before, going to Davao meant going to Iligan first, then bus to CDO and then bus to Davao City. Now, Iligan can be completely bypassed saving about 3 hours on the trip.

1. Lazi Port - take Kho Shipping to Cagayan de Oro, Tu-F-Sun, 6 hours, Lazi departure 6 am, arrival in Cagayan de Oro Port 12 noon, economy P1,100.00, tourist P1,400.00, tickets available at Lazi office 2pm-10pm M-Sat





2. Cagayan de Oro Port - arrival 12 noon. Take a jeep to East Terminal (Agora) to catch the Davao-bound bus
3. CDO East Terminal (Agora) - take bus going to Davao City, 8 hours, PHP 875. This terminal is open 24 hours and there is always a bus going to Davao - no need to pre-purchase tickets
4. Davao Bus Terminal - you'll arrive at the Davao Bus Terminal, close to SM City. From there you can take a cab ride to your hotel. There are many jeeps that will also take you to the Poblacion town center, 15 mins, PHP 12

Lazi to Cebu entails a stopover at Tagbilaran - you only pay for one ticket (I've broken down the individual trips in case you're boarding from Tagbilaran). From the 5pm boat departure from Lazi, it would cost PHP 1000 (it's odd that it's cheaper to pay for the individual trips rather than paying for both...PHP 845 vs 1000) and take about 10 hours.

1. Lazi Port - take Kho Shipping to Tagbilaran, W-F-Sun, 4 hours, Lazi departure 1 am, arrival in Tagbilaran Port 5 am, economy P475, tourist P750, tickets available at Lazi office 2pm-10pm M-Sat





2. Tagbilaran Port - arrival 5 am, layover 1 hour, departure for Cebu 6am (5 hours), economy P370, tourist P520
3. Cebu Port - arrival 11 am

Jeeps - there are only 2 routes for jeeps within Siquijor Island - and they are rare. Most people have their own motorcycle transport.

1. Siquijor Port to Lazi - last trip leaves at 3pm from station near market
2. Lazi to Siquijor Port - jeeps depart from the Lazi Port area. 5 jeeps, the last trip at 12:30 pm. Lazi to San Juan, P50.
3. Larena Port to Lazi - jeeps are unpredictable. As of this writing, there is only 1 jeep plying the Larena-Lazi route. This jeep leaves Larena for Lazi at 9:50am. After that, no more jeep. You'll have to take a tricycle to Siquijor Pob for jeeps going to Lazi
4. Lazi to Larena Port - 6am (daily) and 9 am (M-Th)

Food - these were suggested by a local to me

1. Lechon manok & liempo - roasted pork belly and chicken at Joel's in Siquijor Poblacion. I've tried this myself...yummy, even if the chicken was no longer hot
2. Bibingka - sweetened rice cake by Fidy's Bibingka (P30) in Sawang, Maria. I've come back for this and I buy for other people as well as 'pasalubong' - they love this
3. Siopao - at the Rosita store near Thrifty (P25) in Siquijor Poblacion
4. Peanut butter - by Rene. Just ask around in Siquijor Poblacion. It's popular
5. Torta - sweet cakish bread at the Thrifty story in Siquijor Poblacion

1. Montenegro Lines - at Siquijor Port, P234.00/pax, P169/bicycle, 7:30am/10:00am/2:00pm/4:30pm




2. Aleson Shipping - at Siquijor Port, 6 am and 6 pm daily, 1:30 pm M-Sat, Regular P200.00/pax, Aircon P250.00/pax




3. Ocean Jet - 40 mins,at Siquijor Port, 0919.066.5964, www.oceanjet.net, marketing@ocenajet.net, 6:00am/6:00pm, P350/pax (tourist/open air), P580/pax (business class)
   
   

En route to Cebu City, the ferries usually make a stop-over to Tagbilaran (Bohol) to pick-up more passengers or unload.

1. Ocean Jet - 2 hours, 8:20am, at Siquijor Port
   To Tagbilaran: P800/tourist & open air, P1200/business class
   To Cebu: ?
2. Lite Ferries - at Larena Port,
   To Tagbilaran: T-Th-Sun, P475/standard, 7pm, 3 hours, PHP?
   To Cebu: T-Th-Sun, 7pm, 7 hours, PHP 650

1. Lite Ferries - at Larena Port, T-Th-Sun, 2:00 am, 5 hours, PHP?

There is only one bus plying this route - Sugbo Urban. Tourist class coach, a/c, comfortable, Sun-Fri (these dates keep changing). P420 for bus, P275 for ferry to Liloan. Larena Port around 5 am, makes a clockwise roundtrip around Siquijor Island - Larena, Enrique Villanueva, Maria, Lazi (stops at Lazi market for breakfast and leaves 6:50 am), San Juan, Siquijor (arrives 8am, P50 from Lazi to Siquijor Poblacion) and catches the 1pm ferry at Larena Port (Sundays at 3 pm) for Liloan, Cebu and resumes its land route. Arrives Cebu City (South Bus Terminal) 10 pm.

Sugbo Urban is the cheapest and most convenient way because it goes around the island (clockwise) along the circumferential road, passing through - Enrique Villanueva, Maria, Lazi, San Juan, Siquijor...and back to Larena where it takes the ferry at 1 pm. This saves you the hassle and high transport cost of a tricycle. Besides, it's a long trip from the other side of the island to be taking by tricycle.

