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Where to go next from Baler, Aurora

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Let’s say that you have done all the fun things in Baler but do not want to go back to your home. Where should you go next?

Lucky for you, the land transportation terminal offers many places where you can go next from Baler, Aurora.

Van from Baler to Dilasag

Here’s a list of where you can go

Baler to Cabanatuan

Aurora Bus
Route: Baler to Cabanatuan
Type: Aircon
Schedule: 7:30AM (first trip), 8:30AM, 9:30AM and 1PM daily
Travel time: 4 hours
Fare: 221 Pesos

D’Liner Bus
Route: Baler to Cabanatuan
Type: Non-aircon
Schedule: 4:30AM (first trip), 11:30AM (last trip); one hour intervals from first to last trip
Travel Time: unknown
Fare: unknown

Van
Route: Baler to Cabanatuan
Schedule: 7AM (first trip), 7PM (last trip); Once the van is full it leaves. Highly advised to ride around 5PM as the last trip is not that sure
Travel Time: 4 hours
Fare: 200 Pesos (non-aircon), 220 Pesos (aircon)
Contact Person: 0929-257-5206 Max – dispatcher

Casiguran/Dilasag

Bomod-Ok Falls at Sagada, Mountain Province

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Our itinerary for the day was to eat breakfast at Bana’s Cafe & Resto then go and visit the Bomod-Ok Falls. Alternatively they call it the Big Falls.

Surprised that we were actually late for the scheduled jeepney ride to Aguid, we hurriedly ate our breakfast and ran to where the jeepneys are located in Sagada. Thankfully, it had not yet left.

We rode the jeepney bound for Aguid, where we ironically became too friendly with the passengers and found out that one of them was actually one of the weavers of the famous Sagada Weaving. That’s when I realized that it was actually hard to make the weaved products of Sagada and how much quality control they have for their precious weaving. Unfortunately, she went down a town before Bangaan but we learned a lot about what she does and we made a new friend.

The trek to Bomod-Ok Falls

When we got out of the Jeepney at Bangaan, we registered at the Tourist Information Center. This is the place where you will need to hire a guide which will cost 500 pesos/guide. This is to ensure that no unsupervised tourist/traveller goes into town. It also is a good way for them to create jobs. Don’t worry, your guide will be telling you stories about the place as you walk by.

Tourist Information Center at the Start of the Trek

Tourist Information Center at the Start of the Trek

Our guide explaining why you will not find sayote in Sagada

Our guide explaining why you will not find sayote in Sagada

At the start of the falls we did not see the Big Falls. It’s a sign that it was somehow pretty far from the starting point. And since the

Ninoy Aquino Parks & Wildlife

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Ninoy Aquino Parks & Wildlife

When I was still in high school, I regularly visited Ninoy Aquino Parks & Wildlife. At first I had no choice but to go there because that’s where my classmates and I practice our choral interpretation but eventually I slowly fell in love with the place to the point that I go there even when I was alone and just walk around or sit down and think about what I should do with my life.

When I stepped into college, I stopped going to the park since the university I went to is a park in itself. I missed this place. That’s why when I had the chance to go to the park after my visit to the Bureau of Animal Industry to get a friend’s dog Domestic Travel Permit, I never hesitated.

Baler, Aurora’s Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Travel Guide

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How to get to Baler, Aurora

There are 2 ways to get to Baler, Aurora

  1. Genesis Transport Terminalin Cubao offers a bus directly to Baler. There are 2 type of buses, the Joy Bus and their regular aircon bus.
    • Joy Bus
      • Schedule: 12MN and 4:30AM
      • Travel Time: 4 hrs and 30 mins
      • Price: 650 Pesos
      • Can be reserved. Call (02) 709-0545 / (02) 709-0544 / (02) 441-6834
    • Regular Aircon Bus
      • Schedule: 1AM, 2AM, 4:30AM, 5:30AM, 6:30AM and 7:30AM.
      • 5:30AM and 6:30AM are depend if there are many passengers.
      • Price: 418 Pesos
      • Travel Time: 6 hours

    You can also take their buses going to Casiguran, Aurora via Baler

    • Schedule: 1AM and 3AM
    • Price to Baler: 418 Pesos
    • Travel Time to Baler: 6 hours

    Website: http://www.genesistransport.com.ph/
    Contact Numbers (Cubao): (02) 709-0803 / (02) 421-1443

  2. Take a bus going to Cabanatuan then Van/Bus to Baler, Aurora
    • Bus from Cubao to Cabanatuan
      Travel Time: 3 hours
      Price: 185 Pesos/person/one-way

      • ES Transport (good service)
        – Schedule: 24 hours available. Wait until the bus gets almost full then they leave for Cabanatuan.
        – Contact Nos.: (02) 437-0594; 0922-857-0181
      • Five Star Bus (good service)
        – Schedule: 24 hours available. Wait until the bus gets almost full then they leave for Cabanatuan.
        – Contact Nos.: (02) 421-4716 to 17; (02) 911-7359
      • Baliwag Transit (have not tried)
        – Schedule: First Trip is 2AM until they have passengers
        – Contact Nos.: (02) 912-3343; (02) 912-3361
    • Bus from Cabanatuan to Casiguran, Aurora via Baler
      Non-airconditioned bus at Cabanatuan going to Casiguran, Aurora

      • D-Liner Buses going to Casiguran, Aurora
        Type: Non-Airconditioned
        Schedule: 2AM, 5AM and 7AM; This schedules are a bit unsure it depends if there are many passengers.
        Price to Baler: 178 Pesos/person/one-way
        Travel Time to Baler: 4 hours
    • Vans from Cabanatuan to Baler
      Vans in Cabanatuan going to Baler are available 24 hours. You’ll see them lined up at Cabanatuan Central Terminal.

      • Schedule: Frequent when there are a lot of passengers. Usually there are a lot of passengers when there are no longer buses going to Baler. If in the case that you waited for a long time and there are no more passengers left, all the remaining passengers will be paying the fee of the other passengers. Minimum number of persons before the van leaves is 10 persons.
      • Maximum no. of pax per van: 12
      • Price: 220 Pesos/person/one-way
      • Travel Time: 4 hours
      • Contact No.: 0939 251 1143 (Jimmy – Dispatcher)