3D 2N Leyte Travel Itinerary

Sabin Hotel and Resort, Ormoc City

Street Food in Tacloban City

Calanggaman Island, Palompon, Leyte

Lake Danao Nature Park, Tongonan, Leyte

Arrival in Tacloban:  Via plane or boat from Ormoc

Day 1:  Tacloban City Tour

- Check in:  Go Hotel Tacloban or any hotel of choice.

- Look for a transport service or simply hire a MotorCab for a day, just use your negotiation skills.  Do not allow them to exceed 1,500Php for a day tour.

- Visit Sto Nino Shrine (the old house of the former first lady, Imelda Marcos)

- Take a walk around the central business of Tacloban.

- Visit Sto Nino Church.

- Lunch in Fahrenheit Food (affordable) or Guiseppe's Restaurant (Fine dining).

- Head to the Leyte Landing Memorial in Palo.

- Go to the Philippine's most popular bridge, the San Juanico Bridge

- Go back to the hotel and rest or visit the nearby Robinson's Tacloban

- Nightlife in Astrodome

Click here to know more about the city:  Tacloban City

Day 2:  Kalanggaman Island (the best island paradise in region 8)

- Around 8:30 am checkout from the hotel in Tacloban ride a cab going to the terminal bound for Palompon

- Upon arrival in Palompon around 11am, start to look for a possible pumpboat operator that can be hired for a day and take you to Kalanggaman Island:  You can hire a pumpboat around 2,000php to 3,000php depending on the size of the pumpboat.  You can eat lunch somewhere in Palompon or buy food to bring.

- Enjoy the half of the day in Kalanggaman Island. It is best experienced if you are a group of 8 or more, or with your special someone.  Bring some food and plenty of drinks.

-  Back to Palompon.

- Ride the van/bus bound for Ormoc

- Check in:  Sabin Resort, Pongos Hotel, or any desired hotel in Ormoc

- Dinner in Milagrina, for snaks be sure to taste the burger in Mayongs

- Back in the Hotel to rest or dip in the pool and relax (if you stay in Sabin resort)

Day 3:  Lake Danao Adventure Park (the above sea-level guitar-shaped lake)

- From the hotel, take a cab going to the Ormoc city terminal around 6am.
- In the terminal, look for a multicab for hire in going to Lake Danao.  Be sure to buy food first.
- Enjoy picnic, boating, trekking, swimming, sight-seeing with the family or friends in the park around 7am to 11am.  Of course, bring food for lunch there in the park and make sure you do not litter.
- Head back to the hotel around 11am (just adjust the time with the time of your departure)
- Checkout around 12nn.
- Head to Ormoc Port (for sea travellers) or Tacloban Airport (for airplane) See Commute Philippines, for shipping schedules.

Click here to know more about the place: Ormoc City and Lake Danao

3D 2N Iloilo-Guimaras Tour: Iloilo City Tour and Guimaras Day Tour

Arrival in Iloilo City: Via plane or boat.

Day 1:  Iloilo City Tour

-Check in:  City Corporate Inn (budget hotel) or Circle Inn (with pool and nice view of Guimaras)

-Hire a motorcycle for a day to take you to all the places around Iloilo City or you can just commute and ride jeepney to save money and discover different places.

- First Stop, Jaro Cathedral and Jaro Belfry located in Jaro District; just ride the jeepney bound for Jaro.  If you still have time, do not forget to drop by the old Capitol building in Jaro.

- Try the Original La Paz Batchoy in La Paz District.

-Visit Iloilo Museum and the nearby Capitol, DOT to inquire more about the city, Arroyo Fountain, and then take a walk in Muelle Street

- Take a stroll in the museum city of Iloilo, you will be fascinated with the old structures, old buildings that are still standing within the city.

- For Lunch, you must try the carenderia near Iloilo public market.  I loved their taste.

