Family Budget DIY Day-Trip in Bolinao, Pangasinan

May 25, 2016 Thursday

My 19th family outing initiated and of course, usual budget do-it-yourself itinerary from arrival to departure. This trip also served as my 2nd tour-visit in Pangasinan, the first one was also a budget day-trip but with new-found friends in Hundred Islands, Alaminos (Jun. 2010). Please take note I did not perform any advance booking, we just simply arrived there as this day was considered as off-peak (weekday and start of rainy season). Upon reaching Bolinao on a 5hr bus travel from Cubao via Solid North Bus Terminal, we randomly selected a tricycle for a day-tour agreed for PhP1,000 until 5pm.

FAMILY BUDGET DIY DAY-TRIP IN BOLINAO, PANGASINAN ITINERARY
(composed of 1 adult, 1 senior citizen and 2 children (10-yr old and 3yr old)

May24 Tue Day0

2300H ETD House 98
2345H ETA Solid North Cubao Terminal; snacks 136
Subtotal: 234

May25 Wed Day1
0100H ETD Cubao; 367*2 + 459 = 1,193 (discount for senior citizen and student)
0600H ETA Bolinao Central town; bakery breakfast 79
0700H Bolinao Central town; hired tricycle for day-tour (randomly chosen driver)
Bolinao Falls 1 Entrance fee 50*2 + 25 (10yr old discount / free for 3yr old) = 125
Bolinao Falls 2 Entrance fee 50*2 + 25 (10yr old discount / free for 3yr old) = 125
1130H lunch 195
Wonderful Cave Entrance fee 100*2 + 50 + 20 (parking fee) = 270
Cape Bolinao lighthouse and Patar White Beach (free entrance); shower 30
1445H ETD Patar (rain fell hard)
1530H ETA Bolinao Central town; tricycle day tour 1,000; snacks 310
1630H ETD Bolinao 459*2 + 367 = 1,285 (student no discount in Victory Liner Bus)
2330H ETA Cubao bus to home 112
Subtotal: 4,724

TOTAL BUDGET: 234 + 4,724 = 4,958

Family Budget DIY Day-Trip in Bolinao, Pangasinan (Patar Cape Bolinao Lighthouse)

War Memoirs of Corregidor Island

a day tour of historic appreciation
june 4, 2011 saturday

objective: to visit the best tourist spot that fits to my budget at limited amount of time.
additional tasks: to be educated about the history of filipino bravery during the wars. 

important note (corregidor island):
Corregidor Island, locally called Isla ng Corregidor, is a lofty island located at the entrance of Manila Bay in southwestern part of Luzon. Corregidor (Fort Mills) is the largest of the islands that form the harbor defense of Manila Bay together with El Fraile Island (Fort Drum), Caballo Island (Fort Hughes) and Carabao Island (Fort Frank), which were all fortified during the American occupation of the country.
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corregidor_Island

corregidor island, cavite

Iloilo - Guimaras Barkada Trip last part

bakasyonista year after specials

may 13-15, 2011 friday to sunday

iloilo - guimaras anniversary trip 1st part

continued...

DAY TWO:
GUIMARAS TOUR

We left sarabia manor at 10am, hired there van again for php500 en route to the wharf. with only php14 public boat fee, we arrived jordan wharf after less than 30 minutes. hello guimaras !

Bakasyonista ended up in kenyama beach resort renting an ordinary fan-room with cottage on nearby beach. please see downloadable pdf itinerary for the costings we shared here. we started our escapade by having our photo-ops black elegant version and then our 1st cliff jump on a very spiky rock formation. what a feeling ! took our dinner and then my favorite, night shot at the beach. supposedly i'll be going alone to the lighthouse but as i crossing the roads, there were over 4 local dogs loudly barking on my side.

guisi beach by day

guisi beach by day

Batanes 3rd Day; A Boat to Sabtang Island

holy week specials for a unique philippine province
april 21-24, 2011 thursday to sunday

objective: to visit the best tourist spots that fits my budget at limited amount of time 

additional tasks: to conquer this 3 famous place of batan, sabtang and itbayat islands and taste there local delicacies 

northernmost best wonder, batanes islands
day 1: batan island tour

day 2: basco capital

day 2: biking marlboro country 

continue... 

