Comments on: Donsol: Getting there and away

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Sun, 29 Apr 2012 07:02:04 +0000

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By: ray

ray — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 04:51:31 +0000

ohh i see..
well better check it out myself.. haha..
actually im really heading for siquijor.. and im taking Cebu first…

tnx ate nina…

By: nina

nina — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:40:02 +0000

The fare would probably be higher, but it shouldn’t be too much. Maybe about Php 100 higher, if ever.

By: Ray

Ray — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:59:09 +0000

oops.. it’s *Nina sorry…

By: Ray

Ray — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:57:08 +0000

hey rina hope this thread is still open..
do u think the fare is still the same after 2 years?
and it’s peak season btw…

like your blog.. very informative…
makes me proud to be a donsol resident

By: sara

sara — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 02:22:05 +0000

hi nina,

thank u for a very helpful post. im planning to go there next week. this will be my 1st solo travel and i’m really scared but i really want to go.. is the place safe for solo female travelers? i’ve read a lot of solo females traveling around the PI but i rarely see entries on donsol/sorsogon. thanks!:)

By: FRedda

FRedda — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:34:09 +0000

Thank you for the great help! Going there tomorrow and I will be all alone,,, backpacking by my lonesome, a real adventure. Thank you

By: nina

nina — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:44:00 +0000

Hi Chel! Sorry, I don’t know what time the first van leaves Maybe 7-8am is a good approximation?

By: Chel

Chel — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 17:37:22 +0000

Hello Nina, This is such an informative entry! Thank you
for sharing this. Would you happen to know the schedule or the time
of the first trip of the passenger vans bound for Donsol from
Legazpi?

By: nina

nina — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 08:22:21 +0000

Hi Risa, I’m not so sure if there are jeeps or vans you can take from Donsol, but the route that I can think of is to either take Manila-bound bus (or at least one headed north) and getting off at ~~Naga~~ Daet or ride a van from Legaspi to ~~Naga~~ Daet. From ~~Naga~~ Daet, you need to take another van to Paracale. See if you can arrange for a van to take you from Donsol to Paracale, so it’s less hassle and time. Weigh the differences in the costs between your options, and the time it would take you to get from one place to another. Buses that go to Manila would usually only have a set departure time that might not work with your itinerary. Vans would always wait to fill up before it leaves.

I hope this makes sense somehow

By: Risa

Risa — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 03:20:41 +0000

Hi Nina, a group of us are fly to Legaspi then go to Donsol, but then we make our way back to Manila with an overnight stop in Calaguas. I was wondering if you had any suggestions for the route from Legaspi/Donsol all the way to Paracale? Your blog is amazing, so informative and concise!!

By: nina

nina — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:14:42 +0000

No problem, Estan! Glad you found it useful. Most of the travelers in Donsol are plying that route, so they posted the information na at the resort.

By: estan

estan — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:53:03 +0000

Nina, thank you for the Pilar – Masbate – Cebu route info. I’ll be taking it next week. :-)

By: nina

nina — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:39:05 +0000

It is inexpensive, if you really want to rough it. But I realize that I’m pretty high maintenance, so it’s still pretty expensive for me to travel

Er, how many luggage do you plan to bring?? Two passengers can fit inside the tricycle cab and another one can sit behind the driver. Some tricycle have luggage racks, so you can put your luggage there. Just pray it doesn’t fall off during the ride. I can’t really answer if a luggage would fit comfortably inside a tricycle. All of the travelers I saw inside the tricycle had those big backpacks.

As for traveling light.. may I offer my packing list?

By: davidd (aka puuikibeach)

davidd (aka puuikibeach) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:05:56 +0000

This is an excellent, informative travel blog post! You make it sound easy… and inexpensive… to ramble around the Philippines!

How does it work with luggage on the vans and the buses? I would imagine you need to pack fairly light to keep things manageable. None of that “two giant suitcases” American-style stuff!

How much luggage, in addition to passengers, can a tricycle carry?

I need to learn to travel light if I’m ever going to see these places.