Permit· Bucas Grande· Philippines
Sohoton Cove Visitors Center
9° 35.7′ N · 125° 54.6′ E
Registration point for the Sohoton Cove protected area: pay fees, collect helmet and vest, and pick up your mandatory guide.
Practical
Sohoton is reached by banca from Socorro, from Pamosaingan port or from Hayanggabon port (Claver) on mainland Mindanao. Philippine Beach Guide (July 2026): environmental fee PHP 50 local / PHP 150 foreign; join-in tours about PHP 3,000; jump-off Dagatan Bay Resort, 15 min from Pamosaingan port. Older fee lists (GMA, 2014): entrance PHP 25, environmental PHP 25, life vest PHP 30, guide PHP 330 - verify locally. Guides, helmets and life vests are mandatory and you register at the Sohoton Cove Tourist/Visitors Center first. A local guide reported a 400-visitor daily cap and 'No Permit, No Entry' from April 2016.
Best for
Registering before Sohoton