BIRI Beautiful: How to get there

Biri is an island municipality in the province of northern samar. It can be reached by means of a passenger banka from the port of lavezares of the same province. The boat ride can take 45 minutes to more than an hour, depending on the wave conditions. Fine print: the waves can be rough, very rough.

We initially rented a banka from Matnog port, but after 45 minutes, the boatman decided to turn around and return to the port. It was a boat ride from hell, it wasnt my first boat ride, ive been to many island hopping sprees but this one was one for the books. Tip: check the wave forecast before you rent a banka from bulusan or matnog sorsogon.

And so, we decided to take the ferry from matnog to allen, northern samar. Oh the trip was a breeze, despite the fact that we were soaking wet from the previous attempt to reach samar. When we reached allen, we boarded a tricycle to take us to the jeepney terminal which was less than 5 minutes away. The jeepney was bound for catarman but it will pass through lavezares. The roAd was concrete thank goodness. In 15 minutes more or less we reached the small port of lavezares, just behind the fish market.

The banka fare from lavezares to biri is Php 50.00. If youre in a group of more than 6, its better to rent the banka for a special trip. The rate can be as low as Php700.00 one way :) Tip: waterproof your stuff! need i say more? oh and bonamine for the seasick!

Roughest travel ever but it was soooo worth it. Just look at the picture below.