Dingalan, Aurora

[whatswithjuly]

Hi all. I think wala pang existing thread. Has anyone been to this place? Just quite confused if I need to get a tour guide for the whole trip. There's a recommended guide naman, si Leny and I have been talking to her since this morning. Siguro sobrang busy. Di ko makuha yun mga sagot sa tanong ko. Alam ko lang required ang guide going to the view deck based from my research. But I'm not sure if if it's necessary to have one when going to other spots. Gusto ko din maka-save sana. They're charging 1K kasi for the guide alone. Pero di pa ako masagot kung anong places ang covered nun. Not sure if it's worth it. Tsaka mga 3-4 times ko na yata inulit yung tanong. Appreciate if someone can share any info. I read some blogs pero gusto ko pa din magcheck here. :-) TIA!

[nessy]

^Sis natuloy ka ba? Been to Baler kase and would like to visit Dingalan din. Solo travel lang. If so, how was it?

[whatswithjuly]

yup, natuloy :-) ok naman..super relaxing. kapagod lang ng konti puro trek. not a hiker pero kinaya naman kahit madulas specially going to mountain view. super sulit naman pag nakarating na sa taas. di kami nakapunta sa ibang falls though. closed daw kasi medyo maulan. tanawan falls lang ang napuntahan namin. mura ng seafoods if you wanna try paluto. tsaka pala we missed matawe interidal pool kasi high tide that day, di kami makakalakad sa sandbar. we plan to go back sa summer para dun sa mga spots we missed. and oh, do not stay at shalom guesthouse and restobar. mabait naman yun staff  but I've stayed in more cheaper rooms sa ibang places but wasn't expecting na ganun ang bibigay sa amin na room, to think na di naman ako tumawad or nagsabi na wala kaming budget, and bigyan kami ng murang matutulugan.  we were given a room na parang sariling room ng may-ari. andun stuff nya lahat and the toilet inside the room is not functioning. had to use the bathroom/toilet outside the room (pero nasa loob pa din ng house), kaso di comfortable dala mo lahat ng gamit mo when you shower. ang daming lamok pa naman. kinikilabutan ako sa dami ng lamok :-( sira din ang door sa bathroom na yun. basta super uncomfortable. and the restobar, it's actually a tapsihan pero lahat ng order-in namin not available. we'll surely come back  to dingalan but won't stay at shalom guesthouse. other rooms were better naman I think pero mostly pang-big groups na. di masyado naka-swim sa beach kasi medyo di na clear ang water since daw nagkaron ng landslide dun, lumabo na water.

[nessy]

^Wow sis. buti ka pa. Gusto ko na makabalik ng Aurora kaso wala pang sched. Baguio pa kase kame before Christmas. Anyway, thanks for the tip sis.