- Visit Churches within the city: Sta Teresita, San Jose de Placer, etc

- Visit Plaza de Libertad and Nearby City Hall Grounds

- Go to the Molo district and try their Pancit Molo

-At dusk, try to visit Iloilo Esplanade.  You can see the view of the developing Iloilo in the Esplanade.

-Nightlife in Smallville.

-Back to Hotel and rest.

Click here to know more about the city:  Iloilo City

Day 2:  Guimaras Island Day Tour

- From the above mentioned hotels, you can just take a walk to Ortiz Wharf (where you ride pumpboats going to Guimaras; 15 minutes travel crossing Guimaras and 14-20php fare.)

- Arrival in Guimaras.  Here is a contact person who could be your tour guide and at the same time, transportation service provider for a whole day tour in Guimaras:  Charlie (+639461966887 ) 

-These are the places to visit:

• Smallest Park
• Guimaras' Highest Point of Elevation
• Guimaras Adventure Park (Target Shooting)
• Museo de Guimaras
• Pitstop Restaurant (home of the Mango Pizza and Chicken Adobo with a Twist)
• Trappist (home of the trappist monks and souvenir center)
• Mango Plantation
• Camp Alfredo (zipline, hanging bridge, and more)
• Raymen Beach Resort (white beach; also good for spending the night)
• Guisi Lighthouse and Ruins (very magnificent place; secluded)
• Guisi Beach (white beach; also good for spending the night)
• Balaan Bukid (nice view at the hilltop; overlooking Iloilo City)

- Back to the Jetty Port in Jordan to ride pumpboat bound for Iloilo.

- You can have dinner somewhere in the city.

- Rest in the Hotel.

Click here to know more about the island:  Guimaras Island

Day 3:  Nearby towns & Pasalubong

- Visit Nearby towns' Churches:  Some of the oldest Churches in the Philippines (Miag-ao Church, Guimbal Church, San Joaquin Church)

- Buy Pasalubongs in Biscocho house and Merci

-Back to the hotel and check out

-Go to airport/port.

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3D 2N Caraga Tour: Butuan, Enchanted River, Tinuy-an Falls, Britannia Islands

Arrival In Butuan City

Day 1: Butuan City Tour
-Check in:  Dotties' or Inland Resort
- Butuan Museum, Balangay Museum
- Zipline in DELTA Adventure Park (longest zipline in Asia).
-Lunch in Aling Cora's or Weegol's.  Dessert in MARGIE's.
- Sight Seeing in Macapagal bridge and River Cruise in Agusan River
- Dinner at Floating restaurant near Philippine Port Authority.

Click here for more details about the city:  Butuan City Itinerary

Day 2: Tinuy-an Falls and Enchanted River
- For commuters, take a trike and tell them to take you to the bus terminal and then take the Bachelor Tours bus bound for Mangagoy, Bislig and tell the driver/conductor to drop you off in the corner road going to Tinuy-an Falls, then hire a habal2x/single motorcycle.  Remember to bring enough food, and just let the trike driver wait for you until you decide to proceed in going to Enchanted river.

- From the falls tell the trike driver to take you to the highway again and then take the bus bound for Butuan that will pass by Hinatuan, and tell the driver/conductor once again to drop you off near the corner going to Enchanted river and take another trike.

-Spend the night somewhere in Hinatuan.

Click here for more details about:  Enchanted River and Tinuy-an Falls.

DAY 3:  Britannia Island
-Take a bus that passes San Agustin Town and spend a day doing island hopping in Britannia group of islands.

-Go back to Butuan.

My advise is that if you are a bunch of tourists, you better hire a Van/Vhire as your transportation for the whole 2 day tour in Tinuy-an falls, Enchanted river, and Britannia Islands.  You can hire an 8k Van with driver and guide for a 2-day tour.  The van is good for 12, so if you are a group of 12 you can save a lot.  You can contact me, 09329721312 for the van so that I can help you book a van for hire in Butuan.

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