Iloilo Thread 3

[airish_2]

naeexcite ako sa iloilo trip namin hehe pangatlo na ito pero nung last di nakaikot masyado so ngayon talaga ikot talaga.

[tammy1979]

^^ enjoy sis, pls share your IT saka kung magkano magagastos ha? hehe

[tammy1979]

Mga sis, please provide feedback po kung meron na naka try mag stay sa Go-hotels sa Bacolod, nasa Robinsons area daw yun. TIA!

[a.k.a. HELGA]

Im still torn, Alubihod beach or Guisi Beach? Parang ang ganda kasi ng review sa guisi beach, more secluded, quiet and cleaner though mas rocky. Unlike Alubihod, with finer sand pero matao at maiksi ang shoreline.. Any inputs sissies? Was able to talk to someone from Guisi Clearwater Resort, offer (6pax) is 1,700 (fanroom) or 2,200 (aircon). Still trying to contact Alubihod Cove pero till now cannot be reached pa rin yung contact no nila

[matetreyes]

sis, if you are getting kuya mai, pede mo siguro paresreve sa kanya sa alobijod. (033) 3960028 yung landline nila though. =)

For me, mas ok pa din sa Alubihod beach kesa sa Guisi. ok lang magtour sa Guisi. kasi ang layo nya sa kabihasnan (unless ito yung goal mo). Papunta pa lang dun steep na yung rough road. tapos unlike sa alubihod, wala ka yatang ibang makakainan dun and  walang mga tindahan sa malapit. sa labas kasi ng raymen at alobijod cove dami na tindahan eh. powdery pa yung sand sa alubihod.

[iamjoei]

^kaya ba ng day trip both beaches or not worth it?

[a.k.a. HELGA]

^^ thanks sis Matet! Will probably stay in Alubihod and go to Guisi during landtour na lang. hehe, baka magreklamo ang aking mga kasama =) Thanks! Excited na ako, praying for a good weather during our trip

[matetreyes]

no prob. i'm trying to finish my blog on iloilo-guimaras this weekend. baka may mapulot ka din dun, hehe.

[iamjoei]

^waiting for your blog entry!
Dami kasing info, nalilito na ako because I only have a day. Parang ganda lahat puntahan kasi but need extreme time management! 

[matetreyes]

hala pressure! LOL. kung mag-island hopping ka sis, unahin mo yung seafdec then go to either turtle island or natago beach. hindi naman masyadong maganda sa baras

[airish_2]

gusto ko sana makakuha ng idea sa mga itenerary nyo mga sis ako parang naooverwhelmed.

[iamjoei]

^^Yes pressure! Haha! Kidding! How long will that take? Thinking kasi might not have time for that Kasya ba yun sa 10am arrival in airport and then 7:30pm have to check in na? I really want pero baka I want time to eat also in Pit Stop (Tama ba?) and to buy mangoes!

[matetreyes]

kung 10 am arrival mo, almost same tayo. late lang kami ng konti. 10:50 kami touchdown. then commute to parola wharf (hindi muna sa ortiz wharf kasi di daw makadock) mga 11:30 na yata kami nakadating sa port mismo.  mas mabilis kung magtaxi ka na sis. kaya siguro sya in 15 minutes. nag-jeep kasi kami.

boat ridet o jordan mga 15-20 mins lang. from jordan to raymen/alubihod, eto medyo matagal. mga 30 to 45 minutes. pede ka na dumaan ng pitstop at bilihan ng mangoes kasi malayo to sa raymen. para pagpauwi ka, hindi ka na magmamadali. our flight back to manila was 8:30pm and we left SM Iloilo ng mga 6:00 pm. abot na abot hehe. alis ka na lang ng mga 3pm or 4pm sa raymen to catch your flight. mag-web checkin ka na din hehe

[melmedrano]

questions mga sis:

hanggang kailan po kaya sa parola instead na ortiz ang way going to guimaras? pupunta kasi kami ng guimaras on July 25 to 27 if weather permits. Fingers crossed.

from parola to raymen, madadaanan po ba ang Pit Stop? or sasadyain? I'd like to drop by sana for a quick bite. :-)

from iloilo airport, gaano po kalayo yung miag-ao chuch?! masyado po bang malayo?! what about yung villa beach, madadaanan po ba pag galing ng airport (going to the church)? balak ko kasi mag simba muna, then early lunch sa breakthrough then punta ng guimaras... sa tingin nyo ok lang ba or masyado nakakapagod?!

from breakthrough@villa beach, malayo ba yun sa port going to guimaras (Parola or ortiz, whichever is open)?

[melodymedley]

Some of the Qs I can answer:

On the way yung Pit Stop from the Jordan port going to Raymen. We ordered the mango pizza which took about 15-20 minutes to cook. That was around 1 or 2pm na. You can ask your trike to swing by.

Iloilo airport is around 1 hour from the city center.
Miag-ao church is around 1.5 to 2 hours from the city center.
So aabutin ka ng 2.5-3 hours to go to Miag-ao church. Tapos, church hopping na on the way back. (I posted our IT ng church hopping a couple of posts/pages back).

[melmedrano]

thanks sis... ang layo pala nung miag-ao church, i have to drop that option, kawawa naman ang anak ko pag ganun ang byahe namin... any suggestion na church between airport and the villa beach?! Thanks

[melmedrano]

what about molo church?! mas malapit ba from airport?!

[tammy1979]

Sorry OT po ito, masarap ba ang Napoleones? May nakita lang akong deal sa ensogo, hehe. Specialty daw sa Bacolod at Iloilo..TIA

[a.k.a. HELGA]

Hello mga sis! Cannot contact Alubihod Cove Baka naman you can share other contact nos they have..
By the way, I already made reservation at Ong Bun for our 1N stay in Iloilo, got the room for 5pax for 920/night (its 184 for each of us! Tipid!)
For our Guimaras Inland Tour, I got Kuya Gerald. He quoted us 1.3K for Inland tour + pick-up to/from resort-port.

Tentative IT:

Day 1  - Arrive in Iloilo and dinner at Tatoy's Manukan and maybe go to Smallville.
Day 2 - Church: Jaro Church
            Travel to Guimaras and stay for 1 Night
            Inland tour and island hopping
Day 3 - Travel back to Iloilo
            Church Hopping
                 1st Stop: San Joaquin Church
                 2nd Stop: Campo Santo
                 3rd Stop: Miag-ao Church
                 4th Stop: Guimbal Church
                 5th Stop: Tigbuan Church
                 6th Stop: Molo Church
             Late flight back to Manila

We'll leave our things first at SM Traveller's Lounge before visiting those churches. Praying for a good weather!

[matetreyes]

sis in one day lang inland at island hopping nyo sa guimaras? baka mabitin kasi. and you'll be from iloilo pa nun right?