Juana Explore Travel Desk: 2016

Monday, August 22, 2016

Batanes Barkada Package (at least 5 persons)

Rate is per person basis (5 Persons)

Booking Period: Until Aug 31, 2016
Travel Date: Until May 31, 2017

3DAYS 2NIGHTS -
₱3499

4DAYS 3NIGHTS -
₱4499

Inclusions:
   Accomodation Citas Lodge with Daily Breakfast
    Roundtrip transfers (Airport-Hotel-Airport)
   Eco Tours North Batan Tour,South Batan Tour
   Sabtang Island Tour (only included to 4D/3N
   Land Transport, Boat Transfers, Municipal Fees, All Tour Fees, Tax Included

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4D3N BATANES ALL IN PACKAGE

Only Php5000/pax to confirm

Remaining balance can be paid on installment basis

P18,499/adult - Quad Sharing

P18,899/adult - Triple Sharing

P19,299/adult - Twin Sharing

P15,99/child (no bed w/o breakfast)

Travel Date: Jan 06-09, Jan 13-16, Jan 20-23, Jan 27-30, Feb 03-06, Jan 20-23, Mar 3-6, Mar 10-13, Mar 24-27, Mar 31-01

Special Date: Oct 30-02Nov, Dec 23-26, Dec 26-29, Dec 30-02 Jan (additional P1000/pax to avail these dates)

Inclusions:

Roundtrip Airfare via Skyjet

(M8 816 MANILA BASCO 0600 0715 / M8 817 BASCO MANILA 0745 0900)

Roundtrip transfers (Airport-Hotel-Airport)

4D3N Lodge/Hotel Accommodation with breakfast

Manila Terminal Fee (P200) is already included

10Kg Baggage Allowance + 5Kg Hand Carry

3Days Eco Tours w/ Tour Guide North Batan Tour,

South Batan Tour & Sabtang Island Tour

Land Transport, Tour Guide, Boat Transfers, Municipal Fees, All Tour Fees, Tax Included

Exclusions:

Visitor's Sustainable Ecotourism Fee of P350/person to be paid at Basco Airport

Itinerary:

Day 1: Arrival at Basco Airport, meet by tour coordinator then transfer to hotel for

check-in/Breakfast, Lunch on pax account Pick up 0100PM for North Batan

Tour. Mt Carmel Chapel, Fundacion Pacita, Idjang Viewing, Japanese Hide

Out, Valugan Boulder Beach, Vayang Rolling Hills, Light House, Sto Domingo

Church

Day 2: Breakfast, Pick up 0900AM for South Batan tour, Chawa Viewdeck, Shelter

Port, Mahatao Town, San Jose Borromeo Church, Lunch on pax account,

Marlboro Country, Old Naval Base, Alapad, Song Song Ruins, Ivana Church,

Honesty Coffee Shop and Oldest House

Day 3: Early Breakfast, Pick-up 0600AM For Sabtang Tour, San Vicente Port &

Church, Fortress, Vernacular Houses, Tinyan, Lunch on pax account,

Nakabuang Beach, Siesta and Swimming

Day 4: Hotel check-out, transfer to airport for return flight

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Let's Explore Batanes - Paradise of the North

Rolling hills. Grassy lands. Limestone-made houses. Cattle freely roaming the hills.

Welcome to Batanes! It is the smallest province in the Northern part of Philippines, both in population and land area. Basco is the capital of the province. It consists of 10 islands but only three islands are inhabited, namely Batan (second largest), Sabtang and Itbayat (largest). People of Batanes are called Ivatans and they speak either Ivatan, Itbayet or Ilocano.

People often think this this province is always battered by typhoons. Not so according to Wikipedia.
"Batanes is mentioned frequently in connection with typhoons because it holds the northernmost weather station in the Philippines and is thus a reference point for all typhoons that enter the Philippine area." Monthly average temperature ranges from 22 degrees Celsius to 28 degrees Celsius.

Weather in Batanes is relatively cooler even during summer. The coldest months start December and lasts until February. Rain is distributed throughout the year. Dry season is from April to June.

