Northern Samar Travel Guide

The Philippine archipelago boasts of more than 7,000 islands blessed with divine wealth of nature. Among these island treasures, Samar holds its crown as the third largest and richest in the Eastern Visayas region. It is one of the 12 regions in the Philippines with no defined land borders
Food Trip

Local restaurants in Northern Samar serve mostly seafood dishes. In Catarman, Mich restaurant serves good-tasting pasta tor only Php 75. The resorts at Biri Island alse serve the local seafood fare.
Local finds

In front of the Catarman Airport is a one-stop pasalubong center where you an buy products from all over Northern Samar, These include pili products, pinato from Bobon, and bottled tuna from Palapag.
Where to Stay

Most accommodations are available at Catarman. You may choose from the following hotels: GV Pension House at Marcos Street, Brgy. Narra, (tel. no. 055-500-6373). Bahay Pinoy Pension House at 378 Capitol Road, Brgy. Dalakit (tel. no. 055-500- 5739), Mijares Hotel at Balite Street, tel. no. 055-2518608), St. Lorenz Hotel at Annunciation Street (tel. no. 055-500- 9158), Waway's Pension House at Brgy. Molave(tel. no. 055-251-8530), and Pink City Pension House atJacinto St., Brgy. Yakal (tel. no. 055-251-8349). In Biri, try the Biri Central, (tel. no. 0927-8455700) and Villa Amor (tel. no. 0906-9681137). In Allen, the Pahayahayan Hotel, tel. no. 055-300-2018) can give you decent accommodations.
Getting There

From Matnog, Sorsogon, ferries cross the famous San Bernardino Strait and dock in the town of Allen at the western tip of Samar Island. Allen is more or less a 14-hour trip from Manila. From Allen, you could choose to make your way down to Tacloban, Leyte or stay a day or two in Northern Samar to explore a province that is most of the time overlooked on these long- haul rides to Mindanao.