Hi there!
Uhm, okay so last last weekend (May 9-10, 09), me and one of my officemates (Gerelyn) went to her grandmother’s place at Sta. Cruz, Digos, Davao del Sur along with her older sister (ate Gemma) and her cousin. Before hand, Gerelyn and I decided to go to PASSIG ISLET, it was located at Bato, Sta. Cruz, Digos. I am very thrilled to go there as it would be again another experienced for me and new place to discover. Gerelyn kept telling me that the place was not that popular unlike Pearl Farm or Paradise Island perhaps but according to her the place is very nice which could be like those high-end beach resort if it was fully developed.
We meet each other after lunch (Saturday) at Ecoland terminal then rode a bus going to Digos. We decided to spend the hours of darkness at her grandmother’s house and go to PASSIG ISLET on the other day. So, okay the sun is up and it’s Sunday morning which is time to go to place that I am always imagining for a week, he he he!!
We need to hire a small boat used by fishermen ‘bangka’ in order to reach the islet, then after 15-20 minutes you can now witness the beauty of PASSIG ISLET. It never failed to amuse me, white sand are present and it was a small island but never thought that it was really a VERY small island, it was an ISLET indeed. It has a very simple place with an extraordinary beauty. And most importantly, you don’t need to spend much money in order to enjoy PASSIG ISLET. So, as usual here are the expenses including fares and cottage rentals.
* Fare – 120 (2 way, non-aircon) / 140 (2 way, aircon)
* Bangka – 200 (2 way, max. of 4 person)
* Close cottage – 500 (with bed, unlimited pax)
* Open cottage – 300 (unlimited pax)
* No entrance fees but you need to give any amount for donation to help their
maintenance fee (in our case we don’t rent cottages so we only just spent20pesos for donation hehehe!!)
* No corkage (there are no store also in the islet)
Very affordable trip while enjoying PASSIG ISLET at its finest!!
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