Sinapdan Island: Local Tourist Destination

Sinapdan Island

We visited this island last 2012. This was primarily my first island hopping experience; the start of my island journeys.

The Sea Breeze Resort at Sinapdan Island is just meters away (10 minute-travel) off the city’s harbor. The island is actually owned by the heirs of Espiridion M. Brillo.

The Sea Breeze Resort is an agreeable destination for picnics and other recreational activities. It is an idyllic setting for holiday or weekend getaways; a soothing place for your kind of easy street vacation; and a relaxing place for your beer and skittles.

The island is surrounded by nearby mountains and mangroves. The white sand, however, is made up of barren corals. The San Juanico Bridge is obviously visible from the island, too. 

ACTIVITIES:

        Fishing

        Jetskiing or Waterskiing

        Boating or Kayaking

        Snorkelling

        Beach camping

        Beach volleyball

Additionally, the resort offers mini cottages available for rent and tents for overnight use. It also had its own service boat to drive tourists back to the city at night. 

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I haven’t heard of the resort recuperating after Super Typhoon Haiyan destroyed the island. Hoping it will operate back again to attract tourists in Tacloban. So sad that the late typhoon Haiyan devastated a lot of Leyte’s tourist destinations.

TRAVEL GUIDE

IF YOU ARE FROM MANILA OR CEBU:

There are actually daily flights from Manila to Tacloban and Cebu to Tacloban. If you're from Manila, the flight takes at least an hour and twenty (20) minutes. If you're from Cebu, air travel takes about forty five (45) minutes or less. After you arrived at Tacloban Domestic Airport (San Jose, Tacloban City), go to Tacloban Port Area via taxicab or transfer service. 

Airlines that travel from Manila to Tacloban: (9+ flights per day)

• Cebu Pacific
• Air Asia
• Philippine Airlines

Airlines that travel from Cebu to Tacloban: (3+ flights per day)

• Cebu Pacific
• CebGo
• AirAsia
• Philippine Airlines

Getting there:

From Tacloban port, we rode a passenger boat bound for Basey, Samar and told the boat operators to drop us at Sinapdan Island.

CEBU CITY VIA ORMOC CITY

If you are from Cebu City and would like to get to Leyte via ferryboats, you can take the Cebu-Ormoc route and purchase tickets from ferry outlets in Cebu City (via large transports or fast crafts). Sea travel takes at least seven (7) hours for large passenger ships and just three (3) hours for fast crafts. The city’s bus terminal is just beside the port area so you can directly go to the terminal and ride a van bound for Tacloban.

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