Hundred Islands National Park

Behold the majestic beauty of the Hundred Islands that lies in the pristine sea of Lingayen Gulf. It is the famous scattered islands all throughout the gulf. That every island you will visit will make you amaze how this beautiful islands was made and dubbed as National Park which is all natural.

My friends and I decided to take some time to relax even in a few days just to get away from a stressful work back in office. It was so happened that we all wanted to travel. And we decided to go to the Hundred Islands National Park in Pangasinan, a natural wonder to top it all. So being the techie guy among my friends I did some research about the place, of how getting there, boat rentals, tours, fun and excitement/activities like island hopping, spelunking, snorkeling, boat riding and fun-fishing (fishing i did not do, for i forgat my fishing gears).

It was my second time to be in Hundred Islands to be honest, my first time was way back in the year 2000, by which I did not enjoy for we just went there just to eat our lunch then swimming and then go home which is not fun at all. But this time, it was good experience, nice and very relaxing and cool, together with my friends of course.

Just a few tips. Don’t forget to get fresh water to refresh you from coming out from the sea water. Bring also your first aid kit especially we you get struck by a jellyfish…ouch...really hurt (it happened to me and thanks to vinegar it does really help in getting rid of it.)

To minimize your expenses in renting such diving materials, get your diving gears, snorkeling, and boat gadgets (this is only good if you have a private car with you).

Of course we took many pictures as we can, the beach, the islands, the sunset, the sunrise, swimming in the night, and etc.

Our Itinerary...

Day 1 - (May 10, Saturday)
5:00 am – 10:00 am – Naguilian – Alaminos City
10:00 am – 10:40 am – Alaminos City Market
10:40 am – 11:40 am – Is. Tour -Governor, Children & Quezon Island (from wharf)
11:40 am – 1:00 pm – Lunch at Governor Island
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Swimming, Boat Riding and Snorkeling
5:00 am – 6:00 pm – Sunset watching
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Setup a campsite (Governor Island near a cave)
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Dinner
8:30 pm – 10:30 pm – Night swimming
10:30 pm – Naptime

Day 2 - (May 11, Sunday)
5:00 am – 6:00 am – Sunrise watching
6:00 am – 7:00 am – Jogging going to the view deck of Governor’s Island
7:00 am – 8:00 am – Breakfast
8:00 am – 12:30 pm – Island hopping, Coral/fish diving, Snorkeling & Spelunking
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm – Lunch
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm – Walking along the beach side of the Governor Island
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm – Pack camping materials
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Boat riding from Governor to the wharf
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Souvenir shopping
5:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Alaminos to Naguilian

You’ll spend at around
Php (Philippine Peso)
5,000.00 – 2L, 2D, 1B @ 1,000/person
1,100.00 – Island tour @ 220/person
600.00 – Campsite @ 300/tent @ 120/person
3,500.00 – Van rental @ 700/person
2,040/person

I did also buy a nice t-shirt and key chains for giveaway purposes.

Find out more about Hundred Islands National Park, Alaminos, Pangasinan
http://hundredislands.ph/default.asp
http://www.alaminoscity.gov.ph/main.aspx