Ivatan traditional cuisine, though simple, is worth trying. They say it will make you go back to Batanes.

Bagun a yuyunu – Salted small fish (local anchovies)
Vunes – Dried young gabi stalk chopped in fish, beef, pork, or fowl.
Lataven – Raw fish mixed with minced ginger and onions, calamansi juice,
hot pepper, and blanched with boiling fish broth.
Lunyis – Salted pork fried in its own lard
Chinavules – Steamed young gabi leaves mixed with diced ginger, garlic, onions and salt.
Uved (called Tabtab in Sabtang island) – Grated banana corm mixed with minced fish or ground pork or beef.
Yellow rice – Sticky rice cooked in yellow ginger (turmeric) extract and pork

Juana Explore Travel Desk offers various tour packages in Batanes.

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Source:
Wikipedia and Batanes.gov.ph

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Travel Visa-free beyond ASEAN Countries

Did you know that Filipinos can travel visa-free (visa upon arrival) to some Latin American and African countries? We are not just limited to travel visa-free to South East Asian countries. Below are the list of countries Filipinos can visit without the hassle of applying and paying for visa.

Source: GMA News Online

· Bolivia - 60 days

· Brazil - 90 days (for holders of diplomatic, official, and service passports, visa-free for (a) duration of tour of duty or (b) 180 days for official business or tourism)

· Brunei - 14 days

· Cambodia - 21 days

· Colombia

· Costa Rica - 30 days

· Ecuador - 90 days

· Hong Kong SAR - 14 days

· India - Visa upon arrival valid for 30 days (limited only to New Delhi and Mumbai airports)

· Indonesia - 30 days

· Israel - visa-free for tourists (no. of days of stay will depend on Immigration); visa-free for holders of diplomatic and official passports; visa required for business)

· Laos - 30 days

· Malaysia - 30 days

· Morocco

· Mozambique - Visa upon arrival valid for 30 days

· Palau - 30 days, visa upon arrival (provided that the Filipino national has a return/onward plane ticket)

· Peru - 60 days

· Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

· Singapore - 30 days

· Sri Lanka - 30 days, visa upon arrival (provided that the Filipino national has a return/onward plane ticket)

· Suriname

· Thailand - 30 days

· Tuvalu - 30 days, visa upon arrival (provided that the Filipino national has a return /onward plane ticket)

· Vanuatu - 30 days, visa upon arrival (provided that the Filipino national has a return / onward plane ticket)

· Vietnam - 21 days

· Zambia - visa upon arrival; 3 months for tourism, 1 month for business

Add to this list - Jeju Island, Korea

Bolivia - 60 days

Brazil - 90 days (for holders of diplomatic, official, and service passports, visa-free for (a) duration of tour of duty or (b) 180 days for official business or tourism)

Brunei - 14 days

Cambodia - 21 days

Colombia

Costa Rica - 30 days

Ecuador - 90 days

Hong Kong SAR - 14 days

India - Visa upon arrival valid for 30 days (limited only to New Delhi and Mumbai airports)

Indonesia - 30 days

Israel - visa-free for tourists (no. of days of stay will depend on Immigration); visa-free for holders of diplomatic and official passports; visa required for business)

Laos - 30 days

Malaysia - 30 days

Morocco

Mozambique - Visa upon arrival valid for 30 days

Palau - 30 days, visa upon arrival (provided that the Filipino national has a return/onward plane ticket)

Peru - 60 days

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Singapore - 30 days

Sri Lanka - 30 days, visa upon arrival (provided that the Filipino national has a return/onward plane ticket)

Suriname

Thailand - 30 days

Tuvalu - 30 days, visa upon arrival (provided that the Filipino national has a return /onward plane ticket)

Vanuatu - 30 days, visa upon arrival (provided that the Filipino national has a return / onward plane ticket)

Vietnam - 21 days

Zambia - visa upon arrival; 3 months for tourism, 1 month for business

- See more at: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/244922/news/pinoyabroad/pinoys-can-visit-at-least-25-countries-without-visas-dfa#sthash.91limyMK.dpuf