Gumasa Beach ( Glan Saranggani )

Locals have aptly nicknamed this crescent-shaped stretch the "Small Boracay of the South". This is what Boracay might have looked like before all the commercial development: slow paced, quiet except for the sound of the waves and small cottages and thatched nipa huts make do for shelter. I'll take it!

How to get there:

From Manila- Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific Air flies daily to General Santos City. From there ride a van bound to Glan Saranggani. From the town hire a tricycle to Gumasa beach. 


Where to Stay:

Coco Beach Resort - Open-air cottages (Php600, overnight) to airconditioned rooms (starts from Php2000, 2 single beds to Php4500, 6 single beds and one cottage)

Rosal Beach Resort - Open-air cottages (Php500-1100, daytime/ overnight); Aircon rooms start at Php2300 (2 beds) to an elevated cottage (Php7000, 7 beds); Open day cots, beach volleyball, children's play ground, skim board rental


·Brod Louie Resort - Open family cottages (Php500/800,day/ overnight); Resthouses (Php2600/3000, fan/ aircon); Airconditioned Rooms/Dormitory (Php2000/4600) They have a kiddie pool, kayaking and videoke.

Saranggani | Gumasa Beach : Little Boracay Of Mindanao

Before heading back to Manila I had a quick visit to the beaches of Glan in Saranggani, an hour van ride from General Santos City. Based on the blogs that I’ve read most of the resort there charges a 200 pesos cottage rent even if you not intended to stay there long. 

I hop a van from General Santos to Glan in Sarangani. It took an hour to finally reach the quiet town of Glan. From the terminal I chartered a tricycle to Gumasa where the strip of white sand beaches is located. I told kuya driver if I can access the beach without passing through the beach resort there. We pass by a vacant lot then I am able to see the white and beach of Gumasa. 

  

 

The sand is white and fine. The water is very clear. Some people compare it to Boracay's sand and water but I honestly think Gumasa is a little notch lower than Boracay. But the absence of so many tourists makes Gumasa better than Boracay if you want a peaceful vacation. 

It’s so hot that I just took some photos then we go back to the town of Glan. I roam around the small town then i head back to General Santos city and waited my flight back to Manila.

This is part of the 2nd leg of my solo backpacking in Mindanao.

Budget | Zamboanga Del Norte | Zamboanga Sibugay | Zamboanga Del Sur | Misamis Occidental | Lanao Del Sur | Cotabato City | North Cotabato | South Cotabato | Saranggani