o Light plane to/from Cauayan / Airport or Tuguegarao /Domestic Airport to Palanan and back
o boat hire
o guide services
o meals
o Bring own camping gear

Day 1
Arrive Cauayan, Isabela; breakfast. Take Cyclone Plane from Cauayan Airport to Palanan town. Arrive Palanan; reception with guide. Trek to Aguinaldo Shrine and Palanan Church; visit souvenir shops; Villa Robles (Interpretation Trail); River Cruise going to Dicotcotan; set up camp; exploration and swimming. Supper. Camp Out at Dicotcotan

Day 2
Take motorized boat for Honeymoon Island. Marine Habitat Appreciation: *Pristine Mangrove *Coral reefs; diving and snorkeling using own equipment; swimming. Set up camp; dinner of grilled seafoods. Camp Out at the Island or Divilacan Guesthouse.

Day 3
Breakfast. Terrestial Habitat Appreciation *watching the more than 100,000 golden crowned flying fox and birds *trekking the forest of Sierra Madre. Dinner of grilled seafoods. Rest overnight.

Day 4
Breakfast. Break camp; back to Palanan Centro. Fly to Cauayan Airport. Arrive Cauayan Airport. END of Tour.

o Round trip Aircon Bus travel
o aircon accommodations, (twin sharing) at Pension Estrelita
o all meals
o entrance fees
o vest rentals
o boat hire
o guide fees
o van hire within Quirino

Day 1
Leave Manila for Quirino by taking Dalmatian Bus Line, Nelbusco, Royal Eagle.

Day 2
Arrive Quirino; Check-in at Pension Estrelita, breakfast. Leave Pension Estrelita for Governor's Rapids, sightseeing, boating or picnics. Maddela Waterfalls and Forest Resort for swimming, exploration and lunch. Leave Maddela Waterfalls and Forest Resort. Drive to Cabarroguis. Drop by furniture and fossilized flower makers for souvenir hunting and other interests. Back to hotel, supper. Rest overnight.

Day 3
Breakfast. Leave Pension Estrelita for Bimmapor, Nagtipunan, drop by view deck for a 360-degree view of Nagtipunan town. Proceed to Bimmapor, sightseeing, swimming, rock climbing the magnificent rock formations like Titanic Ship. Drive to Aglipay Caves and Campsite, briefing while eating lunch; caving/spelunking, sightseeing and adventure photography. Leave Aglipay Caves and Campsite for Cabarroguis. Drop by the foot of Susong Dalaga; sightseeing. Back to Hotel, supper. Leave Quirino for Manila. End of tour.

o Air fare from Laoag/Tuguegarao to Batanes
o 2 days full board
o jeep hire
o boat fare.

Day 1
Laoag Domestic Airport/Tuguegarao Domestic Airport. Depart for Basco, Batanes. Arrive Batanes; check-in at designated Accredited Accommodation Facilities. Take Jeepney Hire and drive around Batan Island Proper, stop at: Provincial Capitol and Park, Mt. Iraya, a dormant volcano standing at 1,517 mts asl . Old Houses at Mahatao for photographic scenes of old stone houses and friendly neighborhood. Di-atay beach cove with multi-colored rocks and pebbles for swimming, picnics and relaxation. San Carlos Borromeo Church, Mahatao, Radar Tukon, a US weather station, for a 360-degree view of Batan Island. See the Fishermen's Village at Sitio Jura, Racujaide. Enjoy the famous Sunset of Songsong at Chadpidan Bay. Back to Hotel, supper and rest overnight.

Day 2
Drive to Radiwan Port at the Ivana Seaport; Visit the Ivana Church: San Jose Parish. Depart for Sabtang Island; travel time: 30 minutes on a falowa, a hollowed wooden boat handcrafted by the Ivatans. Arrive Sabtang, stroll this relatively undisturbed and unspoiled island Municipality on foot; a favorite subject of photojournalists; enjoy the countryside scenes and friendly Ivatans; you may chance upon boat making residents; find out about the boat-shaped Stone Grave Markers; Chuhangin Burial Site; Paso Stone formation; Idyangs. Depart for Batan Island. Arrive Ivana Seaport, Batan Island; back to Basco Proper and see: *Sto. Domingo Church, Basco *Kanyuyan Beach and Port at Baluarte Bay, port of call of cargo ships for goods from Manila. Back to Hotel, supper and rest overnight.

Day 3
Attend an early mass at the Sto. Domingo Church. Breakfast; souvenir hunting. Check-out; drive or walk to the airport. Depart Basco Domestic Airport. Arrive Manila Domestic Airport.

o Round Trip Aircon Bus fare
o van hire
o meals & accommodation in two-bedroom twin-sharing cottages at Callao Caves Resort o entrance fees
o boat hire
o guide services.

