GENERAL SANTOS CITY

[ayionick]

^sis, kelan ang punta nyo sa gensan? naka-sale ang airphil ngayon oct. to dec.15 eh, hmm, nag-iisip-isip ako!

[lakwatsa]

^nov27-30. ayun nga yun nicheck ko 2902 aabutin yun RT ticket based on 888 na rate.

[ayionick]

mahal pa din pala. wala pa ba kayo ticket? ilan pala kayo saka magkano budget? hehe!

[lakwatsa]

may ticket na kami. 1054 lang kuha ko dating promo. si lecky ang wala pa kasi ayaw tanggapin yun cc nya dati nun nagbobook sya. si sis elaine from davao sasama din daw. di ko lang alam kung ilan ang isasama nya o sila lang ni hubby nya. mag bus lang sila.

budget? as usual 5k limit nyahaha

[ayionick]

^natetempt nanaman akong sumama, ano ba yan?! patingin ng 5k budgeted iti mo ha?

[lakwatsa]

book na mga sis! may 99 promo ang cebpac ngayon. 1k lang din aabutin ang RT

[ayionick]

^fhel, pwede na ba etong sa CebuPac worth PHP2,403.52 RT for 2 persons:
DEPARTURE
Manila to General Santos 5J- 993
Departure: 27 November 2011, Sunday, 0720 H
Arrival: 27 November 2011, Sunday  0910 H

RETURN
General Santos to Manila 5J- 994
Departure: 30 November 2011, Wednesday, 0940 H
Arrival: 30 November 2011, Wednesday, 1135 H

[lakwatsa]

^pwede na yan ayi! may check in yan di ba?

kahit yun pauwi na lang lagyan mo ng check in para sa tuna hihi

[ayionick]

wala pang check-in yan

[lakwatsa]

^kahit yun 7:50am na lang din pauwi nyo para sabay tayo. 7:30am kami e.

[ayionick]

^fhel, 1 click away na lang ako sa pagbook eh...

[lakwatsa]

ah o [textspeak!] wala problem. teka itext ko din si mars. inform ko sya.

[ayionick]

booked na kame for gensan, nov.27-30 P2,739.52 RT for 2 persons.

[meg1104]

Hubby & I are Gensan bound by end of August (sa 4 day long weekend), until the Tuna Congress na.
That's about 1 week! Hindi ko alam ngayon saan kami pupunta! hahaha

Am I right with assumption after reading everything that we have to travel around 2 hours muna
from Gensan to enjoy the other places? I'd be happy to see the beach. Yun lang ok na ako

[melodymedley]

Sissies:
Is this okay:
Day 1 - Gensan to Gumasa, Sarangani.Overnight Sarangani.
Day 2 - Depart Sarangani Lunch. Travel to Lake Sebu. Overnight Lake Sebu.
Day 3 - Depart from Lake Sebu to Gensan City. Overnight Gensan.
Day 4 - early morning flight

I am researching for contact numbers and rates for vans/jeep for hire from Gensan Airport to Gumasa, Sarangani. And from Gumasa to Lake Sebu.

We are a group of 9 backpackers so I am comparing rates in just hiring a vehicle vs. commuting kasi andami namin. Mga magkano kaya rates?

Anyone?  Medyo scarce pa ang info sa net eh.

[meg1104]

^ Parang there's nothing so much in Lake Sebu.... I don't recommend to stay overnight. Zipline lang magagawa dun.

[lakwatsa]

pano magttravel to/from airport papuntang sakayan going to Gumasa beach? may nabasa kasi ako malayo daw ang airport sa city e. magkano kaya aabutin at gano kahaba travel time?

[lakwatsa]

wala nang nagrereply sa thread. wala yatang mga sis na nagpupunta lately sa gensan hehe.

safe kayang mag solo travel sa gensan?

[melodymedley]

Need your inputs in our IT: 4D3N. Hindi nga lang 4 whole days.
Day 1 - arrive in Gensan - 2pm
Day 4 - departure - 7am
We are currently 8 in the group


Plan A:
Day 1 - arrive in Gensan - 2pm. Transfer to Gumasa. Overnight in Gumasa
Day 2 - Transfer to Lake Sebu after Lunch. Zip Line and tour Lake Sebu. Overnight in Lake Sebu.
Day 3 - Sunrise boat tour in Lake Sebu. Transfer to Gensan after lunch. Dinner in Sarangani Highlands. Overnight in Gensan.
Day 4 - departure - 7am

Plan B:
Day 1 - arrive in Gensan - 2pm. Transfer to Lake Sebu. Overnight in Lake Sebu.
Day 2 - Sunrise boat tour in Lake Sebu. Transfer to Gumasa. Overnight in Gumasa.
Day 3 - Depart Gumasa after lunch. Transfer to Gensan. Dinner in Sarangani Highlands. Overnight in Gensan.
Day 4 - departure - 7am


Plan C:
Day 1 - arrive in Gensan - 2pm. Transfer to Gumasa. Overnight in Gumasa
Day 2 - Transfer to Gensan after lunch. Tour Gensan City. Overnight in Gensan.
Day 3 - Daytrip in Lake Sebu. Overnight in Gensan
Day 4 - departure - 7am

Plan D:
Day 1 - arrive in Gensan - 2pm. Tour Gensan. Overnight in Gensan.
Day 2 - Day trip in Gumasa. Overnight in Gensan.
Day 3 - Daytrip in Lake Sebu. Overnight in Gensan
Day 4 - departure - 7am

Yung Plan A and B - 3 nights, iba-ibang resort ang tutulugan. Pack and unpack galore.
Plan D - use Gensan as base and day trip lang. Pero 2 hours per way yung places. So parang 4 hours a day yung commute.


Some questions:
Kelan pwede isingit ang Pangi White Water Tubing? Kaya pa kaya?
Madali kaya makahagilap ng jeep na marerent sa airport?

[melodymedley]

In the end, we did Plan A. Which is a pretty good plan.

Do-able ang DIY and commute. Kahit 8 kami, we opted not to rent a van/jeep kasi ang mahal. As the van quoted us Php 3,000-3,500 per day exclusive of fuel pa yun. Mas matagal mag-commute pero half the price naman.

Spent around Php 4,500 all in all including pasalubong, excluding airfare.

I missed the sunset in Gumasa. Based on the pics of my companion who arrived there earlier, ang gandah gandah! The beach has fine white sand, although it is not...clean. Parang may remnants ng mga leaves/branches na inaagos. Waters were clear, reflecting multiple shades of blue. Wish we could have stayed here longer.

Zipline was fun! Sana mas mabagal pa yung zipline actually para mas ma-enjoy yung view.

Walang nasa Gensan city mismo masyado. Kontrata ang rates ng mga taxi forever - Php 350 within the city. Grrrrr. So we had to shell out quite a bit just to have dinner in Saragani Highlands.

It was a wonderful adventure for all of us!