The last time I visited the Britania group of islands was in 2013, when there were no tourists. Mostly, the visitors at that time were from Surigao del Sur, like us, and from the nearby provinces.

I visited the islets again, and a lot has changed. From small boats to big island-hopping boats, from no crowd to tons of people flocking to each island. I guess time flies really fast, and I guess it is safe to say that news travels faster than time.

So if you want to visit these islands, here’s a comprehensive guide that you can take note.

Table Of Contents
  1. How to get to Britania Group of Islands?
  2. Where to Stay?
  3. Costs and Expenses
  4. Agunoy Island
  5. Naked Island
  6. Boslon Island
  7. Hiyor-hiyoran Island
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  9. If you have any questions or if you have any destination you enjoyed in Surigao del Sur, share it with me and leave a comment below.

How to get to Britania Group of Islands?

From Tandag:

  • There are direct flights to Tandag from Cebu via Cebu Pacific (flights are available as of this writing..kindly check Cebu Pacific Air for more details.)
  • Take a bus going to Butuan, Mangagoy, or Bislig. Travel time is between 2-3 hours. You can ask the conductor to stop by at the street corner going tothe Britania Group of islands in Hinatuan.

From Butuan:

  • There are flights to Butuan from Cebu and Manila.
  • Take a bus going to Tandag. Travel Time is 2-3 hours. You can ask the conductor to stop by at the corner, going tothe Britania Group of islands in Hinatuan.

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Where to Stay?

Here are some of the places where you can stay.

 NOTE: Most of the places are not available for online booking. Better ask around once you arrive in the area.

In case they are available online, you can always check on Booking.com, or you can book here:

Costs and Expenses

  • Entrance Fee – Php30.00
  • Toll Fee – Php30.00
  • Boat – Php1500.00 – We rented our boat from La Entrada Beach Resort

Itinerary and Our Experience

We brought our own food for this island-hopping trip. It was an extended birthday celebration of my father, so we had a lot of leftover food from the party last night.

P.S. The island hopping tours here usually do not cover food, so it is better to bring your own.

Agunoy Island

Britania Group of Islands

Our First stop was Agunoy Island. The island has a long sandbar, with coconuts scattered on the other side. The beach is good for swimming, and there are also a few rides, like the banana boat, that you can try on this island.

What I like about this island is that there is seafood available for sale here, such as sea urchins, and other seashells of different sizes. Most of them only cost Php100.00 per pack.

Naked Island

Britania Group of Islands

I heard this same island name a couple of times in different places, but every single time I hear this name, I always associate it with the Naked Island in the Britania Group of Islands because it is where I heard it for the first time.

Naked Island, like its name, is just a white sand bar and nothing more. Naked as it is.

As it was not okay to land on the Naked Island at that time, we proceeded to our next destination.

Boslon Island

Britania Group of Islands

This island is where all the action begins. There are so many boat rides you can experience here; in fact, it is too much that once you’re done, it will give you tons of body aches.

Boslon Island is very crowded, and most of the visitors spend their lunch time here. If you get a bigger boat like we did, you can have lunch on your boat instead.

I have to say that this island made my experience really memorable, aside from the fact that I was dead tired after all the shenanigans we did, but it was all worth it.

Hiyor-hiyoran Island

Britania Group of Islands

Last stop was Hiyor-hiyoran island, where there are pretty coconut trees on the side, and you can take a nice Instagram post.

We went swimming just near our boat before calling it a day.

We proceeded to Sibadan Fish Cage and spent our night there, then we went to Enchanter River the next day. For more places to visit in Surigao del Sur, you can check this post: Travel Guide to Surigao del Sur, Philippines

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Britania Group of islands

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