Owling trip to the Philippines and Indonesia, including Sulu. (4 Viewers)

[iain tomlinson]

Hello, I traveled to Mindanao, Sulu and East Indonesia in search of owls. This is what happened:

Philippines (Zamboanga and Sulu) and Indonesia (Alor, Rote, Flores, Lombok and Bali)

More than most trips, I felt tremendous trepidation and anxiety before departing. My youngest son experiences autism and I feel a lot of gui...

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[temmie]

Great reading.

So Tawi-tawi is 'safe' enough to pay a visit?
I have wondered lately about including the Sulu islands into a Mindanao visit, and just by looking at pictures in google maps, it seems a lot of Philippinos visit the Sulus... (or just parts of...)?

 

[cajanuma]

Great reading.

So Tawi-tawi is 'safe' enough to pay a visit?
I have wondered lately about including the Sulu islands into a Mindanao visit, and just by looking at pictures in google maps, it seems a lot of Philippinos visit the Sulus... (or just parts of...)?

Some British herpers recently returned from there: Explore Herpetology | Herping Tours - Western Mindanao 2024

Looks like they had good local contacts

 

[iain tomlinson]

Hi there, for sure lots of Filipinos visit Tawi Tawi. That's what lead me to go and check it out. When I arrived I was strongly discouraged from visiting more remote areas. I think it would be ideal to arrange a local contact who could help navigate this. The Northeast half of the big island looks to have excellent habitat (from the plane)! For what it's worth I did talk with a lot of people there, they were super friendly, but a couple did say they were surprised to see me).

Great reading.

So Tawi-tawi is 'safe' enough to pay a visit?
I have wondered lately about including the Sulu islands into a Mindanao visit, and just by looking at pictures in google maps, it seems a lot of Philippinos visit the Sulus... (or just parts of...)?