Pangasinan

[zhanne8]

Hi entwife! Mga what time sa medaling araw advisable to travel? Yes, nasa listahan ko na ang tupig na yan. Saan ang Villasis sis? Is it a place or a name of the street? Ano pa ba magandang pasalubong from Alaminos?

[entwife]

ay sis yung Villasis town siya before Urdaneta City. Pag Manaoag ang first stop niyo eh madadaanan niyo itong mga town na to.

Anyway, yung daan niyo kasi is depende kung ano una niyong pupuntahan. Pag hundred islands muna kayo, ang daan niyo is sa Camiling Tarlac. Ang labas niyo na nun is Western Pangasinan which is yung sa Alaminos City Hundred Islands. Out of way nito yung Manaoag.

Kung gusto niyo naman unahin yung Manaoag, diretso lang byahe niyo madadaanan niyo mga towns na to, (Tarlac City, other towns of Tarlac, SM Rosales, Villasis, Urdaneta City. Pwede niyong turning point yung Urdaneta to Manaoag. tapos from Manaoag, may daan papuntang Dagupan City then to Alaminos City.

Safe bumyahe kahit mga 2-3am kasi maayos naman yung daan.
Masarap yung Alaminos longganisa. tootchpick yung pinangconnect sakanila instead na tali.
Sa hundred islands pala marami ng bangka dun pag dating. di ko lang alam yung rate kasi dad ko nagcoordinate nun.

Nga pala, hindi maganda yung CR sa Hundred Islands. As mentioned sa previous post,, after kasi ng island hopping, isa lang yung parang pinaka wash area. so check niyo na lang.

[zhanne8]

Pag around 6am sis ang start ng travel, what do you think mas magandang unahin? Manaoag or mag Hundred Islands muna kami? Thanks entwife

[entwife]

Gusto niyo ba magmass sis or visit lang? ito yung schedule ng mass.
WEEKDAYS: Every hour from 5:00am to 11:00am
Saturdays: Every hour from 5:00am to 12:00nn & 4:30pm
Sundays: Every hour from 5:00am to 12:00nn & 3:00pm to 5:00pm

matao ang Manaoag pag lunch time specially on a Sunday.
Kung kaya niyong agahan ng konte, i suggest pa rin unahin niyo yung Manaoag. para early morning mass. tapos you can have an early lunch sa Bangsal seafood restaurant. then to Alaminos. You can do island hopping for 3-4 hours siguro. then pag uwi, dinner na lang kayo sa Isdaan Gerona.

Actually sis, nakakapagod yan kasi malayo yung byahe.
pero if visit lang kayo sa Manaoag, pwede na kayong diretso sa Alaminos, kahit 10am to 3pm kayo dun. tapos mga 4.30pm nasa Manaoag na kayo.

[zhanne8]

Visit Manaoag sis and light a candle.

[runami]

We're planning to go at Hundred Islands this Nov. I have some questions:

1. For commuters, what bus company is the most convenient? To say, the fastest route from Manila to Alaminos? Less hassle?

2. For the day tour boat ride of P800, is snorkeling included? The life jacket rentals, etc?

Thanks in advance 

[zhanne8]

You have to rent the googles for snorkel and the life jacket pa sis.

[entwife]

When we went there, kasama na yung life jacket sa rate. Yung goggles ang may extra charge. Dad ko kasi yung nakipagusap nun so di ko masyado alam yung ibang details for Hundred Islands.

[kisses bratt]

When we went there, kasama na yung life jacket sa rate. Yung goggles ang may extra charge. Dad ko kasi yung nakipagusap nun so di ko masyado alam yung ibang details for Hundred Islands.

hi sis entwife, sis natuloy ba kayo sa pagpunta ng Pangasinan?
Musta naman ang bakasyon mo? Sana nag enjoy ka at family mo?
btw, taga Pangasinan din kasi ako sis...

