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Carabao Island, Romblon Travel Guide

June 9, 2012 by Josiah 3 Comments

Dazzling Dazzle at the Beach in Brgy. Poblacion

How to get there

You can get to Carabao Island from Tablas Island, Caticlan and Boracay Island. Instructions can be found here.

Where to stay

Upon our arrival at Brgy. Poblacion, Carabao Island we asked the people near our docking area on where we can stay. We met Ma’am Laura Bandala, a local of Carabao Island, she pointed us to a house made of nipa located at the beach front (my type of lodging). It has 2 floors and 2 CR inside. It was surprising when she told us that it was only 500 Pesos/night. We stayed there overnight. The downside of this lodging though is the water in the CR was a bit salty. It was somehow salty and because of that it was hard to take a bath. You can look for Ma’am Laura Bandala if you want to stay here.

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

August 23, 2011 by Josiah 27 Comments

How to go to Baler, Aurora
How to go around Baler, Aurora
Where to stay in Baler, Aurora
Where to eat in Baler, Aurora
What to do in Baler, Aurora
When is the best time to go to Baler, Aurora
Other useful information about Baler, Aurora
Important numbers you should have when in Baler, Aurora

Sabang Beach Baler, Aurora

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How to get to Baler, Aurora

There are 2 ways to get to Baler, Aurora

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
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
  - 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)