“Manhole”
Cape Bojeador Lighthouse
Again, a spontaneous booking by my good friend Mariz. Since she’s been to most places in the country already, we opted to go somewhere where we haven’t all been - Bacolod.
I tried to ask some Ilonggo friends what we can do in Bacolod and the common reply would be - EAT! Well, that would be lovely but of course we wanted to do more. Good thing we found out that we can reach Guimaras via Bacolod for some beach bumming. So that’s what we did. Hit two birds with one stone. :)
Here’s our trip itinerary for 3 days/2 nights:
Day 1
1:35pm- Airport
3:35pm- Departure – Manila
4:40pm - Arrival - Bacolod
6:00pm- Hotel Check-in: Bascon Hotel
7:00pm- Dinner: Manukan Country of Bacolod (Near SM Bacolod)
9:00pm:- Coffee
Day 2
5:30am - Wake up!
7:00am - Breakfast
8:00am- Van/PUJ to Banago (Bacolod Port)
8:30am- Ferry to Iloilo – Fast (45 mins- Weesam Express or Ocean Jet)
9:30am- PUJ to Ortiz Wharf and the Ferry to Jordan Guimaras (20/pax)
10:00am- Arrival in Guimaras – Alubihod Bay in Poblacion
11:00am- Early Lunch
12-3pm- Island Tour: Navalas Church / Roca Encantadia (the ancestral home of the Lopezes) / Trappist Monastery / Guisi Lighthouse and Ruins
3:00pm- Check-in Rhaymen Beach Resort
3-5pm- Island Hopping - Natago Island, Baras Cave, Ave Maria Island
Day 3
5:00am- Wake up!
6:00am- Breakfast
7:00am- Leave resort and go to Alubihod Bay – Ferry to Ortiz Wharf (Iloilo)
- Ferry from Iloilo to Banago Port (Bacolod)
10:00am- Arrival in Bacolod (more)
11;00am- The Ruins (more)
2:00PM- Balay Negrense
3:10pm- Airport
5:10pm- Departure
I wouldn’t really recommend the hotel where we stayed in Bacolod, it was creepy beyond creepy with footsteps and water leaking at 3am. So try to look for other cheap hotels, there are a lot :)
Again, our IT looks hella packed jumping from one boat to the next but we live and thrive in those amazing race moments. Cheers to being young and agile. The boats leave the ports on time, usually every hour or two so be there 20-30 minutes before the hour turns to give you time to buy tickets and so you won’t have to run for your lives like we did.
Bacolod, well it has made a name of it’s own already for bringing us with delectable goodies satisfying our sweet tooth and delighting us with the crowd favorite, Chicken Inasal. The Ruins and Balay Negrense are also worth visiting for history freaks like me.
Guimaras, on the other hand, has a charm of its own, looking also at how it has risen from the oil spill tragedy a few years back. For ease of travel, we rented a multicab driven by our really nice and helpful kuya Nonong (+639206146709). Oh and by the way, do not leave without trying what we boast the sweetest mangoes in the world.
Okay, enough stories, now the numbers airfare and food excluded. Being budget travelers that we are, we spent as conscientiously as possible:
Terminal Fee - Php200
Cab from Bacolod Airport to Downtown - Php300
Bacolod: Bascon Hotel - Php1000/night for 3 pax (no breakfast)
Cab to Banago Port - Php70
Weesam Ferry to Iloilo - Php480 round trip
Pedicab to Ortiz Wharf - Php 7/pax
JBC Ferry to Guimaras - Php13/pax
Roca Encantadia Entrance - Php50 (not worth it though ‘coz we went a time they were renovating so better ask this before you go)
Guisi Lighthouse - Php10/pax
Multicab Rental - Php2200 (includes Airport-Hotel transfer/ Island Tour)
Guimaras: Rhaymen Beach Resort (+639185207271) - P730/night for 3 pax (no breakfast)
Some photos of the nice places we’ve visited:
Navalas Church Bell Tower
View from Guisi Lighthouse
Ask your boatman to dock in Baras Cave
The Ruins
That’s it. Go and enjoy!
anakngtokneneng replied to your post: Pro-Filipino vs Anti-Filipino
The problem with us Filipinos is that we lack sense of our own history. Even those thought in our high school Social science classes are misleading. Nationalism starts with knowledge of our own country’s roots.
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There is no nation in the world that had not experienced struggle and have not had their own history of how they’ve become and how they’ve accepted it.
But most or some of these countries, especially now that are the more developed in our present time, have learned to move on and flourish instead of self loathing and getting stuck in the past.
Sadly, it’s every Filipino for himself, the way I see it.
Larsian sa Fuente
Cebu’s barbeque center. My personal favorites are: tinae/isaw (chicken intestines), chorizo, and chicken skin! Talk about carcinogenic and high-cholesterol food. Yum!!! :)
RIZAL EXHIBIT AT MAPUA. This is one of my contributions for the Rizal @ 150 exhibit at Mapua that will open on Friday.
Working time: 1 hour.
The population of the hypocrites are already in its maximum. I think we can’t afford to have an addition, as someone like you.
This is the video form of the essay or article I have posted awhile ago regarding pro-Filipino-ism.
This was made by a Korean who is inlove with the Philippines; someone who gives so much hope for our country.
Please watch the video.
Would you like to see the original? :>