[entwife]

Hi sis. From Pangasinan rin ako, pero once pa lang ako nagpunta ng Hundred Islands. Ganun ata talaga pag taga-dun ka sa area, di mo msyado pinapansin. Di pa nga ako naka-apak ng Bolinao eh. haha

Nagenjoy kami nun sa Hundred Islands kaso day trip lang kami. Pinaka gusto ko yung cliff jumping.

[kisses bratt]

tama ka sis entwife minsan lang ako nakapunta sa hundred islands pero dumiretso kami ng bolinao kasi out of town gathering yun ng ministry namin sa church...

ito nga lugar na natin un pero hindi pa talaga nalilibot...

good to hear na nag enjoy kau.

[abbey]

ilang oras pag commute ang from manaoag to vigan? baka kasi sa ilocos kami magpasko, pero daan na rin ng manaoag sana.

[m]

hello suggestion naman pls we will go to manaoag this friday day trip lang ano ano pwedeng side trip. we cant go sa hundred island kasi we will be bringing our kiddos maliliit pa kasi... any suggestion? ok ba ang beach sa san fabian? if not beach any places to go pls help tiA

[bluestocking]

Ang buses going to Bolinao babe from Cubao and Pasay lang?

Balak namin
Day 0 - midnight trip to Bolinao
Day 1 - arrive in Bolinao, caves, tour around the area... Church and museum?
Day 2  - leave Bolinao to Alaminos for hundred Islands island hopping... Then directed manaoag?
Day 3 - leave early for Manila, sana after lunch manila na.

Ano kaya Ang appropriate times to leave para am meet tong schedule?

Pag December or January ba umuulan and recommended pa rin pumunta dito?

[budgetchic]

Hello mga sis!
Plano naming pumunta sa Bolinao this summer, siguro after Holy Week.
Anyone here na nakapag stay na sa SCL Garden Paradise Resort? Dun kasi yung pag iistay-an namin, much cheaper and affordable. Any feedbacks?

Tsaka dun ba sa mismong Patar Beach, meron dun nagtitinda ng ihaw-ihaw or mga palamig at halo-halo? Masarap kasi kuman habang nagmumuni-muni malapit sa beach hahaha!

Sa Victory Liner kami sasakay sa Pasay terminal mga 12mn siguro... ano ba pwedeng gawin pag nakarating na ng Bolinao by 6am? Bukas na ba yung Bolinao Seafood Grill resto doon?


TIA!

[gorgeouschef]

Hello mga sis!
Plano naming pumunta sa Bolinao this summer, siguro after Holy Week.
Anyone here na nakapag stay na sa SCL Garden Paradise Resort? Dun kasi yung pag iistay-an namin, much cheaper and affordable. Any feedbacks?

Tsaka dun ba sa mismong Patar Beach, meron dun nagtitinda ng ihaw-ihaw or mga palamig at halo-halo? Masarap kasi kuman habang nagmumuni-muni malapit sa beach hahaha!

Sa Victory Liner kami sasakay sa Pasay terminal mga 12mn siguro... ano ba pwedeng gawin pag nakarating na ng Bolinao by 6am? Bukas na ba yung Bolinao Seafood Grill resto doon?


TIA!

hi sis

sa experience namen... sa Punta Riviera Resort kame nagstay ha.. 6 AM kame dumating sa mismong Bolinao terminal nila.. wala kame nagawa nun, kumain kame karinderya kasi wala pang open na kainan.. buti na lang, dun sa resort na tinuluyan namen, vacant agad yung room, so pinalinis ko kagad and they allow us to stay agad kahit 6 am kame, masyado maaga eh yung check in time mejo late na sa resort. kung hindi sila pumayag malamang wala kame kalalagyan.

St. James the Great Church lang ata napuntahan namen nung ganung oras saka kumain lang.

pero baka sa mismong Patar Beach eh marami naman magawa or open na yung mga stores din. Enjoy your trip sis. 

