Laoag, Vigan and Pagudpud Thread 11

[cindylulu]

We'll be driving to ilocos this sat, sisses do you think viable ba ang itinerary na to: manila-vigan-pagudpud-laoag-manila?

kaya ba half-day DIY tour lang each ang vigan and laoag, and half day din pagudpud? Ganito lang naman kasi sana IT namin:
Vigan - calle crisologo, bantay church and bell tower, syquia or crisologo mansion
Laoag - paoay church, Marcos mausoleum, malacanang of the north, dadaanan lang ang sand dunes and fort ilocandia
Pagudpud - Burgos light house, Bangui windmill, patapat viaduct

Thanks to Lady Czarina's info, I called up metro vigan regency hotel for reservations na. Might be staying at java hotel or Balay da blas at laoag pero bukas pa ko tatawag kung may available rooms. sa pagudpud naman, backread pa ko ng backread and google at the same time. Baka casa consuelo, sa pics pa lang type ko na. Yan kung may available rooms. 

[_pink12_]

^^sis [textspeak!], okay naman yung mga rooms ng Apo Idon. We were booked at Room 1, poolside area sya. Problem lang dun pag may nagswiswimming sa pool, medyo maingay. Walang breakfast na kasama kaya umoorder pa kami sa kanila or naglalakad kami papuntang Jun&Carol. Medyo di lang ako nasarapan sa mga food choices nila, kaya we had lunch at Terra Rika, mas maraming maoorder.

Beachfront talaga sya sis, no need to walk papunta sa ibang resort. May 2 pairs ng  lounge chairs, nasa 2nd floor yung isa to watch the sunset.

Warning lang about sa pool sis, wag na kayo maligo dun, ang dumi dumi kasi. Yung ibang guests kasi, instead na magbanlaw sila ng mga paa nila using the faucet, naglulublob na lang sila sa pool, eeww.

[ksv]

^ Thanks sa feedback! Yuck naman yung ibang guests. Gawin bang hugasan ng paa? :p 2 nights kasi kami doon and then 3rd night sa Casa Consuelo naman. I wanted sana 2 nights in Casa kaya lang not beachfront. Although ang ganda sana ng place nila.

[Lady Czarina]

mga sis meron bang bus deretso pagudpud? if ever anong bus mga sis? and anong time?
or sa laoag lang yung drop off point talaga? thanks?

Florida bus sis meron sila diretso pagudpud..gabi din ata alis..

[patchi2012]

we're planning to book ciudad fernandina hotel for our vigan trip, any feedback?

[cindylulu]

we went to vigan last sat. We left at 9am and arrived at metro vigan regency hotel at 430pm. Dined at cafe Leona, ate empanada at Irene's, heard mass at St. Paul's cathedral (good thing Tagalog ang misa), toured calle crisologo and bought vigan longganisa (100/dozen) and bagnet (330 ba yun?). Good thing we brought a cooler. Then on sun, we went to pagudpud at 8am and arrived at cape bojeador by 10am then went on to see the Bangui windmills and patapat viaduct. We also bought biscocho (soft and hard) at pasuquin. We went back to laoag by 1pm and checked in at Balay da blas pension house by 230pm (after 30min of getting lost in laoag). We had late lunch at rob and then went to the sand dunes, checked out malacanang of the north, used the rest room of the ilocos norte convention center, and dined at fort ilocandia. On mon, we checked out laoag international airport, then had pictures at paoay church (sayang we didn't eat at herencia's or Johnny moon man lang, no time) then off to manila na. Had late lunch at chowking's Rosario in la union. We arrived in manila around 530pm na. What a trip!

[ksv]

Our trip is tomorrow na! So excited

[ayionick]

Later na byahe namin to Vigan. I just learned na magpupunta din dun officemates ko. Same resort pa kame sa Pagudpud!

[cindylulu]

Don't forget to slather on sunblock and drink lots of water sisses. Grabe it was super humid and super hot when we were there. The car temp was showing init factor of 37-38 temp outside. Hindi ko nga nakayanan tumagal standing even inside Marsha's delicacies.

[iamtsina]

San ba pinakamaraming mapupuntahan? Iniisip ko na sa Pagudpud at Vigan kami mag-overnight.

Parang ganito iniisip ko.
Friday - Laoag tour then move to Pagudpud, dito na din mag-overnight
Saturday - Pagudpud tour then move to Vigan, dito na din mag-overnight
Sunday - Vigan tour

Okay lang ba ito?

[cindylulu]

^pwede rin to sis. you'll becoming from manila? By plane ba or land trip? If you'll return by plane, then it's better if you spend your last night at laoag para nearer the airport. But if land trip ka, spend your last night naman at vigan as it's nearer to manila.

[hush puppie]

hello mga sis! just got back from my solo backpacking trip to pagudpud-laoag-vigan...
i love ilocos! ang saya lang!

anyways, florida sampaloc has a direct bus to pagudpud, it's a regular AC bus at 7pm & 9:30 pm.

basically, same same lang naman yung itis ko sa mga sisses here...no worries sa tours kasi alam
ng mga guides yung gagawin nila...im a solo traveler so sila na yung driver/guide/alalay/photographer
lahat na...ilocos is tourist friendly...safe yung lugar even for solo travelers...

[iamtsina]

@cindylulu thanks. Bus kami.

^ nakamagkano ka sa solo trip mo?

