Yay Panay
Panay Island is located in Western Visayas and is divided into four provinces namely Aklan, Antique, Capiz, and Iloilo. I've been to Aklan twice, and once in Antique and Iloilo. And I really fell in love with them, so peaceful and mesmeric. I only had glimpse of them as side trips on my other travels ,so this time Taty and I decided to explore them more. Lemme share to you our 5-day Panay island adventure.
AKLAN
" Kapag mahal mo babalikan mo"- Clark Medina ,OTWOL
Aklan has been very special to me. Firstly because it was my first travel with my family via plane (2006), secondly 'coz it was where Taty and I first met (2012) hihi kiligs.
Day 0
We arrived in Kalibo International Airport at around 7pm , then we went straight to City Mall ( GO DD, soar high hiha) to meet Ridge. He's a good friend of mine who lives in Boracay and is currently studying at Kalibo. We spend the night at his apartment, shared stories over ice cream, yumyum!
PS. I miss my household, shout out to TEAM BATIBOT!
*Hi Ridge, study well!
ANTIQUE
Day 1
7:00-10:00 am= Bus to Tibiao Antique. Ride a San Jose bound bus at Ceres Station.
We never knew about this route 'till we have talked to locals of Antique haha.
*7:00-8:30 am= van to Caticlan (P100)
Bread and Butter pastries for breakfast (P60)
8:30-10:00 am= van to Tibiao (P200).
10:00-10:15 am= habal-habal to Brgy. Tuno (P70)
There's an entrance/ environmental fee of (P50) upon entering Brgy. Tuno.
We went straight in Kawa Inn to drop off our bags and do a reservation for a kawa bath and river kayaking (P750). Then off we go chasing Bugtong-bato waterfalls.
10:30-12:30nn = Hike Bugtong-bato waterfalls
P75 Tour guide's fee
12:30-1:00pm= Lunch at Blue Wave (P60)
1:00-1:45pm= River Kayaking
River kayaking is a must experience. We really enjoyed being tumbled down after streaming down at each rapids hiha.
2:00-2:45pm= Kawa hot bath
The hot bath is a perfect relaxation after those adrenaline giving activities (hiking and kayaking).
3:30-4:00pm= Habal habal from Kawa Inn to Culasi Port (P125)
*from the national road you can also ride a bus to Culasi, but we opt to hire a habal-habal to drop us off directly to Culasi Port ,since buses during late afternoons rarely passes by.
4:15-4:30pm= Pumpboat to Mararison Island (P375) Terminal fee (P30)
There are commuter pumpboats to Mararison Island (P70) ,but schedules always vary depending on the number of commuters. Since we came in late afternoon , there were no passengers thus we needed to pay the whole boat for a round trip fare of P750.
5:00pm = Home-stay at Auntie Haida's (P250)
= Extended electricity use (P150)
Electricity (via generator) in Mararison is only from 6:00pm -10:00 pm. There is additional fee of P300 if you want to use the generator 'till 5am.
5:30-7:00 pm = Explore the island.
8:00pm = Dinner (P50)
*Kitchens at home-stays are free of use, so you can cook your own food or you can ask the homeowners if they can cook food for you ( of course there's additional fee for that). There are also karinderias around the island.
Day 2
7:00-10:00am= Hike at Lantawan (P100 for the tour guide)
The elementary school is relocated at the foot of the mountain, because during typhoon it often got destroyed. I honor these students who hikes every waking day to go schooling.
Say halu to these carnivorous pitcher plants, literally a TOUCH ME NOT BEH kind of plant hihi.
10:00-11:30am= Swim at the beach.
Our Mararison Island trip is def one for the books. This island is a perfect vacation destination, a haven where the mountains meet the seas.
12:00 nn= Back to mainland
12:00-12:05nn= Trike to Ceres Bus Station (P10)
12:05-12:30nn=Lunch at the bus station (P55)
12:30-1:30pm= Bus to Pandan (P44)
1:30-1:50pm= Trike to Malumpati Cold Spring (P200)
Entrance fee (P40)
2:00-4:00= Dip at Malumpati Cold Spring
Bugang River in Pandan is tagged to be the cleanest river in Ph. And yes ,it deserves its title.
We waited for almost two hours at a sari-sari store before a bus bound to Boracay arrived. Luckily locals there are very welcoming hihi. The owner of the store and Kuya Joem ,our trike driver, shared stories with us, creepy stories about aswangs. Nevertheless, I felt safe during the whole time. They even left the sari-sari store open with us alone, 'coz they needed to fetch their kids from school, amazing iba sila magtiwala beh.
