DIY VIZAYAS EXPLORATION: MANILA - CEBU - BANTAYAN ISLAND - MALAPASCUA - KALANGAMAN - BANTAYAN - CADIZ - BACOLOD - ILO ILO - GIGANTES ISLAND - ROXAS - KALIBO - CATICLAN - BORACAY - MANILA
v JUNE 5 2019
22:50 – ETD manila
11:50 – ETA Cebu
- After departure quick snack/dinner at mactan airport.
- After that heading to North Bus Ceres terminal, Use Grab fare took 226
v JUNE 6 2019
01:00 – North Terminal to Hagnaya
- Note don’t let your driver get you inside the terminal, there is a terminal fee of 10php (which is I don’t know, now I and sharing this :D )
- Ride a bus with “Hagnaya” Signage, this will bring you to the port going bantayan island (180)
04:00 – ETA to Hagyana port
- Que to by ticket. (185)
- Terminal fee (10)
05:30 – ETA to Sta fe
- Environmental Fee (30)
- Please be aware to the tricycle driver “TAGA mode” for the prices per ride.
o All of them offered 20 pesos per person and they will bring you to the resort/ hotel but in terminal they are giving you “Taripa” the usual price that I paid is 15 pesos since my accommodation is in KOTA beach (NOT RECOMMENDABLE!! Staff not nice, service not okay, BUT beach area and view was stunning)
06:00 – KOTA BEACH
-the reception will open at 7am, since I arrived too early, I ask if the kitchen was open.
- Kitchen was still arranging chairs but I go inside and ask. 06:30 is the start of taking orders.
06:30 – since I'm waiting for the time to take order, I roamed around and I was amazed how beautiful is the beach area. When I feel hungry I go back to the dinning area and still I manually approached the staff that I am ready to order. They are not eagerly to attend your order. I don’t know why but I hate it. Menu also Was too Pricey, but not worth it. (210 for dangit na makunat meal)
08:00 – while roaming around before breakfast, there is a manong (guy) approaches me to take a tour around bantayan.
09:00 – 16:00 – start of tour. (1500)
è Bantayan Island Hoping/ Land Tour
o Hilantagaang
o Secret lagoon
è Took lunch somewhere secret lagoon, bought fish and squid + ingredients somewhere the bangkero’s recommendation (648pesos): Note Paluto is not free payed 200pesos
o Roamed around Virgin Island, since there’s entrance fee cost 500 pesos for first 2 person and the consecutive person cost 100 only.
o Ogtong Cave – closed :D
o Mangrove – 50pesos entrance fee
§ Expect the humid was so freaking dry
è Accommodation I got it from AGODA (1476.28) Book as ahead of time to take discount again KOTA beach is NOT recommendable for me.
17:00 – Me time (shower, clean up and NAP time)
18:30 – go Out and bought dinner at the market nearby kota beach. ( 48pesos)
20:00 – lights off
DAY 0-1 Expenses Summary.
Ø Plane ticket – 1465pesos + 20KG baggage
Ø Airport food -- 100pesos
Ø Grab -- 226pesos
Ø Bus terminal fee - 10pesos
Ø BUS fare (Hagnaya) - 180pesos
Ø Hagnaya terminal fee - 10pesos
Ø Boat to Sta fe - 185pesos
Ø Tricycle to Kota beach - 15pesos
Ø Breakfast - 210pesos
Ø Lunch - 648pesos
Ø Island hoping - 1500pesos
Ø Mangrove (campsawi) - 50pesos
Ø Accommodation - 1576 pesos
Ø Dinner - 48pesos
Ø TOTAL ----------------------------- 4905pesos
Pero since may mga fellow solo traveler ako nameet some of these expenses was divided by 3, so ang total ko for this day is 2355.16pesos lang 😊
v JUNE 7 2019
05:00 – We hired a boat to transfer us to Malapascua for Kalangaman tour. (1500pesos)
07:00 – Arrived in Malapascua Island
07:30 - Habal -- left our bags/ things in accommodation (40pesos)
08:00 – Breakfast (100pesos)
09:00 – Start of Kalangaman tour (joiner to kuya Glen’s tour 950pesos includes lunch)
11:00 – 14:00 – stayed in Kalangaman (swimming, beach bumming, pasunog ng balat and nyorkling :D)
16:00 – back to Malapascua island, Own time with my fellow SOLO traveler, we go and watch sunset in North beach ( beach is awesome also 😊 )
o Habal going to North beach -40
o Habal going bact to accom 60
18:00 – Go back to our respective accommodation (451pesos)
20:00 – Dinner – 275
21:00 – lights off
DAY 2 Expenses Summary.
