@danda - nakita mo yung pics? Hehe. sabi nga ng mga officemates namin ok daw yun facade e. Parang spa village nga. And I really recommend the place napaka-relaxing as in. ang sarap after mo magpagaod na mag-tour or mag-dine out sa gabi.
@winkypops - I haven't had the chance to break down my expenses e. Let's try ha.
Airfare - P3500 via Cebu Pacific (late na ko nagdecide to book parang mga late August na siya)
Van going to El Nido via Eulenjoy - P700 (make sure you make reservations ahead of time and the preferred seat. Matagtag ang nasa likuran daw. Good thing to and from PPS we're seated at the back of the driver.)
Standard ang rates ng Tour sa El NIdo:Tour A - 600
Tour B - 700
Tour C - 800
Tour D - 600
Combination Tour A&B - 1000
Combination A&C - 1100
Private inland tour (ito yung naka-tricycle kayo punta sa mga inland spots within El Nido incuding the waterfalls) - 600/pax, sa kanila ang kanin, sa inyo ang ulam pwede niyo ipaluto sa kanila. This is according to our tour guide na nagooffer ng private inland tour parang sideline na nila labas sa agency nila yung transaction. But we haven't tried them kasi pauwi na kami nung nakausap nila kami about this.
Sa Entalula, you have an option to rent a mask and snorkel for P100.00, beach towel was given free nga sa amin e. They also rent out their aqua shoes which is OK na di ba kesa naman bumili ka pa.
Their rates comes with meals and drinks (usually combination of pork, fish and another seafood like squid or crab), depende sa dami ng kasama sa tour.
Restaurants:1st Day, Dinner - I forgot the name of this restaurant that we tried e but it's a small one parang near Lally and Abet, green ang facade ng resto and it offers a wide variety of mix dishes at very low price. We ordered Bacon and Tomato pizza that night kasi we're so full pa naman from our stop over in Roxas e. Pwede ka din magdala ng paluto sa kanila. Once I remember, I will post again. It will cost you around 200.00 if you opt to eat here.
2nd Day, Lunch - we had it at The Alternative. Medyo pricey nga as I said. Price range for a person's meal will cost you between P300-P350 at an average kasama na yung ulam mo, soda and rice. That is, if hindi seafood ang bilihin mo ha. If crab for example, kahit anong klaseng luto, it costs P300 na nga. Plus your rice and drinks pa.
2nd Day, Dinner - we're eyeing Lonesome Carabao Lounge so we had here Hulabos na Hipon, plain rice and soda. Roughly around P200 kami ng kasama ko ata here Mind you, masarap yung Hulabos na Hipon nila, sort of spicy. They offer Filipino and Mexican dishes. Halos nasa tapat lang sya ng Entalula as in malapit lang, near the stores there. So you won't get lost naman when looking for this. They offer free wifi so you can take pictures inside (wag lang super selfie kasi madilim ang ambiance ng bar hehe).
3rd Day, Lunch - The Art Cafe. Dito mahal talaga. Imagine plain rice at 50.00 each?? Haha. And we ordered ginataang squid na we weren't satisfied naman with the taste plus hindi nman hefty ang serving. Yung gata parang canned coconut milk lang ata ginamit. Hehe. May wifi din pero medyo mabagal. Maganda lang ang ambiance kasi just like The Alternative, overlooking siya sa beach so you can also take some pictures. Kaso talagang the food is not worth for the price if I may say. IMHO lang yan ah. Prepare to spend around P350-P400 for this resto.
3rd Day, Dinner - gusto sana namin Squidos because we were craving for grilled foods. According sa reviews, madami laging tao dito and matagal ang serving time like 30 minutes to an hour. You can either ask the guys there to take your advance order and balikan niyo na lang or they can deliver naman daw. But ok naman daw ang food at minsan nga may acoustic pa daw. So we went there past 7PM na. True enough, puno ng foreigner ang Squido's. Based sa mga reviews and the menus that I saw in the internet, prepare to spend around P200-P300 here. Since hindi na kami makapasok sa Squido's dahil puno nga, we passed by IBR (24 hours open). Parang resto carinderia siya. Doon ko naalala ito ang sinasabi ng friend ko na kinainan nila na OK ang bulalo. So we went there, medyo may mga customers din nga dahil dinner time pero may free table pa.
Here, magsawa ka to order! Malawak ang menu nila from bulalo to curry, to grilled foods, to lomi, etc! We ordered 1 bottled water, 1 soda, 2 plain rice, 1 Bulalo, 1 giant grilled Squid -- all masarap and it costed me P200.00 lang! Sulit di ba?
4th Day, Lunch - Tour B kami e. So kasama na po ang lunch sa tour.
We had grilled pork, grilled squid, grilled fish, rice, pineapple and banana for fruit desserts, water din.
4th Day, Dinner - Ito na. Natitira na lang since biyahe na kami tomorrow morning is to choose between Trattoria Altrove, Squido's and Sea Slugs. And we chose Altrove! Ay talaga naman OK ang ang ambiance, swak ang price sa serving and matao nga din. We went there around 6:30PM siguro and we were seated on a 2-seater table at the veranda overlooking the main road.
We ordered 1 Carbonara and 1 Margherita Pizza (same size lang lahat ng pizza nila), 1 Soda, 1 Bottled Water. Parang almost P300 ata nagastos ko here pero sa laki ng pizza nakapaguwi pa kami at di namin naubos dahil dalawa lang naman kami so binigyan pa namin yun mga katiwala sa Entalula. Hehe. Wala silang wifi. Pero masarap naman talaga yung pizza nila kasi Brick-Oven siya e.
Take note: Most of the restaurants there like Alternative, The Art Cafe and Altrove, you have to be barefoot before you can enter their premises.
