Expenses
Surigao City
P500 - Aircon room Firma's Lodge
P200 - Non-Aircon van to Surigao City from Butuan airport
P957 - Food and water
P48 - Internet
P204 - Transportation
P100 - Lantsa to San Jose, Dinagat Islands
P2009 - Total for 1 night and transit
Dinagat Islands
P1000 - 2 nights in Pink Lodge
P100 - Transportation
P185 - Food and water
P25 - Internet
P1500 - Tour to 4 islands
P100 - Lantsa to Surigao City
P2910 - Total for 3 days and 2 nights
Siargao
P250 - Ferry from Surigao City to Siargao
P300 - 1 night in MNRB Pension non-aircon room with cable TV
P1000 - 2 nights in Mems aircon room
P696 - Food and water
P170 - Transportation
P37 - Internet
P203 - Dapa to Socorro boat trip round way
P50 - Magpupungko Rock Pool fee
P800 - Island hopping to Naked Island, Daku Island, and Guyam Island
P10 - Guyam Island fee
P550 - Habal-habal rent
P265 - Ferry from Dapa to Surigao City
P3061 - Total for 4 days and 3 nights stay
Butuan
P205 - Surigao City to Butuan aircon bus
P500 - Wayfarer's Inn 1 night
P60 - Transportation
P60 - Internet
P401 - Food and water
P75 - Terminal fee
P1301 - Total 1 day and 1 night stay
I would have loved to stay longer in each place but I only had a week to explore these places. There's definitely more to see in Butuan and Surigao City. I only managed to visit a few places in these two places.
Itinerary
For this trip I was more interested in exploring more of Siargao and Dinagat Islands that is why I stayed longer in these places. I used Butuan and Surigao City as transit points to Siargao and Dinagat. In Surigao City I only went to Marble Beach which was a different kind of beach compared to the ones I've grown accustomed to. In Butuan, I just visited the museum of the balanghays that were used by the Filipinos way before the Spanish conquistadors came.
In Siargao, I went to Magpupungko Rock Pool, and three islands namely Daku, Guyam, and Naked. I planned on seeing the stingless jellyfish in Socorro. But I aborted my trip because it was too expensive for a solo traveler. I went to Socorro town looking for other tourists that wanted to go but there was no one going.
In Dinagat Islands, I went to some islands namely Cab-ilan White Beach, Biray-Biray, Bita-og, and Lalaking Bukid. I also visited places that were on San Jose proper such as Islander's Castle and Sta. Cruz beach, where all the locals get some sun, sand, and just have a good time with friends and family. I would love to return to Surigao and Agusan del Norte to explore more of its beautiful places.