48 Hours on Siquijor Island, PHILIPPINES | Everything to See & Do

Welcome to Sigihora here in the Philippines. Sigihora is a beautiful small and somewhat off the typical tourist trail located just south of Cebu. Today we're going to be showing you the best of Sigihora. We will be visiting some stunning waterfalls, relaxing at gorgeous white sand beaches, and exploring all this island has to offer. Okay so it's a pretty easy getting here. We took a one-hour flight from Manila to Dumagate. We then took a taxi to the pier where we took a ferry over to Sigihora. Do you feel confident about the boat ride? It looks very rough. I put my patch on though just in case. You're prepared. Rock the boat. You guys the ferry was so rough. I think we were all feeling a little bit queasy but it was anyway we made it here to Sigihora. It only cost 380 pesos a person and the ferry ride was only 45 minutes long. We didn't want to intro this morning at like 6 a.m so let me take you all the way to this morning where we started our day. And this morning we're up bright and early and first thing on the agenda is heading to Kambugahe waterfalls. So let's go. So we're super excited to be traveling with two friends for the next two weeks. Here they come now. These are our friends Eric and Sarah. We met them last year in Mexico. Hit it off really well and decided we wanted to travel together. They also have a travel YouTube channel where yeah they make incredible content over there. Definitely go check them out and follow them and you can see this incredible Philippines trip from two perspectives. That's right. So so excited to be here. We're having way too much fun already. We really are. It's a problem. We can't take her anywhere. Oh you have no idea Tommy. It's just beginning. It pays to wake up early baby because we are the first people here. The water is so blue. There's so much greenery. I'm so happy to be here. This is a great way to start it too right? Yeah definitely. So it looks like the falls are split into three different levels. It opens right at 8 a.m and we got here like 7 50 and they definitely made us wait until 8 a.m on the dot to get a ticket. It was 50 pesos a person. I always kind of wonder in pictures if people like kind of mess with the colors a little bit. No the water is literally that Gatorade blue color. So you can tell the community really takes pride in this area. Everybody's working so hard this morning setting everything up. It's gonna be a great day. Actually so nice. I was afraid that we were getting here too early and it was gonna be really really cold but I just got in the water to take a thumbnail picture and it feels so great. Okay Tommy in the edit here. I just realized our microphone is broken. This is super disheartening. I love filming this series. I think it might be for the next couple videos as well. I hope you guys can bear with us. I'll have it fixed as soon as possible. I love you guys. Back to the video. Okay time to do the rope swing. It is 50 per person for unlimited swings. I'm a little nervous. I'm not a huge fan of heights so and I hope it's deep enough. It looks pretty shallow. Let's do it. All right here we go. So much fun. I know. I can't wait to go. It looks so fun. All right Sam are you ready? I'm nervous. Oh awesome. So much fun. Hey are you ready for this man? Oh yeah. You're not a big fan of heights are you? No not at all. We're in the same boat there. I feel like I'm a little bit nervous. Yeah I knew you'd be doing it. Inspiration baby. While coming right at 8am was definitely the move because we had to alter ourselves for like 30 minutes. Yeah it was so nice. And then now there's so many people. After all that fun we're at the second tier now which is not nearly as crowded but it's a nice little swimming area. No rope swings though. Just standing up here to the third waterfall. This one is definitely at the most beautiful. I would say if you get here come up here first and then work your way down because there are some people up here now but it's so pretty. What a great way to start this adventure. I don't feel like we could have picked a better spot to come right Tommy? Yeah so fun. I know. He's packing up the bag now. I think we're all very hungry so it's time to go find some breakfast and coffee something to eat because yeah the downside to getting here at 8am is none of us had time to eat anything. Quite a few steps. Quite the workout going up. We loved our time. Thank you so much. Have a good day. Thank you. Great first stop right guys? That was amazing. That was so fun. Awesome. I honestly could have spent the entire day there. All right breakfast time? So ready for some food. So just a five minute drive after the waterfalls we came to restaurant 24 to get some breakfast and hopefully some coffee. The people we're traveling with they changed their clothes in the middle of the street of the town. I feel like Eric just like whatever Sarah throws at him he just takes it. This is why a lot of it doesn't end up in our videos because Eric's just so used to it. He isn't even bat an eye anymore. It's