Donsol Travel Blogs

People i met here who contributed to, and improved my trip: Nicolas and Loric (France), Jozo (Germany), Rei and Shoko (Japan) There's not much that can get me out of bed at 6.45am for two days running, but the chance to swim with Whalesharks again was just too big a chance to pass up on. It had be…

What can I say, the whale shark encounters has to be one of the most amazing experiences I've ever had. The first jump in was exhilarating, the banka slows down, the guide shouts GO! GO! , and away you go - before you know it, your snorkel is almost ripped off your face! lol didn't expect that, ban…

     After Camsur kneeboarding activity, at 2PM on April 25 we were heading to Donsol, Sorsogon. As soon as we've reached Aguluz Homestay at around 4PM we dropped our baggages and went straight to the visitor's registration center (just about less than a kilometer away.) The vid…

Whale sharks can get up 18 meters long making them the biggest fish in the world.  Donsol has one of the most densely populated areas of these gentle giants in the world.  Some people we met along the way described the experience of swimming along side the as the greatest thing they h…

Finally, after three years of waiting, I was able to swim with not just one but six butandings. We woke up at around 6 am despite of our hangover, had quick breakfast of pancakes and coffee and then we were grouped into two. I was still with the nicotine group. :) We left the beach of Donsol…

11 hours later, we arrived in Legaspi, impressively on schedule but not without mishaps. All except us in the bus knows where they are and are each getting off at their respective stops around the small town. We were to get off at the satellite terminal where we'll meet the gang from the other bus …

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10 hour road trip to Bicol - to check out the ever famous CWC (wakeboarding), swim with the whale sharks and gawk at the beauty of Mayon Volcano.