Caramoan Package - Cheap and Carefree

Today I received an email from my sister-in-law, Carol, about the Caramoan Package tour which her officemate took. Check this out:

Package Tour Rates for 3 days /2 nights package
Package (A)
---- (Talisay/Sabang port as starting point)
11-20 persons.......3,700 php / pax
5-10 persons........5,000 php / pax

Package (B)
---- (Guijalo port,Caramoan as starting point)
11-20 persons.......3,000 php / pax
5-10 persons.........3,300 php / pax

Inclusions:
Full hotel accomodations in a spacious aircon room with cable t.v. and private toilet and bath.
Use of the hotels videoke lounge at night (until 10 pm.)-use of other hotel facilities for tourists/guests
Full exquisite meals (breakfast,lunch,dinner) during your entire stay in the hotel
Private boat for island hopping and other activities
Service of a personal tour guide that will accompany your group and accommodate your needs
Hotel transfers to and from guijalo port
Hotel transportation to destination sites included in the island tour

This package is printed as I have received it. However, please check out the tour organizer to find out if it is still available. For details please check out http://caramoanislandtours.i.ph/blogs/caramoanislandtours/ or call Owen at landline +63(2) 4530754, 0917-4837199 or email him at owen99ph@yahoo.com.

Recommended Package Tours for Summer 2009 - Philippines

Hi. I’m not certain whether we’d be able to have a summer vacation this year because of some major expense of moving to another country in a few months. But, I can still recommend packages which I encounter and wish we could join (sigh*). Here goes:

Philippines

1. BANAUE-SAGADA ADVENTURE MARCH '09
March 26-28, 2009(Thursday night departure)
An all-in package rate of Php4,650.00 per person for the following inclusions:
* Service of tour director
* Exclusive air-con van/bus
* Accommodation at George Guest House Annex
* Total of 6 meals (2 breakfast, 2 lunch, 2 dinner)
* Banaue-SagadaTour (please see itinerary)
* Service of local guides and use of equipments
* Tour entrance fees

A reservation downpayment of P1,000.00/pax is required on or before March 13, 2009. Full payment should be made on or before March 20, 2009For reservations and other details, please check out http://traveladvocate.multiply.com/journal/item/3 or call them at 741-9187 0917-5011884 0917-4249629


2. Camarines Sur (Bicol Region)
Caramoan Island – for Php 4650 until July 2009, get a chance to see an unexploited island. Included in this package are the following:

* Accommodations (4 pax room sharing at REX Tourist Inn)* Three (3) Breakfast Meals* Tour Guide (3 days)* Island Hopping Boat* Spelunking Fee* Cable Park and Equipment Rental Fee (CWC)* Beginner Wakeboard* Skis and Kneeboard* Basic Kneeboard Instructions from Professional Wakeboarder* CWC Swimming Pool use* Round Trip Transfer (Land and Boat)

For inquiries and reservations, please check out http://caramoan-paradise.blogspot.com/ or email Myra Roces at caramoan.tours@gmail.com

3. Sagada Tour Package
A package tour for solo, double or group tours. Check out Gareth’s blog at http://sagadagenuineguides.blogspot.com/. My virtualtourist friends attest to this group’s professional and efficient service.

I shall add more packages as I find them. Stay tuned.

Latest Travel Deals Asia (In the Philippines in Particular)

I've been really, really busy these days. My hands have been full (literally) with things to do for my daughter's first week of school and my attendance to the Red Cross Standard First Aid Training this week. Anyway, here are the newest travel deals I've found:

In Asia:

Free Fares
1. from Siem Reap to Pnom Penh via Jetstar Asia.
$20 on - Oneway Special Promotion to Phnom Penh.

2. To Kota Kinabalu or Kuala Lumpur from Manila
To Kotakinabalu from Cebu
both are from Malaysia Airlines. booking period is from June to 22, 2008 and travel period is from July 15 to December 14, 2008.

3. To Kota Kinabalu from Manila for 280 Php via AirAsia
to Singapore from KL for 1 RM via Air Asia.com
purchase period is from June 10 - 22 2008 and the Travel Period is from 1 Jul 2008 - 25 Sep 2008.


Within the Philippines
Affordable airfares for Naga and Tuguegarao via Airphilippines.

Manila to Naga for as low as Php88++

Manila to Tuguegarao for only Php288++ per way.

MANILA-NAGA
Departure 0645H Arrival 0730H DAILY

NAGA-MANILA
Departure 0800H Arrival 0845H DAILY

MANILA-TUGUEGARAO
Departure 1350H Arrival 1440H MON-WED-FRI

TUGUEGARAO-MANILA
Departure 1510H Arrival 1600H MON-WED-FRI

Tickets for this sale can be purchased from 16 June 2008 onwards. As always, fare is exclusive of taxes and surcharges.

You may reach the Airphilippines Reservations at (02) 855 9000 or check out their website:www.airphils.com for more details. I think you can also book with travel agents.


Also from Airphilippines, fare from Manila to Boracay is being offered for as low as P88/oneway on specific flights:


MANILA-CATICLAN (BORACAY)


Flight number Departure Arrival Frequency
2P 071 1510H 1620H Daily

2P 077 1545H 1655H Daily


CATICLAN (BORACAY) -MANILA

Flight number Departure Arrival Frequency

2P 036 0725H 0835H Daily

2P 038 0805H 0915H Daily


As always, taxes and surcharges are excluded.

There are others but I've got to go elsewhere. I'll write about the other flights later. Ciao!