Bolinao, Pangasinan

Bolinao – Alaminos, Pangasinan Budget & Itinerary

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View from Bolinao Lighthouse

View from Bolinao Lighthouse

Summary

No. of Pax: 4 pax
Budget: P2,700 – including transportation, lodging, entrance fees & tours
Duration: 2 days – 1 night
Estimated Start: Day 0 – 11:00 PM Assembly at Five Star Pasay
Estimated End: Day 2 – 12:00 MN at Victory Liner Cubao
Lodging: Kubo at Abrac Beach, Patar, Bolinao
Activities:

  • Tricycle Tour and Beach Walk at Patar, Bolinao
  • Island Hopping in Hundred Islands National Park

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Suggested Itinerary

Day 0
1100 PM Assembly at Five Star Pasay; Buy tickets
1200 MN ETD to Bolinao, Pangasinan; P442/pax
Day 1
0600 AM Arrival at Bolinao, Pangasinan; Walk to Adora’s Restaurant; Ask directions from locals
0610 AM Breakfast at Adora’s Restaurant
0700 AM Walk to Market to buy packed lunch and ingredients for breakfast the next day
0730 AM Hire a tricycle to tour you around Bolinao and for you to be picked up at Patar Beach tomorrow in the morning. P800/tryc; 4pax/tricycle
0745 AM Start of tricycle tour; ETD to UP Marine Institute
0800 AM ETA UP Marine Institute; Entrance Fee P10/pax
0945 AM ETD to Enchanted Cave
1025 AM ETA Enchanted Cave; Entrance Fee w/ swimming P70/pax; Parking Fee P15/tricycle
1100 AM ETD to Wondeful Cave
1110 AM ETA Wonderful Cave; Entrance Fee P40/pax
1150 AM Early Lunch at Wonderful Cave; Packed Lunch
1230 PM ETD to Cindy’s Cave
1240 PM ETA Cindy’s Cave; Entrance Fee P50/pax
0110 PM ETD to Bolinao Lighthouse
0125 PM ETA Bolinao Lighthouse
0200 PM ETD to Abrac Beach or your desired Kubo Lodging in Patar
0210 PM ETA to Abrac Beach or lodging; Check-in – P1,000/kubo during off-peak; can fit up to 4 pax; Settle down and rest! Don’t forget to remind your tricycle driver to pick you up the next day around 8AM
0330 PM Walk by the beach up to the end of Abrac Beach; Don’t forget to bring snacks, water and something to cover you from the heat of the sun; You can rest in between
0420 PM Arrival at the end of Abrac Beach
0430 PM Walk back to your lodging
0530 PM Arrival back at lodging; Don’t go in yet; Time for sunset watching!
0600 PM Freshen up; P10/pax shower
0630 PM Walk to La Parola Restaurant; Bring flashlight as the road in front of the restaurant is quite dark.
0640 PM Dinner at La Parola Restaurant
0740 PM Walk back to lodging; Don’t forget to bring a stick for the dogs.
0750 PM Back at lodging;
Day 2

My Bolinao & Alaminos, Pangasinan Expenses

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At Bolinao Lighthouse

At Bolinao Lighthouse

I’ve been to Bolinao and Alaminos, Pangasinan before but the details in my memory was a little bit too hazy for me to create a travel guide, that’s why I included them in the 12 for 2012 Travel Project.

I was planning to do it solo. The truth is, I was afraid that the budget would skyrocket because I had to pay expenses that could be paid by groups. Luckily Laiza of Azial: Ang Batang Gala texted me and was looking for a quick getaway from the city life. I explained to her that the travel is aimed to document places than to relax, but I will try my best for us to have extra time to relax & enjoy the places. She agreed and we find ourselves in the bus station in Cubao ready for a 2 day fast-paced adventure in Pangasinan.

Without further ado, I present to you the expenses I had during our trip.

Day 1
P432.00 Victory Liner Bus from Cubao, Quezon City to Bolinao, Pangasinan
P200.00 Short stay at Dos Flores Resort; P350 for 3 hours + P50 for 1 hour extension
P50.00 Tricycle to and from UP Marine Science Institute; P100/tricycle
P10.00 Entrance to Bolinao Marine Laboratory Outdoor Hatchery; P10/pax
P20.00 Entrance to Bolinao Museum; P20/pax
P80.00 Breakfast at Adora’s Restaurant at Bolinao’s Town Proper
P80.00 Bought ingredients at the market for next day breakfast; Budget P80/pax
P80.00 Bought some snacks at the market
P50.00 Entrance to Enchanted Cave; P50/pax – w/o swimming
P7.50 Parking fee for tricycle at Enchanted Cave; P15/tricycle
P40.00 Entrance to Wonderful Cave; P40/pax
P0.00 Entrance to Cindy’s Cave; Closed when we got there; P50/pax
P0.00 Bolinao Lighthouse; No Entrance Fee
P80.00 Lunch at La Parola El Restaurante at Patar
P10.00 Shower at Abrac Beach, Patar
P5.00 Pooped at the CR at Abrac Beach; Yes, you have to pay to use the CR
P80.00 Dinner at La Parola el Restaurante
P0.00 Camping at Abrac Beach
Day 2

12 for 2012 Travel Project

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Since Lakas ng Trip is turning 2 years old this coming February I decided to take a leap of faith by leveling up this travel blog with a travel project. I present to you my 12 for 2012 Travel Project.

What’s 12 for 2012 Travel Project?

12 for 2012 stands for 12 local destinations for the year 2012. Each month of 2012 I will be travelling to a place here in the Philippines to establish contacts, create detailed travel guides and create budgets & itineraries to help travellers plan their trips on the places that I will visit.

Why are you doing this?

One of my goals is to encourage Filipinos to travel around our country. The more we travel, the more we will see how special the beaches, mountains, waterfalls and our culture is and how great a country we have.

I want to tell you how beautiful places in the Philippines are, but I want to tell you more on how to get there, what you can do, where you can stay and where you can eat for you to be able to personally experience how magnificent it is to travel around the Philippines.

What mode of travel will you be doing?

BackpackingThe mode of travel that I do is backpacking and that’s what I also encourage people to do. Backpacking is a form of travel that supports small businesses such as tricycles, jeepneys, bangkas, sari-sari stores, affordable lodgings and karinderyas.The more you do backpacking in the Philippines the more you help Filipinos to have a sustainable income for a living.

Backpacking is also a form of travel that also supports your thirst for an adventure by not eating much of your hard-earned money but still provides you with the same great experience. Plus you also get to know more about the places you visit by talking more with the locals.

But that does not stop this blog from featuring comfortable alternatives. The goal is for Filipinos to travel regardless of the type of travel you do.

What are the 12 places you plan to visit for 2012?