AKLAN
6:00-7:00pm= Bus to Caticlan (P45)
7:00-7:30pm= Boracay (P205, boat fee, terminal fee, and environmental fee combined, P20 trike to hotel)
8:00pm= Checked-in at Maja's Place (P500)
There are a lot of cheap hotels and inns in Station 2 and 3 and it's best to ask the locals for an affordable and clean place to stay. I am not someone who's fond of luxurious hotels. I'd rather spend on food than on hotels haha.
8:00-10:00pm = Dinner at Aplaya (P300)
Having dinner by the beach and sharing stories over seafood and pizza made our stomachs and souls filled and satisfied. Lovely night it was!
Day 3
7:00-9:00 am = Strolled along white beach and had taho for breakfast.
9:00-11:30am= Scuba Diving (FREEEEE!!!!!, P--- for tip haha)
THANK YOU SO MUCH RIDGE AND LYNETTE.
Ridge is my alaga back when I was a Campus Sectorhead and he gave us a free scuba diving experience yay! I love West B Campus Based, miss y'all! Since Ridge has class at Kalibo, he wasn't able to come with us. He introduced us to his cousin, Lynette. Lynette is the youngest female dive master I have met. She is only 19 y/o, isn't she awesome?
*Hi Lynette I salute you for being so hardworking and for pursuing your passion.
Unfortunately we had no photos under the sea, 'coz I was too scared to bring my camera while diving. I was afraid that I'll get paranoid and loose my camera huhu sayang.
12:00 nn=Lunch at Smoke's (P130)
1:00-3:00pm= Shared stories while hiking Mt. Luho. Mt. Luho is a viewing deck where you can see the whole island of Boracay. The pathway is paved, so even if it's raining hard we were able to reach it via walking. This is the destination of those who avail the ATV ride activities.
*Entrance at viewing deck (P75)
3:00-4:00pm= Off to Puka. Thanks to Lynette's charm, we were able to hitch on a truck on our way to Puka beach hihi.
4:00-6:00pm= Puka Beach
Again , because of Lynette's local charisma , we were able to hitch on a pumpboat going back to White Beach at Station 1. I love this day, we got to engage with locals and the best part , we got almost everything for free, yey!
7:00pm= Dinner (P120)
7:30-8:00= Back to Caticlan mainland (P20 trike to port, P130 terminal fee and boat fee combined)
8:00-9:30= Taxi to Kalibo (P100)
*yes taxi, there are also buses and vans that travels to Kalibo.
10:00= Ridge's apartment (FREE)
*There are a lot of cheap inns in Kalibo price ranges from P250-P500 each person
CAPIZ
Day 4
7:00-7:15am= trike to Ceres Bus Station (P20)
7:30-9:30am= Bus to Sigma (P107)
9:30-10:15am= Bus to Roxas City (P50)
Locals said that there are buses that travels directly from Kalibo to Roxas City. But we don't know which bus station does.
10:15-10:45am= Trike to Baybay Beach (P40)
11:00-12:30nn= Lunch at Baybay (P350)
Roxas City is dubbed to be the Seafood Capital of the Philippines, so what to do best in Roxas? EAT SEAFOODS!!! Our gastronomic craving were undeniably satisfied. Every meal is heavenly, it brings you to the seas and skies. Oo, OA pero sobrang sarap swear!
12:30-12:45nn= Walked around People's Park Baybay
12:45-1:00pm= Trike to Roxas City Museum (P10)
1:00-1:30pm= Panubli-on Museum
1:30-2:30pm= Trike (P125)
We hired a trike to go around from the city to Sta. Monica Parish at Pan-ay and back to the terminal.
Ancestral House of Late Pres.Manuel Roxas House
Immaculate Concepcion Cathedral
Old Capiz Bridge and Panay River
3:00-3:30pm=Sta. Monica Church (P--- donation)
Sta. Monica Church is the oldest church in Panay Island. And is also home of the biggest church bell in Asia and third in the world.
ILOILO
4:00-7:30pm= Bus to Iloilo (P165)
7:30-8:00pm= Jeep to Robinsons (P12)
8:00pm= Check-in at Ong Bun Pension House (P375)
8:30pm= Dinner (P100)
* I am not feeling well so we were not able to tour the city that night. You can visit Calle Real or Iloilo Esplanade instead.
Day 5
7:00-8:00 am= Ted's La Paz Batchoy and puto for breakfast (P107).
*I have also tasted the first and original La Paz Batchoy which is Netong's. Good gracious they are both delicious. The best version of authentic batchoy in Iloilo is a never-ending debate, so just try them both hihi.
8:00-8:15am= Jeep to Jaro (P7)
Pay homage at Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral and the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Candles
Visit Casa Mariquit (P50)
10:00-10:10am= Jeep to Angelicum (P7)
Lizares Mansion
*I felt quite disappointed because they repainted the Mansion. Maybe they should have preserved and renovated it in other way , but not through painting. Epal ko haha
10:30-11:00am= Jeep to Molo
* Jeep to Leganes H-way and tell to drop you off at Stoplight Intersection (P7)
* Jeep to Molo (P7)
11:00-11:30 am
Molo Church
Try Molo's street bibingka (P20 for 4 pcs)
11:30-1:00pm=Lunch at Cafe Panay at Molo Mansion (P125)
Molo Mansion was restored and bought by SM Land Inc., the ancestral house is now made into a commercial space.