[budgetchic]

^ Thank you sis!
Grabe pala, sulit na sulit yung stay nyo sa punta riviera...aga ba naman kayo pinapasok eh! Haha. Sarap siguro nun!

Hmmm... malapit lang yung St. James Church sis diba? Dun lang yun sa bolinao terminal?
I wonder kung bukas na yung wet market doon sa proper town? Balak kasi namin bumili ng fresh seafoods tapos ibaon namin papunta ng resort at dun namin ipaluto. Wala namang corkage fee sa SCL Resort.

[gorgeouschef]

uu sis.. sulit na sulit pero hindi kame nag-stay sa room kahit maaga kame pinapasok. Amuy kulob kasi that time nung after linis.

yes sis. lapit lang bolinao terminal yung St. James. siguro open na yung wet market ng ganung oras

[bluestocking]

Warning! Do not ride the boats going out to hundred islands in the afternoon in small boats!

Sa Cubao kami sumakay and ang earliest ride going to Bolinao is 730 am. So we opted to go to Alaminos which has a bus available at 4 am. Nagka problema yung bus so dumating kami dun at 12:30 pm, usually dapat 5 hours Lang. We shouldn't have proceeded with the trip but it's inefficient to change plans since commute lang kme.

There are three kinds of boat available, small boats (Php500), medium boats (php800), and large boats (1k ata). 2 Lang kme so small boat should've been fine but wala na daw available.
So they got us the medium boat.

There are a few men/women who we're offering their services sa DOT reception which is where you register for the tour. Medyo persistent sila but good thing we didn't give in, we told them we just wanted the see the view and experience and we weren't there for the picture (I.e. Helmet diving )

When we got to the port, may kumausap pa ulit samin to insist on snorkeling,but still we told them na ayaw namin. After which, binigay na samin ang medium boat. Lumapit samin Ang I sang Lalake which I think may ari Ng boat. Wag na daw kami mag Quezon Island dahil may tumaob na daw na bangka earlier so we agreed. Pag sakay namin Ng boat, nagulat kami Kasi 2 teenagers Lang Ang in assign samin sa boat maybe because 2 Lang kme. Sobrang lakas Ng waves when we got to the water tapos diretso Lang Nila paandarin ang boat and Hindi sumasabay sa waves. We've had a number of boat rides naman before and we're used to great waves naman but with bigger boats and we knew that they were manouvering the boat incorrectly. We asked for life vests for assurance and they took a bit of time kasi nakatali pa sila. I guess nobody requests for them or kami Ang first passenger for that day.

My companion was signaling them when to stop Kasi Yung water dumating aa point na halos patagilid na and pumasok na through the front of the boat. I could say that it was the scariest boat ride kahit na I can swim (haven't tried in strong currents though). I kept on praying the whole boat ride kasi pag may nakasabay sila na boat na mabilis, sinasabayan nila, mapusok pa yung dala want bata. Kinausap namin sila before our return na try to slow down and watch for strong waves Dahil wala naman kami hinahabol since I sang island na Lang kame nag punta. We figured it will be better to go back early after what we've been though.

Ayun na interview namin na when they only have two passengers, sila ina assigns a boat pero ka pag more,Yung more matured Ang sasama.
 Hahanapin ko nga hundred islands where to complain Kasi nag focus sila on all those commercial activities, yet they fail to issue warnings (like the capsized boat, strong current) and allowing teenagers (IMHO still lacking experience to handle the ride on their own).

So my advice is to go early and as much as possible get a big boat for a smooth ride.

[m]

hi please help! can somebody advice me if i should being my 4 yr old kid and visit the tourist spots if delikado what are the places i should avoid? i want to bring her kasi so ma experience din niya. where to stay din na medyo cheaper kasi un puerto del sol mahal e hehe un treasures of bolinao naman ang daming bad feedback. pls help! tia