Day 1
Arrival in Tuguegarao City, reception w/ guide at bus station. Breakfast at local panciteria. To Callao Caves Tourist Zone. Arrive CCTZ; Check-in at resort; briefing on caving ethics. Explore Callao, requires an easy trek on a big-domed cave with skylights; Roc Cave for an exhilarating trek and easy climb over short natural walls with a lot of hand holds and of toe holds; Sierra is an educational cave for researchers with an array of well-preserved and very delicate speleothems; lunch. Boat ride to Akkargan/Mororan; swimming, watch circadian flight of bats while enjoying the clear waters of the Pinacanauan River. Back to Resort; supper. Rest overnight.

Day 2
Breakfast; briefing. To San Carlos Cave. Explore San Carlos Cave - a highly technical caving experience with a lot of crawling in subterranean river! Enjoy the underground waterfalls. Pack Lunch. Leave for Iguig Calvary Hills. City tour of Tuguegarao City; Souvenir hunting. Leave for Manila by Aircon Bus. Arrive Manila End of Tour

o Overnight hotel accommodation
o set meals (2 breakfast, 2 lunch, 2 dinners)
o guide fee
o land transfers
o bus fare (round trip)
o bring own overnight camping gear.

Day 1
Depart Manila by aircon bus. Arrive Bayombong/Solano, Nueva Vizcaya. Check-In Saber Inn (Bayombong) or Governors' Garden Hotel. Optional: Night Out at Ayuyang (local Artists HangOut).

Day 2
Breakfast at Hotel. Leave for Capisaan, Kasibu. Orchard Tour at Malabing, Kasibu, Citrus Capital of the region. Lunch at Capisaan Barangay Hall (Packed Lunch). Spelunking/Caving at Capisaan, Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya: Alayan, Lion, Caves. Dinner and Cultural Show (Capisaan School Grounds). Rest overnight.

Day 3
Breakfast. Depart for Bayombong or Solano. Arrival at Bayombong (Snacks FTM Food Fiesta). Museum Tour and Capitol Tour. Lunch at Villa Margarita Mountain Resort. Swimming/Sightseeing Villa Margarita Mountain Resort. Shopping (Citrus Alley, Pasalubong Center). Dinner at Breads and Bites, Solano.Depart for Manila.

BOOKINGS & RESERVATIONS

Department of Tourism-RO2
Tel. 078) 844-1621 o
TeleFax (078) 846-2435
E-Mail Address: dotr02@yahoo.com
Cellphone: 0918-9092326

Fly Par Avion Travel & Tours, Inc.
Ms. Pacita Alejo, contact person
Tel. 932-7974/951-4347
Tele/Fax 951-4487

Lace Travel & Tours Agency
Ms. Estelita Gammad, contact person
Tel. (078) 844-0203; 844-0779
Fax (078) 846-3202

Governor's House of Travel
Ms. Corina Ligot, contact person
Tel. (078) 326-5166; 326-5200

Provincial Tourism Office, Cagayan
Ms. Salud Vitug, contact person
Tel. (078) 844-0203; 844-3559/844-2293; 844-1078
Fax (078) 844-1800

Provincial Tourism Office, Quirino
Ms. Aurea Martinez, contact person
Telefax: (078) 692-5088
CP: 0917-4429618

Provincial Tourism Office, Nueva Vizcaya
Ms. Tess Saddul-Basilio, contact person
Telefax: (078) 805-3970
Cellphone: 0917-9568596

Provincial Tourism Office, Isabela
Ms. Ma. Rosario Oliva M. Olaño
contact person
Tel. (078) 622-2426
Fax (078)622-2671
CP: 0917-3479331

Province of Batanes
Ms. Juliet P. Cataluña, contact person
CP: 0981-995067
Email: ecooptourism@batanes-ifdci.com.ph

Adventures and Expedition Philippines, Inc.,
Mr. Anton Carag, Jr., contact person
Tel. (078) 844-1298
CP # 0917- 532-7480; 0919-4416029
Email:aepi@cag.pworld.net.ph
Web address: www.geocities.com/aephils

Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park
Mr. Nestor Lorenzo, contact person
Telefax: (078) 8446286
CP # 0916-4103836

How to Get There
Laoag International Airlines (LIA) flies to Batanes from Manila on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Reservations can be made at (02) 551-4823; 551-9729. CHEMTRAD flies from Tuguegarao City everyday. Reservations can be made at (078) 844-3113.

Philippine Airlines (PAL) flies to Tuguegarao City from Manila every Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

By land, Tuguegarao can be reached by air-conditioned buses of Victory Liner, Baliwag Transit, Auto Bus Liner, EMC Transit and Florida, among others. Tuguegarao is about 485 kilometers north of Metro Manila. For independent motorists, take the North Diversion Road and exit at Sta. Rosa Exit.