Batanes [Thread 2]

[samsung]

punta kaming batanes on April 22 - 26. 5D/4N yun. So ang DDD, ndi sya parang mapuno? gusto ko kasing mag stay sa parang mafefeel mo talagang nasa probinsya ka eh.

Meron ba kayong masusuggest na ganon? TIA!

[bunso]

^ I suggest Batanes Resort   Hillside sya, tapos, ocean view. Ganda talaga. Tapos sis kung trip mo, try nyo mag homestay sa Chavayan (Sa Sabtang Island), 350 pesos lang, pero papag lang ang higaan, pero may tv at dvd Dun ma-experience mo tlaga yung buhay probinsya. hehe
Yun favorite spot ko sa Batanes. Dapat mag-overnight kami dun eh, kasi nag back-out si tita ko. hehe

[samsung]

^ thanks bunso. tanong ko lang for DIY eto yung mga projected expenses ko, pwede pakidagdag kung may nalimutan akong mga permit fees, etc.

4000 - North and South Batan Tours for 2 days (van + tour guide)
1000 - van rental to port
2000 - multicab rental for Sabtang Tour
100 - boat to Sabtang (roundtrip)
100 - tourism fee in Sabtang

1. Pwedeng makahingi ng number ng pwedeng mag Sabtang Tour samin? Yun sanang multicab driver, sya na din tour guide namin

2. May contact ba kayo ng pwedeng matulugan sa Chavayan?

3. Kung DIY kami, ndi naman hassle maghanap ng kakainan pag kumalam sikmura namin?

Mukang mag DIY na lang kami, para kasi sa 5D/4N, papatak ng 8100 ang isa samin eh.

[bunso]

^welcome sis

umm.. yung sa registration lang sa fishing village, 50 pesos each. Saka sis, yung sa Sabtang dko alam kung 2k rin yung multicab, kasi tricycle lang sinakyan namin. Php1500 buong Sabtang na yun, overnight kasi kame. Kapag kasi hindi overnight dun usually yung bandang Chavayan lang napupuntahan, kasi kelangan nila habulin yung schedule ng bangka pabalik ng Sabtang. Pag ganun yata, 800 lang. Di ko lang alam kapag multicab.

1. Sis, eto yung contact ko sa Sabtang pero hindi sya Multicab, tricycle lang. Sya na rin tour guide namen,
Kuya Edwin - 09183694083 (sa asawa nya yata itong number, pero ito gamit nya nun)

2.  yup, si Kuya Harold, sya baranggay captain ng Chavayan - 09085013300 Wala signal dun kaya minsan matagal mag-reply yan. hehe

3. Parang medyo madalang nga yung restaurant dun, pero yung mga drvier/tour guide naman, may mga kakilala na caterer, pwede kayo makipag-arrange sa caterer para pack lunch na lang during tour.

Sis, ok lang na DIY, carry lang, no hassle Basta make sure lang may mga contact ka na pagdating mo dun. Para ka narin naka-package tour, hehe.

Ilan kayo sis? Kami kasi, tatlo, nasa 7 to 8k lang yung gastos namin, 6D/5N kami. Pero yung 5th day, rest lang kame sa Batanes Resort, ni-enjoy lang namin yung place. Then yung 6th, flight to Manila na.

Sis, may driver/tour guide ka na sa Batan? recommend ko sayo si Kuya Jun, eto number nya.  09089368193 . Mabait yan, sobrang ok.

[samsung]

^ waa bunso ang husay mo! sige kokontakin ko yan. salamat ng marami girl!

[bunso]

^ hahaha you're welcome sis ! Enjoy your trip

[ayionick]

may nabasa akong blog about the offer of seair to batanes sa travel expo. dati nasa 14k for 2 pax, now it's around 16k for 2 pax na. travel period is hanggang oct 2011 din. ok sana kung pang next year na travel dates para mas makapag-ipon at kasi madami na ko travels this year.

[samsung]

^ kelan yung travel expo sis? may iba kasi akong friends gustong sumama samin sa batantes eh. TIA!

[ayionick]

sa feb.18-20 sa moa yung travel expo.

[Mr.Punch]

^ May pag-asa pa sa Philippine Travel Mart held every year in September in Megatrade hall.

[carl_13]

thanks to this thread dami ko nakuhang info , punta kami dun on april 22-27 excited kaya naghahanap na ako ng mga contacts. thanks guys!