like we're back in Morocco right? As I spill it all over me. Yeah I didn't order traditional breakfast but full Sammy mode. Falafel is my favorite thing. Singing songs with We're gonna start our own channel which is us singing. I apologize to everybody. This falafel is so freaking delicious. The hummus is perfectly smooth and garlicky and has so much olive oil and fresh olives on top. It's so good. Special delivery. Oh wow it's all the things on there. Yummy. They are so good. I love how you didn't even cut it. Ice cream for breakfast. I'm not going to complain. I feel alive again after breakfast and coffee. So time to go to the beach. How are you? I'm great and how about you? Good just two please. United States of America. Where are you from? Here in Siquijor in the Philippines. Beautiful island. Oh yeah thank you so much. Loving it. So we're heading to the beach. We went past this 400 year old banyan tree. It is so cool. We had to make a quick stop. I did not know. I thought we were just getting outside of the tree which the tree is gorgeous but there's a whole fish spa pond here. I'm scared. Put your feet in. You're ready. Oh god. Stay like deep. Be calm. Hold steady. I think that's enough for me. Alright to the beach we go. Okay that was fun. I'm glad we stopped. This is awesome. So the 20 pesos fee to get into the beach. So we just made it to Palazan Beach. We read online this is supposed to be the most beautiful beach here in Siquijor and it does not disappoint. Look at this beautiful crystal clear water with the white sand beach. I read it's also a great place to watch the sunset. Hope we're gonna have a drink and just relax for a bit here. Oh yeah. Good energy. Right back at you guys. Coke's more expensive than the rum. Yeah. Is it really? Yeah. The rum's like 75 pesos. That makes me worry about the rum a little bit. I understand why you don't want to drink a whole bottle now. Five times distilled man. Best. Top coconut wine. So then just like prevent the coconut. It's free but yeah it's bad. Well you guys are too kind man. Thank you brother. Thank you. Cheers. Such a warm welcome. Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy guys. Nice to meet you man. Enjoy. This beach is actually really, really nice because not only does it have like a very laid back vibe, but you can rent like paddle board, snorkeling equipment. The snorkeling looks absolutely beautiful out there. I saw a bunch of people doing it. The people hanging out at the beach are super friendly. We met a guy playing some music, some guys from Australia. They were super friendly. Great conversations. Everybody's just hanging out, chilling. I think we're going to end our first day here going to a waterfall. One more waterfall. Another waterfall. Fly over the camera. How do you say it again? No. How do you say it again? Lugnaston Falls. Okay. Perfect. We made it. Awesome, you guys. Hell yeah. Let's go, baby. Exactly. So nice to meet y'all. Yeah. Nice to meet you. Enjoy your day, guys. So it was 20 pesos to get in the waterfall. Let's go check it out. It's a very jungle-y nature vibe. We really were just in the city for so long. It just feels really great to be out in nature and this whole day has just been amazing. So these waterfalls are much more remote. Super beautiful, though. We're about to walk down to the swimming area. I love they have to trek through the jungles to see the different tiers. These are bigger than the ones this morning. They're really nice. Yeah. So pretty. Yeah. Beautiful. And like a handful of people here. Nice to meet you. What's your name? Kim. Kim? Kim. Nice to meet you, man. Where are you from? From here. Yeah? Yeah. It's your home? Yeah. And this is your house? Yeah. This is every day. The tour guide here. Are you? Yeah. So you can do this every day? Yeah. That's a pretty good gig. You like your job? Yeah. I like the job. Yeah. Yeah, you're wild. What's the craziest trick you can do? Double? Triple. Triple? Triple and up. Awesome, my man. Yeah. Okay. Let's do it, bro. I'm really good. I'm really making good video for you. Be safe. Oh, man. How long have you been doing that? A month. Yeah, just a month. You've been doing that crazy stuff? Yeah. Jeez, bro. Crazy. Hey, thanks for the show, man. So nice to meet you, too, man. Nice to meet you, too. Enjoy. Yeah, see you later. Enjoy staying secure. Yeah, man. Appreciate it. So I really enjoyed this waterfall much more than expected. Met so many wonderful locals. Also some very sweet girls from Poland, which is super fun to share our experiences in their country. Thank you, guys. So nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. It was really nice to meet you, guys. Maybe we see each other later. It's such a small island. Yeah. You have accommodation in Poland and Warsaw. That is awesome. That worked out perfect. Pleasure, you guys. Thank you. I love you. Another awesome experience here in the Philippines. Okay, these are the cottages we've been staying at while we're here on Siquijor. I actually really love them. It's pretty basic accommodation, but I love the grounds that they're