Hola! I’m back from Batanes. I’ve yet to finish working on my photos for posting, so I’ll start off with our travel budget. Predictably, the most expensive part of Batanes travel is the airfare. Good thing Seair helped us out in that one! It also helped that we were traveling as a group — big expenses like vehicle rentals and accommodation are divided 7 ways! This is definitely the cheapest trip I’ve had this year.
| Batanes | |||
| November 2008 | |||
| Cost | Per Person | ||
| Air Transfers | |||
| Seair | PHP 0.00 | PHP 0.00 | 1 |
| Manila Domestic Terminal Fee | Php 200.00 | PHP 200.00 | |
| Basco Terminal Fee | PHP 20.00 | PHP 20.00 | |
| Airport Transfers | |||
| Manila (Two way) | PHP 520.00 | PHP 520.00 | 2 |
| Accommodation | |||
| Novita House | |||
| Php 1,500 per night | PHP 4,500.00 | PHP 643.00 | 3 |
| Transportation Expenses | |||
| Multi-cab/Jeep Rentals | PHP 3,100.00 | PHP 443.00 | 4 |
| Jeepney fares | PHP 50.00 | PHP 50.00 | |
| Boat to and from Sabtang | PHP 100.00 | PHP 100.00 | |
| Food Expenses | |||
| Batan Lunch | PHP 150.00 | PHP 150.00 | 5 |
| Sabtang Lunch | PHP 250.00 | PHP 250.00 | 6 |
| House meals | PHP 3,362.00 | PHP 523.00 | 7 |
| Water | PHP 50.00 | PHP 7.00 | |
| Miscellaneous | |||
| Environmental Fees | PHP 65.00 | PHP 65.00 | 8 |
| Tip for the housekeeper | PHP 200.00 | PHP 28.50 | 9 |
| Internet | PHP 20.00 | PHP 20.00 | |
| Souvenirs | PHP 100.00 | PHP 100.00 | |
| Total | Php 3,119.50 | ||
| 1 Thank you Seair! | |||
| 2 Expensive because I was feeling VERY generous on the ride to the airport in Manila. No transfer costs in Basco, since the house was within walking distance from the airport. | |||
| 3 This is a one-bedroom house with three double beds and several mattresses available. This is a great value for big groups, since there’s a good kitchen complete with utensils and cutlery. | |||
| 4 This is the easiest way to get around Batan and Sabtang island. Jeepneys doesn’t come by too often, and most of the attractions are off the main highway. | |||
| 5 This lunch was had somewhere around Batan. The owner of the house accept food orders, and lunch was had on this deck with a great view of the sea | |||
| 6 For only Php 250, we had a great lunch with delicious coconut crabs on the most beautiful locations: the beach in Sabtang. | |||
| 7 Most of our meals were had in the house, and since we have a kitchen, we just cooked our breakfast, lunch and dinner. | |||
| 8 There’s a fee collected upon arrival (Php 50) and on departure (Php 15) | |||
| 9 The housekeeper of Novita house was the best! She helped us arrange for our tours around Batan and Sabtang, our lunch during our day tours and she cleans up the house every morning. | |||
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This post was last modified on Wednesday, 30 January 2013 18:13
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