1:00-1:15pm= Jeep to SM
*Jeep to UP Visayas (P7)
*Jeep to SM (P7)
1:15-1:45= Shuttle van to airport (P70)
Estimated Expenses: P6000- P7,000
Day 0
We arrived in Kalibo International Airport at around 7pm , then we went straight to City Mall ( GO DD, soar high hiha) to meet Ridge. He's a good friend of mine who lives in Boracay and is currently studying at Kalibo. We spend the night at his apartment, shared stories over ice cream, yumyum!
PS. I miss my household, shout out to TEAM BATIBOT!
*Hi Ridge, study well!
ANTIQUE
Day 1
7:00-10:00 am= Bus to Tibiao Antique. Ride a San Jose bound bus at Ceres Station.
We never knew about this route 'till we have talked to locals of Antique haha.
*7:00-8:30 am= van to Caticlan (P100)
Bread and Butter pastries for breakfast (P60)
8:30-10:00 am= van to Tibiao (P200).
10:00-10:15 am= habal-habal to Brgy. Tuno (P70)
There's an entrance/ environmental fee of (P50) upon entering Brgy. Tuno.
We went straight in Kawa Inn to drop off our bags and do a reservation for a kawa bath and river kayaking (P750). Then off we go chasing Bugtong-bato waterfalls.
10:30-12:30nn = Hike Bugtong-bato waterfalls
P75 Tour guide's fee
1:00-1:45pm= River Kayaking
2:00-2:45pm= Kawa hot bath
The hot bath is a perfect relaxation after those adrenaline giving activities (hiking and kayaking).
3:30-4:00pm= Habal habal from Kawa Inn to Culasi Port (P125)
*from the national road you can also ride a bus to Culasi, but we opt to hire a habal-habal to drop us off directly to Culasi Port ,since buses during late afternoons rarely passes by.
4:15-4:30pm= Pumpboat to Mararison Island (P375) Terminal fee (P30)
There are commuter pumpboats to Mararison Island (P70) ,but schedules always vary depending on the number of commuters. Since we came in late afternoon , there were no passengers thus we needed to pay the whole boat for a round trip fare of P750.
= Extended electricity use (P150)
Electricity (via generator) in Mararison is only from 6:00pm -10:00 pm. There is additional fee of P300 if you want to use the generator 'till 5am.
5:30-7:00 pm = Explore the island.
8:00pm = Dinner (P50)
*Kitchens at home-stays are free of use, so you can cook your own food or you can ask the homeowners if they can cook food for you ( of course there's additional fee for that). There are also karinderias around the island.
Day 2
7:00-10:00am= Hike at Lantawan (P100 for the tour guide)
The elementary school is relocated at the foot of the mountain, because during typhoon it often got destroyed. I honor these students who hikes every waking day to go schooling.
Say halu to these carnivorous pitcher plants, literally a TOUCH ME NOT BEH kind of plant hihi.
I love taking random pictures of tour guides, for me they are one of the best subjects for photo ops . They are natural models hihi.
10:00-11:30am= Swim at the beach.
12:00 nn= Back to mainland
12:00-12:05nn= Trike to Ceres Bus Station (P10)
12:05-12:30nn=Lunch at the bus station (P55)
12:30-1:30pm= Bus to Pandan (P44)
1:30-1:50pm= Trike to Malumpati Cold Spring (P200)
Entrance fee (P40)
2:00-4:00= Dip at Malumpati Cold Spring
Bugang River in Pandan is tagged to be the cleanest river in Ph. And yes ,it deserves its title.
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We waited for almost two hours at a sari-sari store before a bus bound to Boracay arrived. Luckily locals there are very welcoming hihi. The owner of the store and Kuya Joem ,our trike driver, shared stories with us, creepy stories about aswangs. Nevertheless, I felt safe during the whole time. They even left the sari-sari store open with us alone, 'coz they needed to fetch their kids from school, amazing iba sila magtiwala beh.
AKLAN
6:00-7:00pm= Bus to Caticlan (P45)
7:00-7:30pm= Boracay (P205, boat fee, terminal fee, and environmental fee combined, P20 trike to hotel)
8:00pm= Checked-in at Maja's Place (P500)
There are a lot of cheap hotels and inns in Station 2 and 3 and it's best to ask the locals for an affordable and clean place to stay. I am not someone who's fond of luxurious hotels. I'd rather spend on food than on hotels haha.