on. It's just full of greenery. The gardens are so beautiful. In the morning, we have little roosters and chickens running around. And the best part is it's only $21 a night. Can't beat that. Three years old? You're already three? Cheers, guys. Cheers. Margaritas and games. And a wonderful time on Siquijor. We just arrived to the butterfly sanctuary. It was only 100 pesos a person to get in. So this is a pretty small sanctuary, but it is super beautiful. So many butterflies. And the floral is pretty gorgeous as well. Concentration in this place. Oh, yeah. So this is the owner here. What was your name? Dante. Dante, nice to meet you. What we are doing here in our project is we are conserving and saving butterfly because we breed more. And then 40% of our produce we release to the nature. And all these butterflies are endemic and existing in the islands. We are very thankful to the help of the tourists. You are the one who really work with us because this is a self-sustaining project. You are saving my place for the butterflies. So if you're ever here, make sure you come visit the butterfly sanctuary. Thank you for giving back. Thank you so much, sir. I appreciate it. That was so cool. Beautiful. That was so nice. I was most excited about the plants. I'm not going to lie. But the butterflies were pretty too. It's just relaxing. Yeah. It just started pouring on us. We just found this restaurant just in time. The family invited us in. Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you. Cheers, buddy. Aw, thanks. Aw. Cheers, buddy. Cheers, pal. This is good. Cheers, cheers. I'm always somehow filming and I'm always doing something weird. I got to always be on my guard down here. Thank you. Goodbye, guys. Goodbye. Bye. What? What did you say? Nah! I don't understand. Sorry. Nah! You guys are so much more stylish than us with the music. You know how to live life. Good job. How are you today? Good. Not greasy. That's not happening. Come on. You got this. Absolutely not. You got this. You got it. Oh, she's doing a backflip. Oh, you made me nervous. So they have two of them here. I think that one's at seven and this one's at nine. Oh my goodness. That's a long ways down. My heart is pounding outside of my chest. Jump. We're probably not going to be jumping. Come on. You got this. Nope. You only live once. I don't know. That's really high. Tommy. That's a long ways. Let's go. Perfect. Fantastic. That was awesome. That was a good adrenaline rush. The first victim. What's your name, man? Victim. My name is Timon. Timon. And this is Check Us. No problem, baby. Well done. I can tell your adrenaline is like, it makes me more nervous to go. You had a lot of adrenaline doing that. I hate heights, so it's not easy. I know. And your fear of heights always gets put on the back burner because I'm so dramatic about my fear of heights. That's true. That's nerve-wracking, right? Yeah, I've never jumped off of anything this high before. Yeah, me neither. You got this. How was it? Wow. This water feels great, doesn't it? It feels so good. It's so refreshing. Right now it's high season in the Philippines, so I thought it was going to be a little bit more touristic and busy. We've been with a handful of people all day long. It's been really nice. Oh my goodness, that's so cool. He really takes his time with it. But then once you get in the army, it starts going wild. Look at him. He's dancing. Hello. What's your name, buddy? A new friend. He's a dancing machine. Do you guys know what his name is? No. You found him. You get to name him. You can call him PM. Praying Mantis. Oh, he's going to go all the time. Okay. You should pick him up before he goes in your ear. There you go. He's a professional. I don't want to hurt him. Okay. Oh, you're so quick. So cool. Thank you. That was really cool. Can't plan that. What a gorgeous beach this is. So glad we made the trip. Because it is on the opposite side of our island. So it's like a 45 minute drive. Definitely worth it. The cliff jump alone was super fun. Got your adrenaline pumping. But such a beautiful white sand beach. New friend. From the United States. Canada. From Canada. Nice to meet you guys. Nice jump. Bye. Enjoy the beach, you guys. So this is Tubol Beach. As you can see, it's a marine sanctuary. And it's all marked off here. And it's supposed to be excellent for snorkeling. We just talked to a couple. We just got done. They said it was incredible. Make sure you come at high tide to see the most marine life. Might need one extra day here on the island. We ran out of time, unfortunately. So we're ending our time here on Sikahor. Enjoying the sunset. Another beautiful beach here. Such a fantastic time. Don't miss it if you guys plan a trip to the Philippines. So fun. The locals are super friendly. Enjoyed our time with our friends, Eric and Sarah. Some of the highlights for me were the adrenaline thing. Such as the cliff jumping and the rope swings. The waterfalls were super gorgeous. These white sand beaches. What's not to love? Thank you guys for watching. Love you guys. See you guys in the next video.