Ø Boat to Malapascua - 1500pesos / 3persons
Ø Kalangaman tour ALL IN - 950pesos
Ø Breakfast - 100pesos
Ø Habal total - 140pesos
Ø Lunch - c/o tour
Ø Dinner - 275pesos
Ø Accom - 451pesos
Ø TOTAL --------------------------- 3416 pesos – budget for Solo traveler, im able to divide my boat transfer into 3 since I found solo traveler that wanted to go kalanggaman as well (Be friendly! :D )
v JUNE 8 2019
o roamed around malapascua island
o Breakfast – 120pesos
o Ref magnet – 35pesos
o Hinatid naming ung 1 fellow traveler kasi mag cebu city sya.
o Lunch – 100pesos
o Ice candy 10 pesos – sobrang mainet sa island
o Small boat to big boat – 20pesos
o Fare on big boat – 100pesos (going back to maya port)
o Maya port to Hagnaya port – 100 ( may UV van na magaalok pagbaba mo ng boat sa maya)
o Tricycle to hagnaya port – 100pesos
o Hagnaya port to sta fe – 185pesos (since babalik ako ng bantayan for exit in Bacolod)
o Note please save your environmental fees and terminal fees if umalis and gusto nyo bumalik ng bantayan para di kayo pagbayarin ulit :D
o Accommodation in Bantayan 1000pesos
DAY 3 Expenses Summary.
Ø Breakfast - 120pesos
Ø Ref magnet - 35pesos
Ø Lunch - 100pesos
Ø Ice candy - 10pesos
Ø Small boat - 20pesos
Ø Big boat - 100pesos
Ø Ice cream - 10pesos
Ø Maya to hagnaya port - 100pesos
Ø Tricycle to hagnaya port - 100pesos
Ø Hagnaya to Sta fe fare - 185pesos
Ø Extra food - 404pesos
Ø Accommodation - 1000pesos
Ø TOTAL ---------------------------- 2184 pesos
v JUNE 9 2019
Ø Accommodation – 1000pesos
Ø Rest day nothing much
Ø Rent a bike roamed around bantayan – 50 pesos
Ø Groceries – 200
Ø Food – 332.5 pesos
DAY 4 Expenses Summary.
Total ------------------------------------- 1583.5pesos
v JUNE 10 2019
06:00 – Bantayan Proper
o Rode tricycle going to bantayan proper/ port going to Cadiz (35pesos)
o Note: For the boat trip is depend to the number of passenger, Usually 1 trip a day (350pesos) @10am, but make sure to be in the bantayan proper as early as you can if they reach the target passenger they can leave any time. (This INFO is not updated to any blogs, and even the port going to cadiz)
13:00 – Cadiz port
o This is nearest to the LAKAWON (One famous destination when you are in Bacolod) but since I arrived a bit late I didn’t manage to go there
o NOTE: be careful again to those tricycle driver na tatagain kayo sa pamasahe. Some offered us 600pesos to drive us directly to the port going lakawon which is just 10km away, other offered us 500pesos (this is bullshit), then during breakfast we ask the staff if how much will cost if we do commute to go LAKAWON and to my surprise it only COST 30pesos!!!.
o I did not manage to there since 12pm na ako nasa cadiz port.
13:00 -- I rode shared tricycle going to the bus station (25pesos)
13:20 – Ceres Bus Terminal going to Bacolod City (downtown) (118pesos)
15:00 – Check-in Pension House Hotel (529.87pesos)
16:00 – Jeep Going to Ruins location (10pesos)
o Tricycle going inside to ruins location (50pesos)
o Entrance fee 100pesos – Stunning view and it really surprise me 😊
18:30 – Going Back to Hotel ( 30pesos)
o Dinner – 240.5pesos
DAY 5 Expenses Summary.
