Tour no. 105 -17 days


7 days Coco Beach Standard + 3 days Bamboo House + 4 days Pandan Island

Best Value Travel Combination

 
 
Last updated on 26.01.2006

Priserne er baseret på flyvning fra København til Manila t/r med Lufthansa.

If you wish to extend, shorten or in any other way change the standard travel plan, we will willingly do so but will charge a fee of DKK 180 per person. If you wish to make any changes to the travel plan after having placed your order, we will charge a fee of DKK 280 per person.

Generelt:
Børn under 2 år betaler kun 1.200 Dkr for hele rejsen.
Børnepris er altid kun gældende såfremt barn/børn deler værelser med 2 fuldt betalende voksne
Husk at dit pas skal være gyldigt i mindst seks måneder fra afrejsedagen på Filippinerne.

Alt dette er inkluderet:
Fly fra København (evt. Billund når Lufthansa) til Manila t/r. Alle europæiske skatter og afgifter. Billetudstedelse. Alle transfers mellem hoteller, lufthavne eller havne t/r i store eller små fly, busser, minivans, biler, jeeps, tricykel taxier, flyvebåde, store skibe, udriggerbåde. Ophold i dobbeltværelse på resorts eller hoteller som er nævnt i rejseplanen, baseret på delt dobbeltværelse.

Ikke inkluderet:
C&C-Travels afbestillingsforsikring 250/350 Dkr. Europæiske, Gouda eller Alm. Brand syge/hjemtransport forsikring. Evt. tillæg for enkeltværelse 780 kr. Obligatorisk morgenbuffet på Coco Beach 38 kr. pr. dag (børn under 12 år halv pris). Obligatorisk julemiddag (240 Dkr.) og nytårsmiddag (280 Dkr.) på Coco Beach.

Travelplan (changes can occur)


Swimmingpool på Coco Beach


Coco Beach bugten


Poolområde på Coco Beach


Stranden på Coco Beach


Der er diverse vandsport...


Og frisk morgenbrød hver dag...


Væversker fra Manyan stammen


Den roterende restaurant på CB


Jungleø


En strand i nærheden?


Aftenunderholdning på Coco Beach


Coconut Game Park...


...alt er lavet i naturmaterialer!


Servicefamilie på Coco Beach


Lystyachter i havnen


Puerto Galera er en yndet havn


Masser af cocktails i barerne


De lokale danser


Poolområde på Coco Beach


Eksklusiv picnic?


Lej en Jeep i junglen


View over White Beach


Masser i havet


På dykkertur ved Pandan


Stranden ved Pandan


Gammel spansk kirke


Strand på Pandan Island


Indgangen til resortet


Resortet på Pandan Island

Description of your trip:

Day 1:
Depending on the airline you are using, check-in at Kastrup Airport is normally 90 minutes before scheduled time of departure. Please check the time and date of your tickets - these are what counts! In your hand carried luggage you of course must have remembered underwears, toothbrush, just
in case your checked-in bag gets lost or delayed.

Day 2:
Expected arrival at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila is probably late in the afternoon. Remember to have all your hand carried items with you and follow the crowd to the passport control (Immigration) and have ready the landing cards you have filled-up in the plane with your passport.. After clearing procedures, get a luggage trolley (if you have that much bags) and wait for your checked-in bags. Almost always, bags appears fast but if there are a lot of returning Filipinos in your flight, it can take a bit of time. As soon as you have all your bags with you, proceed to the Customs - they will stamp the second paper of your landing card and let you through then hand said paper to another person at the exit…

MABUHAY….Welcome to the Philippines!

Info about the Philippines

We are happy that you have chosen us for your holiday. One of us will be meeting you at the arrival hall after customs, with a sign COCO BEACH / C&C TRAVEL. If for some reasons you cannot find our airport Representative, ask at the Tourist Information or at the Hotel Counter. As soon as we find all of you, we will bring you to the waiting bus or van.