DAY THREE: (black saturday)
SABTANG ISLAND

as advised by the tour manager, we have to woke-up as early as 7am because service van have to leave the assembly place by 8am. we reached ivana port 10am due to having a huge crowd merge into one set of schedule. the ocean that time was very calm so we managed to arrive in sabtang port very smoothly, no dancing waves occured. then registered in toruism office nearby, after couple of minutes, the road tour started. according to the guide, we have 4 stops to drop-by. and yes another 1st time, to ride above the service jeep, top-load escapade along the narrow roads beside the cliff. what a roller-coaster trip, shout-for-joy excitement indeed. below is the list in order of time visited;

'faluwa' ride in ivana port

Batanes 2nd Day; Touring Basco Capital

holy week specials for a unique philippine province
april 21-24, 2011 thursday to sunday

objective: to visit the best tourist spots that fits my budget at limited amount of time.
additional tasks: to conquer this 3 famous place of batan, sabtang and itbayat islands and taste there local delicacies

northernmost best wonder, the batanes islands
day 1: batan island

continue...

DAY TWO: (good friday)
BASCO CAPITAL

woke up 6am and decided to stroll central plaza while waiting for the cafe to open. after breakfast, we started the tour around 730am. in the following order;

mt. carmel church

Ilocos Norte Expedition (Pagudpud and Nearby Towns)

self-organized budget diy backpacking dedicated for my office friends
august 20-23, 2010 friday-monday

objective: to visit the best tourist spots that fits my taste and budget accordingly.
additional tasks: to experience all kinds of road trip across ilocandia region.

important note (ilocos norte):
Ilocos Norte is noted for being the birthplace of former President Ferdinand E. Marcos, who led an authoritarian rule over the country during the latter half of his incumbency. The Marcoses enjoy a modicum of popularity in the province. Ilocos Norte is also known as a northern tourist destination, being the location of Fort Ilocandia, an upper class hotel and beach resort famous among expatriates, and Pagudpud.
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilocos_Norte

kapurpurawan white rock

cape bojeador

Hundred Islands day-tour

an independence day road trip
June 12, 2010 Saturday

With 128 islands grouped in a single town of Alaminos, Pangasinan, our team bakasyonista was once again organized this get-away event due to long weekend opportunity of Philippine Independence day. We availed the boat day trip to explore the islands that are for tourist visit only. Islands we visited were governors island (where pinoy big brother house was located), marcos island (wherein there was imelda cave), quezon island, and others. after this event, we planned to go in baguio city for some relaxing city life within the ambiance of pine trees.

Hundred Islands National Park is in Alaminos, province of Pangasinan in northern Philippines. They are believed to be about two million years old Some of the islands accessible for tourist are Governor Island, Quezon Island, Marcos Island and Children's Island. The islands are actually ancient corals that extend well inland, in an area previously comprising the seabed of an ancient sea. Lowering sea levels have exposed them to the surface and the peculiar "mushroom"-like shapes of some of the islands have been caused by the eroding action of the ocean waves.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Islands_National_Park

hundred islands

Capones Island (Unwavering Fondness to the Lighthouse)

san antonio, zambales
may 29-30, 2010 saturday to sunday

important note (capones lightouse):
Capones Island Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located in Capones Grande Island off the coast of San Antonio, Pundaquit in the province of Zambales, in the Philippines. The light assists ships leaving and entering Subic Bay and Manila Bay. It has first-order lenses when it was first lit on August 1, 1890.
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capones_Island_Lighthouse

Part of the Coleman beach camp after nagsasa cove activities, Capones island was the next destination for the event (participants have this option to go there or just go directly to other side of the cove).

Our group split into two boats, Kiko, Alvin, and myself decided to take the 2nd. Since Alvin has this strong will to conquer the lighthouse above, this matter drives us to push it though organizers told that there were strong waves coming within the island.

view going to nagsasa cove