Siargao, isa sa best 2020 holiday destination

TULOY-TULOY ang pagkilala sa mga destinasyon sa Pilipinas ngayong taon, sa pagkakataong ito kinilala naman ng isang international luxury travel magazine na Condé Nast Traveler, ang Siargao bilang pangwalo sa 20 best holiday destinations para sa 2020.

Inilarawan bilang isang maliit na isla ng Pilipinas, pinuri ng Condé Nast Traveler ang teardrop-shaped tropical island para sa “gnarly surf breaks, including the legendary Cloud 9 barreling wave.”

“Siargao is fringed with pristine beaches, tree frog-green mangrove forests, and sweeping groves of coconut palms, and it’s little wonder tourism here is gathering pace,” paglalarawan nina CNT writers Lizzie Pook at Tabitha Joyce.

“Less than a 10th of the size of Bali, the island feels the way the Indonesian hotspot did three decades ago: scooters with surfboard racks ferry people about the streets, convenience stores pour petrol from glass Coca Cola bottles and farmers sell rice – dried on tarpaulins at the side of the main road –at the local market,”dagdag pa rito.

Pinuri rin ang isla para sa iba’t ibang aktibidad na maaaring gawin bukod sa surfing, kabilang ang island-hopping sa mga kalapit nitong islets ng Daku, Guyam, at Naked Island.

“And here at Condé Nast Traveler, we always have one eye on the surf scene (where boarders flock, eco-entrepreneurs, independent hotels, and small businesses tend to follow), and we’re predicting that during the next year, a tiny Philippine island will be stealing a cool crowd (whether they surf or not) from Bali,” pahayag pa ng CNT editorial.

Tinalo ng Siargao ang iba pang kilalang pasyalan sa mundo, tulad ng Kyoto, Japan sa rank 20 at Paris, Francena ikasiyam sa listahan.

Noong 2019, kinilala rin ng Condé Nast Traveler ang isla bilang 2018 Top Island in Asia.