To all domestic and foreign tourists who wish to enter Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte - here are some new travel guidelines and requirements to help you plan your trip. Negative test is no longer required for fully vaccinated travelers. Leisure travel is not allowed for the entire month of July for 14 years old and below and 66 years old and above.

TOURISTS FROM OUTSIDE SURIGAO DEL NORTE (Not invited by a SDN resident):

1. Negative test result on the Real-Time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction(RT-PCR) or negative result from COVID-19 Saliva Test taken within 48h of departure from point of origin.
2. At least two (2) nights of confirmed booking from accommodation or establishment with Certificate of Authority to Operate (CAO) and Provisional Certificate of Authority to Operate (PCAO) by the Department of Tourism.
3. Valid IDs.

TOURISTS FROM OUTSIDE SURIGAO DEL NORTE (Invited by a Local resident):
 

1. Negative test result on the Real-Time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction(RT-PCR) or negative result from COVID-19 Saliva Test taken within 48h of departure from point of origin.
2. At least two (2) nights of confirmed booking from accommodation or establishment with Certificate of Authority to Operate (CAO) and Provisional Certificate of Authority to Operate (PCAO) by the Department of Tourism.
3. Travel Certification issued by the Mayor of the City/Municipality of destination (within the Province of Surigao del Norte)
4. Valid IDs.

All scanned or picture copies of the requirements shall be submitted to sdntourism@gmail.com 
For all travel questions and/or concerns, please call the Provincial Tourism Office Hotline:
+63963 890 6838 ; +63927 281 8555

All Inbound and Returning Individuals such as tourists, LSIs, ROFs, and APORs shall no longer be required to undergo quarantine except for the following reasons:
 

1. No RT-PCR or Antigen negative result for inbound and returning individuals from outside the province until such time that he/she can present such a negative swab test result
2. No baranggay certification that he/she is not a close contact of the confirmed positive case in any level, for inbound and returning individuals within the province including Siargao Municipalities with confirmed local transmission until such time that he/she can present negative swab test result
3. Asymptomatic confirmed COVID-19 positive for 14 days in the Municipal Isolation Unit
4. Close contacts of the confirmed COVID-19 positive for 14 days in the Municipal Quarantine Facility