Ø Accommodation – 529.87pesos
Ø Tricycle going to bantayan property (port going to cadiz) – 35 pesos
Ø Boat going to cadiz – 350pesos
Ø Breakfast – 70pesos
Ø Tricycle going to ceres bus station (going to Bacolod downtown) – 25pesos
Ø Bus to Bacolod downtown – 118pesos
Ø Terminal Bacolod City to Hotel – 10pesos
Ø Lunch – 105pesos
Ø Jeep to ruins location – 10pesos
Ø Tricycle heading inside ruin– 50pesos
Ø Tricycle going to dinner – 30pesos
Ø Dinner – 240.5pesos
Ø Groceries – 200
TOTAL ---------------------------- 1573.37 pesos
v JUNE 11 2019
06:50 – check out from pension house, I had my b.fast in jabi (easiest)
07:00 – rode jeepney going to terminal of pulupandan port for guimaras (50pesos)
07:50 – Tricycle heading to port (10pesos)
NOTE: sad news we did not get the first trip, boat reach the max or required capacity so they can leave earlier. Its hard to find blog regarding pulupandan port going to guimaras, I found some but not Updated so I decided to try it, but still time not enough
ð There is a 2 trips for this morning and afternoon
ð Please be guided to leave early as much as possible if you want to catch the 1st trip (7am you should be in the port) its better to be early kesa maiwan ng boat ☹, kahit sanay na ako iniiwan masakit pa din besh!. Kesa masayang ung oras ko i go back and go to SM Bacolod to go ilo-ilo
08:15 – Decided to go back, I went to SM bacolod to for Ilo-ilo city trip -
o Tricycle to the terminal of jeeney– 10pesos
o Jeepney back to Magsaysay terminal – 30pesos
o Jeepney to plaza (SM) – 8pesos
10:20am – The ferry schedule I saw in blogs I read, but when I reach the port there is no 10am schedule they are being cancelled. Earliest is “WEESAM” that never asked what is your required seat, they gave me tourist ticket – 310pesos
11:30am – Schedule of the ticket I got, again it is a bit delayed, kala ko eroplano lang nadedelay 😊
o Terminal fee on top of the ticket is 40pesos
o terminal is clean and malawak. Pwede ka matulog and infairnes malamig naman kahit papaano :D
15:00 – Be careful when you arrive Ilo-ilo port, many tricycle driver asked you highest price just to drive you heading to bus terminal.
We ask the manong there if how to go carles port. (GIGANTES!) he said we just need to ride jeepney in front of the exit – 10pesos compare to the tricycle driver offer that might reach 200pesos
15:20 – another jeep heading to terminal (jaroplaza?) 9pesos
15:25 – jeep to ceres terminal 9pesos
15:30 – Bus Ilo-ilo to carles – 184 pesos / not aircon
Sharing:
I don’t have any accommodation and cant find on the spot accom near carles gigantes island. I asked the bus driver if he could recommend or gave me nearby na pwede matulugan, driver was nice and he said yes we will drop you by.
18:30 – Bus drop me in Bancal Port
- accommodation 700pesos
- food (203pesos)
DAY 6 Expenses Summary.
Ø Breakfast - 70pesos
Ø Magsaysay going to pulupandan port – 50pesos
Ø Tricycle heading port – 10/pax
Ø Tricycle heading back to jeepney terminal – 10/pax
Ø Jeepney heading to Magsaysay – 30pesos
Ø Magsaysay to Plaza (SM) – 8pesos
Ø Boat (weesam) earliest schedule -310pesos
Ø Jeep outside ilo-terminal – 10pesos
Ø Jeep to jaro plaza – 9pesos
Ø Jeep to ceres terminal – 9pesos
Ø Ceres terminal – carles – 184pesos not aircon
Ø Food - 203 pesos
Ø Accom – 700pesos aircon
TOTAL ---------------------------- 903 pesos
v JUNE 12 2019
05:00 – wake up,
07:00 – tricycle heading to the Bancal port
07:15 – B.fast (85pesos)
08:00 – inquire tour, only I know is las islas travel and tours, but they cant accommodate me since I want to stay overnight. I found Zydrei Im hesitant at first to take the tour offered by them, but since they can accommodate me i booked the overnight tour and found out that this team was really did a great job, awesome staff ever!! 😊
- Booked the tour to them and overnight stay – 1700 all in syempre with foods
09:00 – start of tours.