[l_neveph]

nacontak ko c kuya jack about the batan and sabtang  tour as suggested by sisses here.he's offering 800/day for his guide fee while transpo naman is 2t/day..
ok na sana however i found another guide in FB thru Batanes page and he's offering 500/day guide fee and 1700/day for transpo and 800/day naman for sabtang guide fee and 1500/day for transpo..The guy I talked to is Ryan, i think he's affiliated w/ BCTA as posted on his FB account..ANyone knows him?
Now im confuse which 1 to get kasi c kuya jack or kuya jun lang naman nababasa ko dito and never heard about ryan..But the price he's offering is quite tempting..What do you think guys?Haayyy nakakalito..

[l_neveph]

And guys location and service wise alin mas ok, DDD Habitat or Batanes Seaside Lodge? TIA

[samsung]

nacontak ko c kuya jack about the batan and sabtang  tour as suggested by sisses here.he's offering 800/day for his guide fee while transpo naman is 2t/day..
ok na sana however i found another guide in FB thru Batanes page and he's offering 500/day guide fee and 1700/day for transpo and 800/day naman for sabtang guide fee and 1500/day for transpo..The guy I talked to is Ryan, i think he's affiliated w/ BCTA as posted on his FB account..ANyone knows him?
Now im confuse which 1 to get kasi c kuya jack or kuya jun lang naman nababasa ko dito and never heard about ryan..But the price he's offering is quite tempting..What do you think guys?Haayyy nakakalito..

Sis, may i know the FB account you're referring to? TIA!

[l_neveph]

here it is sis...http://www.facebook.com/pages/Batanes-Philippines/89743196278

[Mr.Punch]

That Ryan has also been trying to add me up (in multiply).  He seems legit, but he's only surfaced now so I dunno what to make of him.  The packages he's offering is very cheap, and I'm worried about the quality of the tour that he can provide.

Like I said in a previous post, I hope we don't create a demand for very cheap guided tours in Batanes dahil naaawa ako doon sa mga tour operators na independent.  This Ryan, if he's really working for the BCTA, probably has a fixed salary from the Provincial government so that gives him sort of an unfair advantage.

You probably can ask Ryan if his tour packages are accredited by BCTA or if he's doing that in his private capacity.

[l_neveph]

I think independent yung ino-offer  nya..hindi talaga sa BCTA, sideline kumbaga=)..hmmm parang now im having 2nd thought, although he said naman na yung iti nya same lang with other tour guides when i asked him about it..just to make sure daw i can bring a list of the iti of other guides to compare..
sige na nga si kuya jack  na lang kukunin ko..what is a few more bucks kung sulit naman dba hehe

[bunso]

mga sis, check nyo si kuya Jun - kame kasi Batan tour, 2thou/day, all in na. Wala ng separate na bayad sa tour guide. Although november kasi kami nagpunta,  off peak kasi that time, ask nyo nalang kung same parin rate kahit peak season.

Kuya Jun - 09089368193

Tapos sa Sabtang hindi na namin sya sinama, nag-hire nalang kami ng tricycle, 1500, buong Sabtang Island na yun, overnight kasi kami dun kaya may time kami, pero kung bablik rin kagad kayo ng Batan, yung other part lang mapupuntahan nyo, Php800 lang yata bayad nun.
Mas tipid yun sis, kasi yung driver namen, sya na rin naging tour guide namen, no extra charge naman. eto number nya, just in case interesado kayo.

Kuya Edwin - 09183694083

[achengtarush]

malapit na Batanes vacation ko.  Question re Sabtang.  maalon kaya sa March?  saka kung may vertigo ka, like me, kaya ko kaya yun o baka dun lang ako magkasakit? may times pa naman na pag sinumpong ang vertigo ko nadadala ako sa ER para injectionan ng pampatigil ng suka kasi talagang umiikot ang paningin ko.

[carl_13]

nagpaquote din ako kay ryan, binigay niang rate P1600/pax/day  batan tour tapos P2600/day/head sabtang , nagrequest din ako ng quote over DDD, batan-sabtang-itbayat, around P8400 all in, (food,lodging,tour)

i tried computing using yung rates na binigay nio above. mas less kaso ang takot ko talaga wala kami masakyan na bangka

april kasi punta namin, di ba peak season yun?