Sandakan

This topic was created by mary (lift_the_rock)
[Tue 27 April, 18:28 Tasmanian Standard Time]

Anyone taken the slowboat from Cebu, Phil to Sandakan,
Borneo. It appears quite cheap...flights are too
expensive. Wondering about pirates, safety, etx

[There are 5 posts - the latest was added on Sat 15 May, 10:26]

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  1. Bebu-Borneo Added by: Gerald
    [Timestamp: Tue 27 April, 19:43 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    Are you sure that there is a ferry going from Cebu to
    Borneo? I just know a ferry from Zamboangoa (Mindanao) to
    Borneo.



  2. Cebu? Added by: Faith
    [Timestamp: Sun 2 May, 1:45 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    Hi...gerald's right...I never heard of a ferry service from
    Cebu, only from Zamboanga to Sandakan. Please be careful,
    it's a pirate infected area.



  3. Cebu to Sandakan Added by: mary
    [Timestamp: Sun 9 May, 19:17 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    Ya..what I find in the Cebu shipping guide is a slow boat
    from Cebu with stopover in Zamboango and on to
    Sankakan...total of P800 one way. Flying is $330 plus round
    trip. Do any of you have more info about the
    dangers..pirates etc. Have you taken the boat from
    Zamboanga to Sandakan?



  4. Cebu to Sandakan Added by: mary
    [Timestamp: Sun 9 May, 19:17 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    Ya..what I find in the Cebu shipping guide is a slow boat
    from Cebu with stopover in Zamboango and on to
    Sankakan...total of P800 one way. Flying is $330 plus round
    trip. Do any of you have more info about the
    dangers..pirates etc. Have you taken the boat from
    Zamboanga to Sandakan?



  5. No problem Added by: Zambo (peter.l@excite.com)
    [Timestamp: Sat 15 May, 10:26 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    Hi,
    I live in Sabah and often take the ferry to Zambo and and
    back to Sandakan. I have also bought private bouts down
    throuh the Sulu Sea on several occasions.
    You will have to change boats in Zambo, the best ferry is
    the Sampagita 2 which sails from Zambo every Tuesday and
    Thursday but check this before you go a couple of times I
    have been caught because the boat did not sail for one
    reason or another.
    There are four berth cabins for P800.00 that you can get
    for your self.
    If you need more information on what to do when you get to
    Sabah, contact a company in Sempora called Asiaconect
    asiaconect@hotmail.com .
    They can give you good information on best places to stay
    budget diving Island stays and jungle tours.
    Forget the piriates,maybe you will get lucky and meet a few
    have somthing to tell your grand kids???
    Cheers




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