More than a Hundred Wonders

Hundred Islands and Lingayen Heritage Tour

I seldom blog about the places I go to, but this time I feel this certain urge to do so.

Last July, I was made to experience a breathtaking beauty that is Pangasinan.  Pre-conference, I arranged a Hundred Islands day tour for my friends in SFC.  

From Cubao, we took a Victory Liner bus heading to Alaminos, Pangasinan.  Tickets cost around P380 each.  We got off the Alaminos terminal and took a tricycle (P50 for 3pax) going to Lucap port where we hired a medium-sized boat good for 10pax.  Upon reaching the port, guests must register in the Tourism office, pay the P20 entrance fee and the staff will helpfully arrange boat transfers for you.  For day tour, a boat costs about P1.5K and that will take you to all the islands in the vicinity.

The Hundred Islands is truly interesting with the caves, rock formations and white sand pocket beaches.  We ate our brunch at one of the big islands: Quezon Island. We had sinigang na bangus and inihaw na tilapia freshly cooked for us.  It was quite pricey, though. We paid P200 for a medium-sized bangus.

From Alaminos, it took us around 2hours van ride to reach Dagupan where our conference took place. Our chapter stayed at the Value Star Inn along AB Fernandez Ave.  We paid about P600/pax for a quadruple sharing room for two nights stay.  The hotel's in the downtown district of Dagupan, a 10 minute ride away from CSI Stadia.

After the conference, we availed of the Lingayen Heritage tour offered by the Pangasinan Tourism Board.  Each of us paid only P150 for the half-day tour that made us see the freshly-renovated Pangasinan Provincial Capitol Bldg., world-class Sison Auditorium, the FVR Museum and the Lingayen beach front.  Plus, as a bonus, we even got to take the Dawel river cruise for free.  The relaxing river trip is similar to that of Loboc in Bohol, only sans buffet lunch.

There are still so many sights to see in Pangasinan.  Traveling from end to end will take around 13hours, just like going to and from Manila.  On my next visit, I'll surely go to Bolinao to see it's pristine beach and rock formations.  I just can't wait for the summer break to come!

Here are some helpful contacts and links for this trip:

www.100shores.com
+632.433.7532 , +632.928.2101   

Pangasinan Tourism Board

www.pangasinantourism.com

+6375.542.6853 

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