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Northern Samar

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Northern Samar is one of the provinces of the island of Samar in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines.

[edit] Understand

This province boasts of its picturesque islands, breathtaking rock formations, white sand beaches, caves, and unspoiled dive sites. It is the gateway to Eastern Visayas from the island of Luzon through the roll-on/roll-off port of Allen.

[edit] Get in

  • By air

Catarman Airport is the main gateway to the province coming from Manila. Zest Airways and South East Asian Airlines serve the capital town.

  • By land

Buses from Manila going to th Visayas and Mindanao pass through its roll-on/roll-off port of Allen in the western side, which is about 45 minutes from Catarman. Some of the buses roll on to their destinations in the Visayas and Mindanao and the rest roll to their destinations in the eastern coastal towns of Northern Samar passing through Catarman. Buses and vans connect the capital town of Catarman to the cities of Calbayog, Catbalogan, and Tacloban.

[edit] Get around

Vans and jeepneys serve the various towns in the province while boats serve the island municipalities of the province such Laoang, Biri, Capul, and San Antonio among others.

[edit][add listing] See

[edit] Capital

Catarman

[edit] Other destinations

  • Biri Rock Formation, Biri Islands
  • Capul Lighthouse, Capul Island
  • Dalupiri Island
  • Laoang Islands
  • Cagnipa Island

[edit] Itineraries

[edit][add listing] Do

Scuba diving, snorkeling, boating and skimboarding.

[edit][add listing] Eat

Seafood abounds in towns.

[edit][add listing] Drink

Feel the nightlife in the capital Catarman.

[edit] Talk

[edit] Stay safe

Small resorts abound in some towns while hotel accommodation is available in the capital town of Catarman.

[edit] Get out

Fly out through Catarman Airport or sail out through the port of Allen.



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