Guiuan

Guiuan is a municipality in Eastern Samar, Philippines. It was the first place in the Philippines where Europeans landed; Magellan's expedition reached here in March 1521.

Understand
Guiuan is a municipality in Eastern Samar where some of the Waraynon lived.

By plane


As there are no commercial flights to Guiuan, the nearest airport with commercial service is Tacloban, with flights from Manila, Cebu, Davao, and Clark, either operated by Cebu Pacific (and Cebgo), Philippine Airlines (and PAL Express), or AirAsia. From Tacloban, UV Express and buses are available; they cross into Samar island via the San Juanico Bridge.

By bus or van


There are buses and UV Express vans to Guiuan from Tacloban and Borongan.

From Luzon, Silver Star has buses from Manila, which take the ferry to cross into Samar (Allen) from Luzon (Matnog). There are also smaller operators using second-hand Korean buses or non-AC minibuses, but Silver Star is more reputable over those.

By ferry


The nearest seaport with commercial passenger service is Ormoc port in Leyte, served by ferries and fast ferries from Cebu City. From Ormoc, you can take a bus to Tacloban, which is a two-hour ride via Palo—Carigara—Ormoc Road (Route 70/AH26). From Tacloban, there are minivans and buses to Guiuan; a trip from there takes 2½ hours.

See
In Guiuan you can see many beaches such as Calicoan beach, and Sapao beach (Dumpao). There is a beautiful cave named Linao Cave. The water is cold and clear. In Sulangan you can see the San Antonio De Padua Shrine, a divine church.



Eat

 * Considering that Guiuan is a coastal place. Guiuan is rich in fishes such as tamban, suno, sulusugi (sword fish), and bulad (dried fish).
 * GSECC Food Haus Brgy. 5 Lugay Street.

Go next

 * Tacloban
 * Borongan
 * Catbalogan