2 options (just choose whichever goes first):

1. Direct to Alaminos

2. Bus to Bolinao. Just stop at Alaminos.

Fare: P542

Duration: 6 hours and 30 minutes from 07:45 AM

🚌 1st stop at Victory Liner Dau in Pampanga (09:00 AM)

🚌 2nd stop at Victory Liner Siesta in Tarlac (10:30 AM)

🚌 Final stop at Victory Liner Alaminos (01:15 PM)

Tip: Buy snacks during your trip.

The ticketing office looks really good and the conductors' uniforms look like a pilot. 😆

- Located at Nepo Mall on the right side of the Victory Liner Alaminos bus station

- They serve all-day breakfast, chicken and pork BBQ, burgers and pasta, and many others

- Sample order: Pork BBQ with iced tea (P180) and halo-halo as an add-on (P50)

- There are nearby fast food branches such as Jollibee, Mcdo, Chowking, and Mang Inasal but better try their local restaurants

Why here?

- This is right in-front of the Lucap Tourism Office and Park.

- Has its own restaurant for convenient dining

- Has a swimming pool

- The room has a table if you plan to work, a closet, a bathroom with a heater, a strong aircon, and a TV with cable.

- The bedsheets and towels smell really good.

- They have a water dispenser at the restaurant. Just bring a reusable water bottle.

Only P1,500 per night with FREE breakfast and good for 2

This park has the following:

The initial plan was to visit Bued Mangrove Park but it closes at 04:30 PM

- I wanted to try Island Tropic's restaurant but the waiting time was about an hour coz they had a lot of orders for an event.

- Sample Orders: beef steak, sisig, and shrimp.

- Only P100 each and P15 for the rice. The eateries here are super budget-friendly and the meals taste really good! 😍

- This is the stall beside Sean's Eatery

- Sample order: Chorizo and egg with 3-in-1 coffee (P120). They don't serve brewed coffee, unfortunately.

- The office opens at 06:00 AM.

- Appreciate the art works on their walls upon entering.

🎟️ P100 Tourism Fee Breakdown

- Environmental fee: P60

- Entrance fee: P30

- Converge Fee: P10

⛵ Boat rental for the whole day

- P1,400 - Small (1 to 5 persons)

- P1,800 - Medium (6 to 10 persons)

- P2,000 - Large (11 to 15 persons)

🤿 Snorkel: P150

🦺 Life jacket: P50 (Required if you want to go cave jumping)

🚮 Trash deposit: P200 (They promote clean-as-you-go. You can claim the deposit after the tour.)

⛵ This is the first stop of the island hopping.

🏛️ Ramos Island has a dome that can be used as an event center, greek style view deck, and a coffee shop called Kopi Isla.

✝️ This is right beside Pilgrimage Island. Just a two-meter sandbar divides the 2 islands.

⭐️ The highlight of the Hundred Islands trip.

✝️ If Christ the Redeemer in Brazil is on your bucket list, visiting the Pilgrimage Island in Hundred Islands is a great alternative locally.

⛪️ There's a hidden chapel (refer to the Reel in the summary). Just ask your guide how to get there.

🎟️ Zipline for only P250

🦅 You'll be flying for around 20 seconds over a beach.

🤿 You can also snorkel here.

- The halo-halo was from Quezon Island for only P30.

- The lunch location might differ depending on your activities.

- Just ask the boatman to recommend the best place to eat.

- You can choose to eat on the boat or on the island.

- Rest a little and go snorkeling.

🤿 Snorkeling is FREE

🪸 There's an option for helmet diving for only P400 per head to see beautiful corals, Nemos, and giant clams.

However, I decided to skip this activity coz I've tried and seen all of them:

- Helmet diving in Boracay

- Giant clams in Puerto Galera

- Nemos several times in Coron, Bantayan, and Siquijor

🐠 But if you haven't done this, I highly recommend it.

💦 20-foot jump into the cave's crystal clear blue water

🌊 The water comes from the beach splashed into the cave

🦇 The cave's roof is full of bats so don't talk while you're floating. 💩

🚁 The spot with the most beautiful drone view of the Hundred Islands.

🌊 A chill beach to end the tour.

🦅 There's also a zipline here overlooking the beach similar to Quezon Island. You'll fly from Governor's Island to Virgin Island.

- HISFVA means Hundred Island Street Food Vendors Association

- Sample orders: Buy 1 Take 1 burger (P100), Potato Roll (P20), and Buko shake (P60)

- Buy souvenirs after eating snacks

- There are tricycles just outside of Lucap Park.

- Duration: 10 minutes

- Fare: P50 per person

- Take out food for the road coz it's a 7-hour bus ride

- Mcdo, Jollibee, and Mang Inasal are also beside each other

- Go to either Victory Liner (Bound to Cubao) or Five Star (Bound to Pasay) bus terminal

- Five Star is a few steps away from Victory Liner

- Fare: P557

Day 2:

P100 - Total Tourism Fee

P350 - Boat Fee (P1,400 but can be divided into 4)

P120 - Lunch

P250 - Zipline

P180 - Snack

P50 - Tricycle to Nepo Mall

P557 - Bus to Manila