| Cebu | |||
| August 2008 | |||
| Cost | Per Person | ||
| Air Transfers | |||
| Cebu Pacific | Php 3,928.96 | Php 3,928.96 | |
| Manila Domestic Terminal Fee | Php 200.00 | Php 200.00 | |
| Cebu Domestic Terminal Fee | Php 200.00 | Php 200.00 | |
| Airport Transfers | |||
| Manila (Two way) | Php 340.00 | Php 340.00 | 1 |
| Cebu (Two way) | Php 150.00 | Php 50.00 | 2 |
| Accommodation | |||
| Golden Valley Hotel | |||
| Family Room w/o breakfast | Php 2,400 | Php 800.00 | |
| Transportation Expenses | |||
| Taxi and jeep around Cebu | Php 1,279.00 | Php 468.00 | 3 |
| Food Expenses | |||
| All meals including snacks | Php 2,870 | Php 2,870.00 | 4 |
| Miscellaneous | |||
| SD Card | Php 700.00 | Php 700.00 | 5 |
| Personal shopping | Php 570.00 | Php 570.00 | 6 |
| Internet | Php 30.00 | Php 30.00 | 7 |
| Souvenirs | Php 919.50 | Php 919.50 | 8 |
| Total | Php 11,076.46 |
1 This was kept low because I spent the night at my friend’s house in Makati, and on the way home, I took a regular taxi, instead the expensive airport taxi I usually take.
2 The was also kept low because I shared the cost of the taxi with Melo and Eric from the Mactan airport to Cebu. For our return flight, Melo and I rode Shangri-La Mactan’s free airport shuttle service.
3 It was mostly taxi, but since there were three of us sharing, the cost was kept at a minumum. The most expensive taxi ride was the Php 250 from our hotel to Shangri-La Mactan (unmetered).
4 We eat a lot. A huge chunck of this was due to Acqua, Shangri-La Mactan’s awesome Italian restaurant. The price is not so awesome though. Cheapest meal was the Php 88 dinner at Larsian.
5 I bought an extra SD card because I was anticipating that I would be taking lots of videos. Unfortunately, I forgot to charge my battery.
6 The bag! It was too cute! I can’t NOT buy it! T_T
7 That Php 30 Internet went a LONG way. Net Express across the University of San Carlos offers Php 8/hour Internet rates during off peak hours, and Php 12/hour during peak.
8 I bought an Island Souvenir T-shirt for my niece, some cellphone charms, Cebu Chorizo, dried mangoes and Shamrock otap.
Download:
Cebu 2008.xls (81K)
Cebu 2008.pdf (65K)
Great hotel deals in Cebu via Agoda
The trip wasn’t *that* cheap. It could have been much cheaper if: 1) I bought my ticket during a Cebu Pacific promo and not one and a half weeks prior to departure; 2) We moved to the Donsol town proper or to Legaspi for cheaper accomodations on the second night, and; 3) I went for cheaper food options in Donsol. Of course, this is when I realized that I *am* a flashpacker, and not a backpacker, as I’ve always said I was. Indeed, I am just a backpacker wannabe.
| Donsol Whale Shark Experience | ||||
| February 23 – 25, 2008 | ||||
| Cost | Actual | |||
| Air Tranfers | (for one person) | |||
| Cebu Pacific | ||||
| Regular Go Fare | Php 2,690.00 | Php 2,690.00 | ||
| Manila Domestic Terminal Fee | Php 200.00 | Php 200.00 | ||
| Legaspi Terminal Fee | Php 30.00 | Php 30.00 | ||
| Accomodation | ||||
| Amor Farm Beach Resort | ||||
| Php 1,200/night/room | Php 2,400.00 | Php 1,200.00 | 1 | |
| Aircon room ensuite toilet and bath | ||||
| Without breakfast& transfers | ||||
| Transportation | ||||
| Manila – To and from Airport | Php 435.50 | Php 435.50 | 2 | |
| Donsol/Legaspi – To and from Airport | Php 205.00 | Php 205.00 | 3 | |
| Food | ||||
| Lunch, snacks, dinner, drinks | Php 851.50 | Php 851.50 | 4 | |
| Miscellaneous | ||||
| Firefly Tour | Php 1,100.00 | Php 220.00 | 5 | |
| Whale Shark Interaction Fee | Php 100.00 | Php 100.00 | 6 | |
| Whale Shark – Boat and Guide | Php 3,530.00 | Php 530.00 | 7 | |
| Snorkel Mask | Php 150.00 | Php 150.00 | 8 | |
| Books | Php 225.00 | Php 225.00 | 9 | |
| Souvenirs | Php 295.00 | Php 295.00 | 10 | |
| Total | Php 7,102.00 | |||
| 1 There were two of us sharing the room, so the room cost was divided in two | ||||
| 2 I took a combination of jeep, bus, mrt and taxi to the domestic airport in Manila. Go me! | ||||
| 3 This involved a tricycle ride and an hour-long ride inside a van with no airconditioning | ||||
| 4 I hardly left Amor. Food in their restaurant costs an average of Php125 per meal | ||||
| 5 One banca costs Php1,100, arranged by the nice people at Amor. Since there were five of us in the boat, the cost was split 5 ways | ||||
| 6 Filipinos pay Php100, foreign visitors pay Php300 | ||||
| 7 The Php3,530 includes a boat, boat crew and one Butanding Interaction Officer (BIO). Only seven passengers are allowed in one boat. You can easily ask other tourists to share the boat with you. Since there were 7 of us in the boat, we only had to pay Php530 each. | ||||
| 8 Snorkel mask and fins are readily available in almost all of the resorts and in the tourist centre. In our resort, the mask costs Php150, the fins another Php150 | ||||
| 9 National bookstore is ebil. | ||||
| 10 I bought Php240 worth of pili goodies, and one butanding magnet | ||||
Download: Donsol.xls (14k)
There you have it. If you have any questions about the budget or the trip, just post them in the comment section 