Attractions:
ð Pulupandan Island
ð Tangke Lagoon ( OO nag Clip jump ako)
ð Cabungao gamay island ( eto ung pinakasikat na picture taking sa gigantes)
ð Bantigue sandbar – pumapapald sa kalanggaman
ð Mini Boracay – as in!!! literal pati sands pino na and maputi pa sa kilikili ko haha
16:00 – end of tour, sulit pati lunch 😊 drop us to the accommodation.
16:30 – decided to swim more beside the seashores.
17:30 – wash up.
18:30 – dinner (included in package) sulit!!! Sarap luto ni ate sa crabs
DAY 7 Expenses Summary.
Ø Breakfast - 85pesos
Ø Tricycle to bancal port - 20pesos
Ø Tour package- 1700pesos
Ø Upgraded to AC - 300pesos
TOTAL ---------------------------- 2105pesos
v JUNE 13 2019
06:00 – breakfast
08:00 – check out heading to bancal port
09:00 – bancal port, ride tricycle to jeepney terminal
09:15 -- jeep to terminal or bus 15 pesos
09:30 – Balazan to Roxas 75pesos
10:30 – Roxas to caticlan 260pesos
14:00 – boat/terminal fee/ environmental fee- 150pesos (infairness bago port ng Boracay upgraded)
14:30 – Finding accommodation –1300pesos mas okay sa station 3 (The Rose Pike Resort)
15:00 – free time SWIMMING (hoping to PUKA beach)
17:00 – walking from station 1 to station 3..
20:00 – Dinner and enjoying the sea shores.
DAY 8 Expenses Summary.
Ø Accommodation – 1300pesos
Ø Jeep – 15 pesos
Ø Tric – 10 pesos
Ø UV Van heading to Roxas – 75pesos
Ø Roxas – Caticlan – 260pesos
Ø Boat/terminalfee/environmental fee -- 150pesos
Ø From station 3 to puka beach – 50pesos
Ø Puka beach to D’mall – 150pesos
Ø Dinner (TODO NA!) – 522.50 pesos
Ø Dmall to accommodation – 70pesos
Ø Ref magnet – 50pesos
Ø Dinner again – 345pesos
TOTAL ---------------------------- 3000pesos
v JUNE 14 2019
08:00 – breakfast
08:30 – habal going to port 50pesos
08:45 – boat 25pesos
08:55 – Tabol port to Kalibo – 100pesos
0935 – kalibo to Roxas – 140pesos
14:00 – tric to accommodation – 50pesos
14:30 – roamed around
- Museum and baybay port
- Dinner – 800pesos
18:00 – back to accommodation
DAY 9 Expenses Summary.
Ø Accommodation –700pesos
Ø habal – 50 pesos
Ø Boat – 25 pesos
Ø Tabol port – kalibo – 100pesos
Ø UV Van heading to Roxas – 140pesos
Ø Tric – accommodation – 50pesos
Ø Tricycle to baybay port – 15pesos
Ø Dinner – 800 pesos
Ø Tricycle going back to accommodation -10pesos
TOTAL ---------------------------- 1890pesos
v JUNE 15 2019
12:00 – check out heading to nearby airport for brunch
ð Tricycle going there 40pesos
ð Bruch 345pesos
13:00 heading to airport (20pesos)
13:20 -- nap in airport
15:00 – buy pasalubong inside airport.
DAY 9 Expenses Summary.
Ø Tricycle – 40 pesos
Ø brunch – 345 pesos
Ø tricycle to airport– 20pesos
Ø pasalubong – 500pesos
TOTAL ---------------------------- 869pesos
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