One of the attractions and also a must-visit place in Pangasinan is the Hundred Islands National Park. Composing of 123 islands, it is one of the tourist destinations outside Manila. Hundred Islands is located in Alaminos City, Pangasinan. A 5-6 hours drive from Manila, the jump-off of Hundred Islands is in Lucap Port in Alaminos City. From Manila, we arrive in Lucap Port at 2pm. The port... continue
MT. ARAYAT TRAVERSE Arayat and Magalang, Pampanga Entry point: Brgy. Ayala, Magalang, Pampanga Exit point: Brgy. Juan Bano, Arayat, Pampanga LLA: 15.2067N, 120.7441E, 1030 MASL Days required / Hours to summit: 1-2 days / 5 hours (NP) 8 hours (SP) Specs: Major climb, Difficulty 5/9, Trail class 1-4 (10kms) Features: Tropical forest, scenic views of Central Luzon *from Pinoy Mountaineer Mt.... continue
Since Masungi Georeserve opened, it had always been an eye catcher to me. I always wanted to visit the park; unfortunately, it’s not that easy to get a booking from them. They require a minimum of seven persons for you to ask for reservation. Although they will allow lesser than 7, yet they require a payment equivalent to the minimum number of persons. Lucky for us, we’ve organized... continue
As part of out trip to the Burias Group of Islands was the side trip to Alibijaban Island of Quezon Province. From Snake Island, it was almost an hour travel time to reach Alibijaban Island. While cruising the bay, the island became visible and got nearer and nearer. As we approached the island, we happened to pass by a nice beach and our boatman told us that it was a public beach. We didn’t... continue
On our second day, we went straight to Dapa Island (also called Snake Island) after breaking camp in Sobrero Island. We spent the night in Sombrero Island by the way. Snake Island was named after the sea snakes used to be abundant in the island. The island is inhabited, and one can go there by boat. It has a beautiful rock formations and fine sands in its banks. Due to the kind of rocks they... continue
so Only an hour travel distance from Animasola Island is the Tinalisayan Sandbar and Island. While cruising from Animasola going to Tinalisayan, there were sightings of dolphins. Small fishing boats were also present in the area; in fact we called one fishing boat and asked for a catch from him. He had several varieties of fish, we even bought from him for dinner and it’s way cheaper when... continue
One of the destinations when in Burias is the now-famous Animasola Rock Formation. When we depart the Port of San Andres going to Burias, I asked the boatman to where we’re going. He pointed out at an island from afar and told me that we’ll be heading at the back of that island as our first stop. He then added that it would take us at least 2 hours to get to the island. After hours of... continue
