{"id":9594,"date":"2019-01-12T10:00:26","date_gmt":"2019-01-12T02:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/?p=9594"},"modified":"2021-02-10T18:48:25","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T10:48:25","slug":"siargao-travel-cloud-9-in-general-luna-is-where-you-can-catch-the-best-waves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/2019\/01\/12\/siargao-travel-cloud-9-in-general-luna-is-where-you-can-catch-the-best-waves\/","title":{"rendered":"SIARGAO TRAVEL: Cloud 9 in General Luna Is Where You Can Catch the Best Waves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Known for its thick, hollow tubes,<strong>\u00a0Cloud 9<\/strong>\u00a0is one surfing spot that shouldn&#8217;t be missed in the municipality of General Luna. In fact, the place has become one of the must-try waves for many keen,\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">professional surfers across the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9598\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Cloud-Siargao_primer-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Cloud-Siargao_primer-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Cloud-Siargao_primer-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Cloud-Siargao_primer-1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>When one talks about Siargao, the rolling waves, the splashing sounds, and the serene beauty of Cloud 9 always come to mind<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are different theories as to why it&#8217;s named Cloud 9. Some locals say it&#8217;s because a shape of \u201c9\u201d is formed whenever the wave starts to ascend and then breaks, producing a perfect barrel. While for others, it&#8217;s because it felt like they&#8217;re on cloud 9, totally elated with the picturesque view of the place, especially during sunrise and sunset.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9600\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Cloud-9-Low-Tide2.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Cloud-9-Low-Tide2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Cloud-9-Low-Tide2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Cloud-9-Low-Tide2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Cloud 9&#8217;s wave is a must-ride for all surfers<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cloud 9 is commonly associated with its famous 300-meter boardwalk which provides easy access to the breathtaking waves. The boardwalk also has<\/span>\u00a0a viewing deck where everyone can enjoy watching the surfers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9599\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Cloud-9-Low-Tide1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Cloud-9-Low-Tide1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Cloud-9-Low-Tide1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Cloud-9-Low-Tide1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">The view is more stunning during sunset<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>This well-loved place is also the site of the annual\u00a0domestic and international surfing competition. The event is sponsored by the provincial government of\u00a0Surigao del Norte and is participated by hundreds of the world\u2019s best surfers.<\/p>\n<p>An admission fee of <strong>Php 50<\/strong> is required for all non-General Luna residents who would want to enter the boardwalk and the viewing deck.<\/p>\n<p><b>Address: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">General Luna, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Also read: <a href=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2018\/12\/24\/siargao-travel-9-must-visit-spots-for-surfers-and-non-surfers-alike\/\" target=\"_blank\">SIARGAO TRAVEL: 9 Must-Visit Spots For Surfers and Non-Surfers Alike<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>This first appeared in Philippine Primer Japanese Magazine&#8217;s December 2018 issue.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Known for its thick, hollow tubes, Cloud 9 is one of the unmissable surfing spots in the municipality of General Luna. In fact, it has become one of the must-try waves in the country for many professional, keen surfers across the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9597,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,59,71,1654],"tags":[598,804,1531,1541,1656],"class_list":["post-9594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-airlines","category-beaches","category-tourist-spot","category-siargao-spot-2019","tag-siargao","tag-surfing","tag-surfing-spot","tag-cloud-9","tag-siargao-travel-spot"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9594"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9594\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14741,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9594\/revisions\/14741"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}