[ayionick]

Kakabalik lang namin ni hubby from our Vigan-Laoag-Pagudpud trip. Sleeper bus to Vigan kame para lang masubukan,sa sobrang relaxed umabot kame ng Laoag hehe. Nagbus na lang uli kame to Vigan. Nainis kame sa unang tryke na nasakyan namin sa Vigan kasi di kame ibinaba sa tapat mismo ng Metro Vigan Regency Hotel dahil matatrapik daw sya. Ibinaba kame sa tapat ng cemetery! Malayo-layong lakaran din yun at di itinuro maigi kug saan yung hotel, nagtanong-tanong na lang kame. Di ba first impression lasts? Nawalan na tuloy kame ng gana sa Vigan. Madaming beses pa kasi na nagtatanong kame ng direksyon kung saan-saan kame itinuturo. Hindi din kame nakaikot sa Calle Crisologo kasi may street dance competition, puno ng tao yung buong street.

The following day late kame nakaalis ng Vigan via Partas bus na may malapit na terminal sa hotel. Yung free breakfast sa hotel dapat 6-7am pero late na kasi almost 7am na dumating yung cook. Almost 930am na kame dumating sa Laoag. Sa Partas bus terminal namin hinintay si Kuya Wawie para sa Laoag tour. Mejo disappointed din kame sa kanya kasi almost 30 minutes late sya. Alam nya kung anong bus kame, anong oras kame umalis sa Vigan at pati nung andun na kame nagtetext ako sa kanya. Kung kelan andun na kame saka pala sya bumili ng pang-lunch ng family nya. Naisip ko baka nun palang sya nakabuo ng pera pambili pero sya na mismo nagsabi na earlier that day nung umulan nanuod muna sya ng tv kasi inexpect na nyang tatanghaliin kame. Ok lang sanang late sya, ang ayaw lang namin ni hubby yung madaming tryke drivers na kahit anong tanggi namin nangungulit pa din na sila na magtour samin. Tinuturuan pa kame magsinungaling kay Kuya Wawie para sila na lang kunin namin. Nung nasundo na kame ni Kuya nalaman namin na may ibang tryke driver daw dun na nag-aalok ng mababang rate ng tour pero magnanakaw sa tourist o maniningil ng mas malaki sa unang napag-usapan. Expected daw nya sa ticketing booth area kame maghihintay at hindi dun sa malapit sa guard/checker. Another reason why we were disappointed kasi first timers kame dun, why would he expect na alam namin kung saan dapat maghintay? Again, first impressions lasts. Hilig pa nya magyosi which we hated soooo much! During the tour hinayaan namin sya kung saan nya kame dadalhin para makabawi sya samin sana. Pero hindi nya kame dinala sa Fort Ilocandia at di man lang namin napicturan yung arch kasi nasa 80-90 ang takbo ng tryke nya. Mapilit din sya na bumili kame ng pasalubong, pumasok sa Museum kahit ayaw na namin at basta na lang sya hihinto ituturo kame sa pupuntahan namin tapos lalayo. After the tour nagpahatid kame sa bus station to Cagayan. Pilit nya kame pinasasakay sa unang bus kahit na sinabi na ng kunduktor na puno na, kahit pumasok na kame sa bus at standing na lang talaga. Parang gusto na nya kame umalis. Hinatid naman nya kame sa isa pang terminal, nakaupo naman kame kahit sa pinakadulo. Di naman kame mapili basta lang nakaupo kame. Kahit nega ang review namin sa kanya nagpasalamat pa din kame.

We arrive at Gaoa, drop-off point to Blue Lagoon. Nagdinner muna kame sa Bing Bong's Resto, thanks to Kuya Arnel for telling us where to drop off and eat. Sya ang lagi ko tinetext pag may tanong kame sa pupuntahan o sasakyan o kakainan. Bukas na uli kwento about Pagudpud tour naman.

[hush puppie]

solo trip expenses:

bus to pagudpud-700
homestay pagudpud-500
tour pagudpud- 1,400
pagupud-laoag- 60
laoag tour- 700
entrance fees museum- 130 (3 museums)
sand dunes- 1,500 (30 mins)
laoag-vigan- 120-150 (not sure [textspeak!] exact amount)
vigan regency room- 900 (econmy w/freebreakfast)
kalesa tour- 450 (3 hrs 150/hr)
entrance fee & donations including pa pic sa baluarte- 200
vigan-manila- 680
food- 1,500
Total = 8,870 or 9K

im so thankful sa mga naging tour guides ko kasi lahat sila ang babait...super maasikaso and
good photographers

[shyfly]

Good day girltakers!

I need your opinion regarding our plan for our laoag-pagudpud-vigan trip.

Plan namin is mag plane to laoag coming from manila, then from laoag next destination is pagudpud and then vigan.

Advisable kaya na idagdag namin ang  baguio sa itinerary namin ? Last destination sana namin sa trip. Mga 1 week trip plan namin para sulit. If ever na idagdag namin yung baguio as last destination advisable pa din kaya na mag plane pa kami pabalik ng manila from laoag?meaning we'll take a bus ride back to laoag from baguio. 2 lang kami ng husband ko and our son for this trip. I hope you can share your ideas especially sa mga nakarating na sa laoag. Appreciate your replies!TIA!

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ if magba-Baguio kayo, just take the Baguio-Manila bus pauwi. mas malapit na yun. Lalayo pa kayo ulit if mag-bus pa kayo pabalik ng Laoag from Baguio. There are nice buses na from Baguio (recliner seats, etc). Just check out the Baguio thread for more info.

http://www.femalenetwork.com/girltalk/index.php/topic,267435.260.html

[cindylulu]

^^2 hours lang naman by bus from laoag to Baguio via agoo. 1hr from laoag to Baguio via naguilian road. Ok lang bumalik uli ng laoag from Baguio tapos plane back to manila. Mas shorter pa rin ang travel time na to compared to land trip ka from Baguio back to manila.

[candyzire]

san banda yung kapurpurawan malayo pa yun ng sa Pagudpod?

[eilegna]

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