Oh my, it’s been a while since I did one of these posts. Most of the travels I’ve done since Brunei and Myanmar<\/a> last year were either sponsored or paid for by my siblings, so I had no material. The trips I *did* pay out of my own pocket, I opted not to blog.<\/p>\n Drama aside, this is one trip I’ve been looking forward to since early this year. I had a self-imposed travel ban and it was really great to get away from Manila, even just for a weekend. This was my first time to fly Zest Air. I was anticipating the worst, owing to some friend’s lousy experience with them<\/a>, but apart from an hour delay due to changing planes and document double checking by the ground staff, the experience wasn’t too bad.
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| Boracay 2011<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n September 17 – 19, 2011<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Air transfers<\/b><\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Zest Airways<\/td>\n | PHP 4,720.00<\/td>\n | 1<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Manila Domestic terminal fee<\/td>\n | PHP 200.00<\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Kalibo International terminal fee<\/td>\n | PHP 40.00<\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Land tranportation<\/b><\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n To and from Manila airport<\/td>\n | PHP 340.00<\/td>\n | 2<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Van to Caticlan<\/td>\n | PHP 375.00<\/td>\n | 3<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Van to Kalibo<\/td>\n | PHP 200.00<\/td>\n | 4<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Trike to and from resort<\/td>\n | PHP 50.00<\/td>\n | 5<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Accommodation<\/b><\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n La Carmela de Boracay<\/td>\n | PHP 944.00<\/td>\n | 6<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Miscellaneous<\/b><\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Meal expenses<\/td>\n | PHP 2,038.50<\/td>\n | 7<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Paraw sailing<\/td>\n | PHP 200.00<\/td>\n | 8<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Environmental fee<\/td>\n | PHP 75.00<\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Tabon port terminal fee<\/td>\n | PHP 25.00<\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Souvenir<\/td>\n | PHP 120.00<\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Total<\/b><\/td>\n | PHP 9,327.50<\/b><\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 1 Ticket bought in July.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 2 Thanks for the ride Anna!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 3 Contacted a van driver (Dodoy Bolante, +639157931081, +639072125087) in Kalibo. Quoted us Php 3,000 for the 1.5 hour van ride to and from Caticlan. Since there were only 4 of us, we said we’d just take the Php 200 per person option, wherein we’d wait for other passengers. In the end, we got antsy and agreed to have the van to ourselves on the ride to Kalibo. The rate already includes the boat tickets to Boracay. The van is new, aircon is working beautifully and the seats are comfortable. Seats up to 12 passengers. This is a great option if you’re traveling as a group. Or quite picky about transportation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 4 There was this sign outside the terminal building advertising the van that goes directly to the airport. Like Dodoy’s offer, it already includes the banca fee to Caticlan. Unfortunately, the van isn’t as pretty, nor is its aircon working as good.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 5 If you’re getting the tricycle to yourself or your group, the flat rate is Php 100 for the trike. But if you’re traveling solo and want to save, tell the driver you’ll share the trike with other passengers and the fee is only Php 20 per person.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 6 Anna and Amanda bought vouchers from one of the local groupon sites for an overnight stay in this resort. It’s around Php 1,800 per night, including breakfast for 2.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 7 I’ve yet to master the art of finding good food at reasonable prices. It’s either that or good food is really expensive in Boracay.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 8 Amanda managed to haggle the price down to Php 600 (others were offering Php 700 to Php 1,000 per boat). The boat was the cutest among them all: plain white sails and apple green banca. Contact Ago at +639192105739.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n | Download<\/strong> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||