Laoag, Vigan and Pagudpud Thread 11

[abbeydasassy]

just got back from our ilocos trip woohoo! pinush namin ni hubs last friday kahit ulan dito sa manila, thanks to weather app medyo accurate naman forecast nila. ayun bahala na itinerary while on the road naghahanap na ko ng mga itinerary sa mga blogs tapos good thing i found contact number dun ko nalang nacontact yung mga people from hotels and tours. We got the famous kuya arnel for our pagudpud tour lol true enough mabait coz he charged us less for the south tour

for our laoag dun na sa may municipyo kami kumuha ng tricycle and contrata nalang ok din naman yun price. our last stop was vigan, stayed at metro inn hote. ok sya na hotel considering the cost medyo di siya nasa center nga lang pero its 5 minutes away from baluarte and hidden garden.

super sakit sa pwet talaga long drive and tagtag ka talaga sa byahe so i also do not recommend sa mga preggy sis to go there.

i think the best way is to start from pagudpud-laoag-vigan kasi laoag is madali lang ittour and vigan compared to pagudpod medyo ang lalayo ng distances nila.. stayed sa blue lagoon wow!!! super nice beach


share lang tee hee!

[jasive51]

operate na ba ang florida bus line?

[purple_girl]

pwede kaya isama ang dragon fruit farm tour sa tricycle tour ng pagudpud? how much kaya ang dagdag para masama yun sa itinerary?

[purple_girl]

already booked mang arnel for our ilocos trip this feb. so far eto pa lang ang mga meron ako:

vigan hotel - hotel luna
laoag hotel - balay da blas
pagudpud tour - mang arnel

any recommendations on affordable lodging in pagudpud? also, any suggestion on tour guides for laoag and vigan tours? thanks!

[abbeydasassy]

sis  mang arnel has contacts sa pagudpud ask him makakadiscount pa kayo

for vigan and laoag tours we got our guid dun na, vigan is too small IMO even a tricycle driver can serve as a tour guide even in laoag.

[purple_girl]

^thanks sis! sige, will ask mang arnel na lang.

[simang]

pwede kaya isama ang dragon fruit farm tour sa tricycle tour ng pagudpud? how much kaya ang dagdag para masama yun sa itinerary?

when i went to pagudpud, kasama na to sa tour before heading to the beach. my trike driver was dexter, i can give you his number if you like.

[purple_girl]

^thanks sis! i've already reserved kay mang arnel. he'll include the dragonfruit farm daw sa tour.

[huit]

sino dito nakapag pa book kay kuya lenzer lately? We booked him for a tour 7 years ago and trike pa lang sasakyan niya, balita ko van na raw ngayon? hehe

[simang]

^thanks sis! i've already reserved kay mang arnel. he'll include the dragonfruit farm daw sa tour.

Yey good to know sis. Madali lang naman puntahan yung dragon fruit farm enjoy ilocos!

[purple_girl]

^thanks sis! i'm super excited na nga for our trip. feb pa yung trip pero start ko na talaga ayusin lahat.

[jentotmd]

Hi sisses! me and the fam are planning to go back dito for the holidays (dec 26-28). we've been here na (holy week 2012) pero di na namin naisama yung pagudpud.

Anyway, last year we stayed in North Shores Inn in Currimao and it was a relatively budget friendly place. Affordable (can't remember the exact rates though) and we're planning to stay here na lang din for our first night. Any other suggestions?

Pagudpud is Day 2. Totally clueless ako dito. Suggest naman kayo ng ok accomodation for a family of 15-20? TIA!

[ayanlanz]

^^^^he is our tour guide sa upcoming trip namin this Nov.
hopefully hindi masyado maulan that time.

[pbrg]

Meron bang accomodation near Bangui? May wholeday work kasi sa Bangui area so we're thinking kung duon mag stay within Bangui or byahe balik Laoag or mas malapit byahe papuntang pagudpud?

Also, may ma-refer kayo na van rental from manila to Ilocos? 3days

TIA

[simang]

^if im not mistaken mas malapit na ang Bangui sa Pagudpud, mas okay siguro kung dun na kayo magstay instead of sa Laoag.

[marose17]

^^ Bangui is like, really isolated and a sleepy town.  You can opt to stay in Pagudpud.  It's nearer Bangui than Laoag.

[pbrg]

Thanks.  Worry lang namin is yung travel time from Bangui papunta sa Pagudpud or Laoag, di pa kase sure how long yung work baka gabi na matapos so option sana is yung decent accomodation within Bangui or yun nga, travel to whatever mas malapit

[marose17]

^ Definitely, Pagudpud is nearer, around 25 minutes away. 

[matetreyes]

sino dito nakapag pa book kay kuya lenzer lately? We booked him for a tour 7 years ago and trike pa lang sasakyan niya, balita ko van na raw ngayon? hehe

kami sis, kuya lenzer forever. oct 16-18 kami nag-pagudpud and same pa din rate nya. pinapabawas pa nga nya yung bayad sa trike sa kapurpurawan kasi need pa mag-transfer. may van na nga daw cya, katas ng gt daw un. super nagpapa-thank you cya kay shegothim at rocky! in return super alaga nya sa guests lalo na kapag taga-gt. cya pa nga tumawad sa homestay namin (rey's place in saud, likod ng casa victoria). from 800 naging 500, aircon at private cr pa!

si kuya lenzer din nag-refer kay kuya jonas aka bumblebee--guide at trike driver sa laoag. ang cool ng trike nya!

[matetreyes]

may nakita din kaming pension house near bangui windmills, nasa gitna nga lang ng kabukiran.

nga pala, nag-simula na ang amihan doon so expect the ff:
-malakas na alon sa blue lagoon, tahimik na alon sa saud
-hindi blue ang blue lagoon now kahit tirik ang araw
-minsan tirik ang araw sa saud at sa centro pero pagdating sa kabigan falls towards north tour, maulan o makulimlim na lagi

ang blue lagoon mukha ng galera now, maingay.

at ang windmills, nagkalat na! bangui, pagudpud at burgos.