{"id":51708,"date":"2019-12-28T15:00:06","date_gmt":"2019-12-28T07:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=51708"},"modified":"2022-06-06T09:54:07","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T01:54:07","slug":"siargao-recognized-as-one-of-the-best-backpacking-destinations-for-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2019\/12\/28\/siargao-recognized-as-one-of-the-best-backpacking-destinations-for-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Siargao Recognized as One of the Best Backpacking Destinations for 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Siargao<\/strong>, a small island in Surigao Del Norte, is famed for its breathtaking sceneries, exciting nightlife and surf spots, which is why it&#8217;s no surprise that it became a top tourist destination to locals and foreign tourists alike.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">As a matter of fact,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>it\u00a0was recently recognized by <strong>Hostelworld<\/strong> as <strong>One of the Best Backpacking Destinations for 2020<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51720\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/Cloud-Siargao_primer-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/Cloud-Siargao_primer-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/Cloud-Siargao_primer-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/Cloud-Siargao_primer-1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Cloud 9 in Siargao<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The tropical island ranked ninth in the list and was described as the <strong>wave-riding capital of the Philippines<\/strong>. It is indeed an ideal destination for surfing due to places like the\u00a0notable <strong>Cloud 9<\/strong> where the Siargao International Surfing Cup is held in the month of October.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Also read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/2019\/01\/12\/siargao-travel-cloud-9-in-general-luna-is-where-you-can-catch-the-best-waves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SIARGAO TRAVEL: Cloud 9 in General Luna Is Where You Can Catch the Best Waves<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51719\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/Cloud-9-Low-Tide2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/Cloud-9-Low-Tide2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/Cloud-9-Low-Tide2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/Cloud-9-Low-Tide2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Cloud 9\u2019s wave is a must-ride for all surfers<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to Hostelworld, Siargao is not only about beaches as tourists can experience the best nightlife in some of the island\u2019s casual bars as well. The online booking platform also suggests joining <strong>Jungle Party<\/strong> on Friday nights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Also read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/location\/philippines\/siargao-island\/white-banana-in-siargao-the-best-cocktail-bar-serving-pescatarian-menu-outside-metro-manila\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White Banana in Siargao: The Best Cocktail Bar Serving Pescatarian Menu Outside Metro Manila<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The <strong>Mad Monkey Hostel Siargao<\/strong> is also mentioned in the list. The renowned bar nestled near the beach features exciting activities for visitors including beer pong and foosball tables.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Along with Siargao, these are the other backpacking destinations in the world\u00a0that made it to the list:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sendai in Japan<\/li>\n<li>Portland in USA<\/li>\n<li>Raglan in New Zealand<\/li>\n<li>Pisac in Peru<\/li>\n<li>Trapani in Italy<\/li>\n<li>Li\u00e8ge in Belgium<\/li>\n<li>Buenaventura in Colombia<\/li>\n<li>H\u00e0 Giang in Vietnam<\/li>\n<li>Maputo in Mozambique<\/li>\n<li>Nassau in Bahamas<\/li>\n<li>Gij\u00f3n in Spain<\/li>\n<li>Nosara in Costa Rica<\/li>\n<li>Isfahan in Iran<\/li>\n<li>Kodaikanal in India,<\/li>\n<li>Trondheim in Norway<\/li>\n<li>Hossegor in France<\/li>\n<li>Maribor in Slovenia<\/li>\n<li>Surat Thani in Thailand<\/li>\n<li>Nusa Penida in Indonesia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What are you waiting for? Ready your bags and awaken your wanderlust today!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/worlds-best-backpacker-destinations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HostelWorld<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For its breathtaking scenery, exciting nightlife and surf spots, Siargao was recognized by Hostelworld as One of the Best Backpacking Destinations for 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":51721,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[12120,12122,12119,12121,12123,6502],"class_list":["post-51708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-current-events","tag-best-backpacking-destination","tag-cloud-9-siargao","tag-hostelworld","tag-hostelworld-2020","tag-mad-monkey-hostel-siargao","tag-siargao"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/siargao_featured.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51708"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65425,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51708\/revisions\/65425"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}