HOW TO VISIT kALANGGAMAN ISLAND

If you plan to visit Kalanggman Island in Palompon, Leyte, here are the steps.

Step 1:

If you’ll be coming from Tacloban City, you can take a van to Palompon for only P150 per passenger. They are available in Tacloban’s new bus terminal located in Barangay Abucay. You can have the first trip at 6:45 in the morning. Each van leaves a 45-min interval until 6 pm daily.

Palompon's Van & Jeepney Terminal

Schedule

Name of Van                Time of Departure

Jas Tours                             06:45 am

Jas Tours                             07:30 am

E.R.JR.                                08:15 am

Gee-Rhaim Tours                09:00 am

E.R.JR.                                09:45 am

Rand Tours                          10:30 am

Gee-Rhaim Tours                11:15 am 

E.R.JR.                                12:00 noon

Gee-Rhaim Tours                12:45 pm

Gee-Rhaim Tours                 01:30 pm

Esoy-Esoy                            02:15 pm

Molafcor                               03:00 pm

Jovinprime                            03:45 pm

Rand Tours                           04:30 pm

Rexen Tours                         05:15 pm

Ron Cars                              06:00 pm

Tip: Be at the terminal few minutes before the departure. The van usually leaves at the exact time or earlier if it’s completely filled with passengers.

Step 2:

It takes roughly 3 hours to reach the province of Palompon. Upon arrival, you can go directly to Eco-Tourism’s office inside St. Francis Inn. It’s located at Liberty Park, just right behind Palompon Town Hall.

Step 3:

Then register yourself and pay the entrance and conservation fees. Rate varies according to length of your stay in the island. The following rates are as follow;

Rate

Category                        Day Tour      Overnight

International Tourist        P 500             P 750

Non-Palompon Tourist    P 150             P 225

Non-Palompon                P 40               P 60 

(College Student)                     

Non-Palompon                P 30              P 45

(High School Student)

Non-Palompon                P 20              P 30

Elementary Student

Non-Palompon                P120             P 180

(Senior Citizen)

You’ll be issued a temporary receipt to be presented at the cashier.

Tip: Don’t lose the receipt. You’ll need it when paying for the boat.

 Outrigger that will bring you to and from Kalanggaman Island

Contact Information

          Eco-Tourism Office

          St. Francis Inn

          Palompon, Leyte

Telephone #:

          (053)-555-9731

Mobile #:

          +63926-816-4005

          +63926-816-4007

          +63998-555-1421

Step 4:

Next, pay for the boat transfer fee at the counter.

Rate

Capacity             Rate           Cottage

15 people           P 3,000       P 250

16-25 people      P 3,500       P 500

26-30 people      P 4,000       P 700

Tip: Don’t lose the receipt. You’ll present it to one of the staff in Kalanggaman Island for verification.

Step 5:

Once you’re done with all of the payments and the registration, ask your group to decide on what time the pumpboat will pick you up and bring you back to Palompon the next day.

The downside of sharing the boat with other travelers is deciding on the length of your stay in the island. It would have been much fun if we stayed a little bit longer, but sadly to say, the entire group had to leave at exactly 8am because 3 from the group needed to go back to Tacloban for their flight at noon.  

Now, if you are really on a tight budget, going to Kalanggaman Island in a group is much advisable. You can share all the expenses including the food, tent, and even the boat transfer fee. However, if you think that there’s no way to find    people and share your expenses with, don’t lose hope. There’s still a possible way. Like what I mentioned in my previous page, I was able to fulfill this tour with just a friend. But here’s the catch. When we were on our way to Palompon, I was eyeing for travelers who were also bound for Kalanggaman Island and would be staying there overnight. Until I met a couple, Marge and her boyfriend whom I asked to share the expenses. Without any second thought, they agreed on our deal. Still, our dilemma was the rate. Even 4 people were sharing, the fee was still pricey. In fact, the maximum capacity of the boat was 15. Then after a few minutes, it was such a big relief to hear that 3 were on their way to Palompon and joining us and another guest came and we made a group of 8. Each person only spent P 375 for a two-way boat transfer to the island. Finally, we were able to reach the place for about an hour and now ready to explore the beauty that lies on this virgin island. 

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