These are the nearest popular destinations from Siquijor by boat

1. Bohol - Bohol is an island northeast Siquijor. Tourist attractions are Chocolate Hills, Tarsier Monkey, Loboc River Cruise, Beaches of Panglao, whale sharks (recent offering), freediving (recent offering)
2. Cebu - Cebu City is the usual gateway into the Visayas. But in Cebu Island itself, there are many offerings - Whale Sharks of Oslob, sardine run at Moalboal,Thresher Shark of Malapascua
3. Dapitan (Zamboanga del Norte) - I haven't been there but a lot of island ferries ply this port. There must be something here.
4. Dumaguete - Dumaguete is a small charming progressive coastal town in Negros Oriental. Cafe and restaurants line the famous Boulevard Boardwalk. Tourist attractions include Japanese Shrine, Casaroro Falls, snorkeling along the southern coastline (Dauin, Masaplod Norte, etc), Balinsasayao Twin Lakes
5. Plaridel (Misamis Occidental, Mindanao) - I haven't been there but a lot of island ferries ply this port. There must be something here.

1. Canghaling Cave November 14, 2023
2. Kings and Queens November 13, 2023
3. Barangay Vote-Buying October 22, 2023
4. Real Estate Mapping October 1, 2023
5. Learning Cebuano: Oct October 1-31, 2023
6. Oct Food Hack: Pizza, Kinilaw, Coconut Bread, Fish Okuy, Carrot Omelette,Lemon-Grass Tea October 2023
7. Sep Snapshots: Fisherman, Granny, Pedicure, Big Fish, Garbage September 1-30, 2023
8. Sep Food Hack: Fish Tinola, Ratatouille, Chayote Omelette, Flat Bread September 2023
9. Together Forever Sep 11, 2023
10. The Cigarette Talk Sep 1, 2023
11. Siquijor Star Meditation Center Aug 31, 2023
12. The Lost Dogs of Siquijor Aug 27, 2023
13. Moving to a Bungalow! Aug 22, 2023
14. Aug Chronicles: CDO produce August 31, 2023
15. Aug Snapshots: Pan de Sal, Palpitate, Taho, Tuna, Pineapple August 1-31, 2023
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16. July Chronicles July 31, 2023
17. July Snapshots July 1-31, 2023
18. Learning Cebuano: July July 1-31, 2023
19. June Chronicles June 31, 2023
20. June Snapshots June 1-31, 2023
21. Learning Cebuano: June June 1-31, 2023
22. May Chronicles May 31, 2023
23. May Snapshots May 1-31, 2023
24. Learning Cebuano May 1-31, 2023
25. In Search of a Cool Climate May 25, 2023
26. The 64 km Bike Ride May 16, 2023
27. Lazi Fiesta May 15, 2023
28. The Boulevard Opening May 5, 2023
29. April Snapshots April 1-30, 2023
30. Learning Cebuano...Again! April 1-30, 2023
31. Kris Visits Siquijor Mar 17 - Apr 15, 2023
32. Exploring Siquijor with Marky Mar 25 - Apr 11, 2023
33. Siquijor Healing Festival April 5-8, 2023
34. The Talk at United Church of Christ April 2, 2023
35. Mar Snapshots Mar 1-31, 2023
36. Vigil for the Ghost Ship of Siquijor March 31, 2023
37. Judging an Essay on Gender Equality Mar 29, 2023
38. The Thief, the Shaman, the Elves and the Police Mar 20, 2023
39. Finally Acquiring the Motorbike Mar 18, 2023
40. Bitcoin Blunder Mar 15, 2023
41. Maria's Unsung Beaches Mar 11, 2023
42. Lagaan Falls Mar 9, 2023
43. Tibhong Spring Water Source Mar 8, 2023
44. Bolo-Bolo Natural Spring Mar 2, 2023
45. Reasons to Get a Wife March 1, 2023
46. Feb Snapshots Feb 28, 2023
47. Camagung-Ong Natural Spring Feb 28, 2023
48. Heeeere's Johnnie! Feb 26, 2023
49. Manifesting a Motorbike from Thin Air? Feb 18, 2023
50. The 'Bad Guy' of Siquijor Feb 15, 2023
51. Amazement from Drivers License Renewal in Siquijor Feb 15, 2023
52. Locong Falls Feb 9, 2023
53. Inguinal Hernia? Goodbye ABS! Feb 4, 2023
54. Jan Snapshots January 31, 2023
55. In Search of Tubod Cold Spring Jan 27, 2023
56. 1:4:2:3 Nadi Shodana Jan 26, 2023
57. Lazi's Boulevard Jan 22, 2023
58. Lazi: A Monthly Stay Jan 21, 2023
59. 7 Days in Maria, Siquijor Jan 14-21, 2023
60. Capilay Spring Jan 17, 2023
61. Siquijor: In Search of Resonance Jan 9-14, 2023
62. Riding Around Siquijor's 86km Coastal Road Apr 3, 2012
63. Exploring the Cantabon Cave of Siquijor Feb 23, 2012
64. Jovee and Missy's Excellent Adventure Nov 6-7, 2010
65. Freediving in Siquijor's Marine Sancturaries Apr 23-24, 2010
66. Island Tour of Siquijor Apr 22, 2010
67. Kram's Siquijor Wedding Apr 21, 2010