hundred island tour handbook-rify- nov 2012

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Hundred Island Tour Handbook

By

Rifaye

Date: Nov 13, 2012


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Travel Information:

Where: Hundred Island, Alaminos, Pangasinan province

Travel Date: November 16, 2012 November 18, 2012

Travel distance: 256 km

Travel Time: approx. 6 hours

Travel starting time: 11.50 pm (Friday Night, Nov 16)Travel Ending Time: approx.6.00 pm (Sunday Eve, Nov 18)

Travel Itinerary

Friday

1. Assemble at Cubao Victory liner terminal at 10.30 pm.Please come around 9.30pm to get your ticket. Tickets are offered on first come first serve basis. If you

want to be sure of your place then come early. Perhaps after buying the ticket we

can go for dinner. Buy Bus ticket to Alaminos city. Bus fare is PHP

393.http://www.victoryliner.com/schedules .

2. Please refer the address section for the Cubao bus station address or call Victoryliner office to know the exact address. From the previous experience, its one hell of

crowded place and quiet difficult to find. So do your homework before you leave

home.

3. Bus departure around 11.50 pm.NOTE: This is the last bus to Alaminos citySaturday

1. Arrival at Alaminos city ( around 6.00AM, Travel time = apprx 6 hours)2. Take Tricycle to Barangay Lucap and the The Don Gonzalo Montemayor wharf (

Tricycle PHP 50 -60, 3 people can accommodate)

3. Register at Tourism info office at the Lucap Wharf. Boats are available from 7AM-5PM.Entrance fee to the island PHP 20 (Day tour), PHP 40 for night trip.

4. Take the rented boat to go the island ( 3100 pesos for 15 people)5. Stay in the camp in one of those islands. Childrens, governor, and quezon are

usually where tourist go. I ask our guide to stay in different island notmuch touristic,

he said yes, its possible. We will decide once we reach there

6. All day fun activity : you can rent Kayak or take snorkeling or play football or FrisbeeSunday

1. After breakfast, we will take full day boat excursion for island hopping. The cost is3100 pesos for 15 people. Its a full day boat excursion, where we will see different

island, caves and so on until 4 pm.

2. Some of the best caves are Alama Cave, Nalsco cave, Cathedral Cave, Virgin Cave,Quirion cave, Century Cave, Milagrosa Cave, Simmimbahan Cave ( All the caves are

part of 100 islands ecosystem)

3. If they let us to put our stuff in the tent (and still charge for 1 day), then we canleave our bags in the tent, or we can take it along, and leave it in boat itself.

4. Take the bus around 5.30 6.00 pm from Alaminos city. We will be in Cubao by 10pm.(same victory liner bus & same price)
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Approximate budget for the trip

SNo Item Price (PHP)

1 Victory liner bus fare(Cubao Alaminos, Alaminos Cubao) 393*2 = 786

2 Tricycle (Both way) 30* 2 = 603 Island entre Fee 404 Boat Fare 2005 Accommodation ( 1000 pesos / tent( 8 can

accommodate) ( 1night only)150

6 Food (2 days ) 300 *2 = 6007 Activity (Snorkel or Scuba diving) 200

Total 2036*

*- Budget may go up to 2500 if you like to spend more for fun activity or food or like to stayin resorts or cottage. So bring money accordingly. To be in safer side, bring 3000PHP.

Budget for activity

Snorkeling gears : PHP 100 for whole day rental Kayaking: 250 pesos for 2 seater kayak / Hour. 1 hour sure not enough to explore

some island by kayak. So reserve yourself half a day 250* 4 = 1000 ( 500PHP/

Head)

Other Important Information:

1. No electricity in the island, except you prefer to stay in some resorts/ or cottage2. Foods are sparingly available. Please bring your food / drinks, or you could buy some

at Alaminos city. There are some restaurant in childrens, governors, quezon island,

which are the most developed islands. But we may not stay there due to crowd.

3. If you have your own tent, you can stay by yourself, by paying 100 pesos forcamping.

4. There is no compulsion, you have to stay in tent, and I have provided some resortinformation here. You can find a group by yourself and stay with them in the resort.

5. We can organize our self by bring some alcohol from here and share it duringevening with campfire. We can discuss at the event page.

6. If someone can bring Frisbee or football, thats even better.


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Weather for the weekend at Alaminos city

Lets pray that there is no rain on Sunday. But it seems it might drizzle a bit. So better to

bring umbrella & warm clothes during evening.

Important Address & Phone number

Victory liner Bus Terminal - Cubao

683 EDSA, Cubao, Quezon City

Deskphone: (02) 727-4534, (02) 410-8986, (02) 727-4688

Important telephone number

(075) 551-2505 Hundred Islands National Park

(075) 551-2145 AlaminosTourism Office

(075) 551-2249 Alaminos Information Office

Jerry (our boatman & guide): 09106393707

Omar (Tourist office contact):09497564875

Important website

http://alaminoscity.gov.ph

http://www.victoryliner.com(Bus company website)

http://www.hundredislands.ph

http://www.lakas.com.ph
http://alaminoscity.gov.ph/http://alaminoscity.gov.ph/http://www.victoryliner.com/http://www.victoryliner.com/http://www.hundredislands.ph/http://www.hundredislands.ph/http://www.lakas.com.ph/http://www.lakas.com.ph/http://www.lakas.com.ph/http://www.hundredislands.ph/http://www.victoryliner.com/http://alaminoscity.gov.ph/


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