8:00-10:00pm = Dinner at Aplaya (P300)
Having dinner by the beach and sharing stories over seafood and pizza made our stomachs and souls filled and satisfied. Lovely night it was!
Day 3
7:00-9:00 am = Strolled along white beach and had taho for breakfast.
9:00-11:30am= Scuba Diving (FREEEEE!!!!!, P--- for tip haha)
THANK YOU SO MUCH RIDGE AND LYNETTE.
Ridge is my alaga back when I was a Campus Sectorhead and he gave us a free scuba diving experience yay! I love West B Campus Based, miss y'all! Since Ridge has class at Kalibo, he wasn't able to come with us. He introduced us to his cousin, Lynette. Lynette is the youngest female dive master I have met. She is only 19 y/o, isn't she awesome?
*Hi Lynette I salute you for being so hardworking and for pursuing your passion.
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1:00-3:00pm= Shared stories while hiking Mt. Luho. Mt. Luho is a viewing deck where you can see the whole island of Boracay. The pathway is paved, so even if it's raining hard we were able to reach it via walking. This is the destination of those who avail the ATV ride activities.
*Entrance at viewing deck (P75)
3:00-4:00pm= Off to Puka. Thanks to Lynette's charm, we were able to hitch on a truck on our way to Puka beach hihi.
4:00-6:00pm= Puka Beach
Again , because of Lynette's local charisma , we were able to hitch on a pumpboat going back to White Beach at Station 1. I love this day, we got to engage with locals and the best part , we got almost everything for free, yey!
7:30-8:00= Back to Caticlan mainland (P20 trike to port, P130 terminal fee and boat fee combined)
8:00-9:30= Taxi to Kalibo (P100)
*yes taxi, there are also buses and vans that travels to Kalibo.
10:00= Ridge's apartment (FREE)
*There are a lot of cheap inns in Kalibo price ranges from P250-P500 each person
CAPIZ
Day 4
7:00-7:15am= trike to Ceres Bus Station (P20)
7:30-9:30am= Bus to Sigma (P107)
9:30-10:15am= Bus to Roxas City (P50)
Locals said that there are buses that travels directly from Kalibo to Roxas City. But we don't know which bus station does.
10:15-10:45am= Trike to Baybay Beach (P40)
11:00-12:30nn= Lunch at Baybay (P350)
Roxas City is dubbed to be the Seafood Capital of the Philippines, so what to do best in Roxas? EAT SEAFOODS!!! Our gastronomic craving were undeniably satisfied. Every meal is heavenly, it brings you to the seas and skies. Oo, OA pero sobrang sarap swear!
12:30-12:45nn= Walked around People's Park Baybay
12:45-1:00pm= Trike to Roxas City Museum (P10)
1:00-1:30pm= Panubli-on Museum
1:30-2:30pm= Trike (P125)
We hired a trike to go around from the city to Sta. Monica Parish at Pan-ay and back to the terminal.
Ancestral House of Late Pres.Manuel Roxas House
Old Capiz Bridge and Panay River
3:00-3:30pm=Sta. Monica Church (P--- donation)
Sta. Monica Church is the oldest church in Panay Island. And is also home of the biggest church bell in Asia and third in the world.
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4:00-7:30pm= Bus to Iloilo (P165)
7:30-8:00pm= Jeep to Robinsons (P12)
8:00pm= Check-in at Ong Bun Pension House (P375)
8:30pm= Dinner (P100)
* I am not feeling well so we were not able to tour the city that night. You can visit Calle Real or Iloilo Esplanade instead.
Day 5
7:00-8:00 am= Ted's La Paz Batchoy and puto for breakfast (P107).
*I have also tasted the first and original La Paz Batchoy which is Netong's. Good gracious they are both delicious. The best version of authentic batchoy in Iloilo is a never-ending debate, so just try them both hihi.
8:00-8:15am= Jeep to Jaro (P7)
Pay homage at Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral and the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Candles
Visit Casa Mariquit (P50)
10:00-10:10am= Jeep to Angelicum (P7)
Lizares Mansion
*I felt quite disappointed because they repainted the Mansion. Maybe they should have preserved and renovated it in other way , but not through painting. Epal ko haha
Photo by Traveling Morion
* Jeep to Leganes H-way and tell to drop you off at Stoplight Intersection (P7)
* Jeep to Molo (P7)
11:00-11:30 am
Molo Church
Try Molo's street bibingka (P20 for 4 pcs)
11:30-1:00pm=Lunch at Cafe Panay at Molo Mansion (P125)
Molo Mansion was restored and bought by SM Land Inc., the ancestral house is now made into a commercial space.
1:00-1:15pm= Jeep to SM
*Jeep to UP Visayas (P7)
*Jeep to SM (P7)
1:15-1:45= Shuttle van to airport (P70)
Estimated Expenses: P6000- P7,000
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