If you wish to go on your own either to our Manila office or to your hotel, go to the taxi counter and buy a ticket before you leave the airport (PHP 350 / US$ 7). If you don't do this, taxi drivers can ask you to pay a higher amount later on. Important: If you are being picked up by friends or relatives, please tell the guide so he won't be waiting in vain!

Our Manila office
(open daily 08:00 - 20:00)
(02) 521 52 60
(02) 526 45 94
Coco Beach Resort
(daily 06:00 - 24:00)
0918 595 41 91
0919 540 1698
Jon
our airport representative
0916 446 86 44
Lilah
our trouble shooter-good at handling problems
0919 253 50 16
Connie
for emergency and urgent matters
Home (02) 522 78 53
Mobile 0917 810 69 45

Enjoy your Holiday and find the following itinerary for your travel...

Ride from Manila to Batangas normally takes 2½ hours but sometimes, traffic can be so slow. Don't let this stress you, instead enjoy the beautiful nature and countryside. Please feel free to ask the driver to stop in one of the many gas stations when you have to use the toilet, to have some drinks and refreshments.

At Leah Beach, some boys will help you carry your bags, we pay for it. Carry all your hand luggage yourself .all the way to the waiting outrigger banca.

EVERYONE must have a lifejacket on and NO SMOKING during the whole trip. This rule has to be followed strictly - the captain can refuse to carry you if you don't do it.

If sea condition is not that smooth and the coast guard does not allow us to cross at all, we then bring you to one of the best hotel in town. please don't expect 5 star amenities here! A light meal will be served on C&C Travel account. At around 06:00 early next morning, we start for Coco Beach just in time to partake of the breakfast buffet. if you are lucky, you might see Dolphins as we sail across.

Your service Mama will be at the beachfront to welcome you.

Coco Beach

A downpayment of US$ 100 per person per week will be asked upon check-in, as this is the standard in the Philippines. Cash dollar is preferred but you can also pay it with DANKORT at a very good exchange rate. This means that when you settle your bills before departure, you only pay the bills, minus the total down payment you gave.

You just sign for whatever you avail at Coco Beach - food/drinks, massage, beauty parlor, tailor, etc. - Please do not pay cash to any of our staff at all, this is to make it easier.for all.

Standard Room where you will be staying is situated at the back part of the Coco Beach. Rooms are small but each has its own private toilet and bath, a double bed and above it are two bunks that can also be beds accessed with a ladder.View is nothing much and you have to be prepared for some noise from your neighbors since the rooms are side by side each other in this long house.

Talk with the reception if you want an upgrade to a deluxe room - it cost US$15/person per night.

Your service family is there to give service, please use them, they get good salary. If there is something in your room that is missing or something needs fixing or replacement, please ask them to do it. They can also wash your clothes - it doesn't cost much.or take care of your children..

For the services and prices, it is in our Information Book given to you at check-in.. You are not required to give tips, but if you're very happy with the service, you are always welcome to give extra. which is gladly accepted!

If you are not happy with something at Coco Beach, speak immediately to the management about it. Ask for Ging. Any problems with the food - please look for our chef - Boni !


Day 3 to day 8:

To do what you like. Look for our guides and activity staff and ask for what they can suggest you do. A lot of possibilities around the area….

Go scuba diving (if you are certified and if you are not, this is the best time and place to learn)… or just easy snorkeling to one the wonderful and colorful underwater in the Philippines…. With more than 30 dive sites plus the many coral gardens around Puerto Galera, there are more than enough diving and snorkeling available to a real pro and to an amateur…

Or go up to Ponderosa for round of golf or just to enjoy the spectacular view… This challenging 9 hole fun course at 1,700 feet above sea level is worth the trip…

Order a picnic basket the night before and hire a banca to one of the many secluded beaches of Puerto Galera… to Haligi Beach… or to Bayanan…. or if you are that adventurous, go as far as Sombrero Island… or to Wild Trek Beach

Rent our Hummer Jeep and go on an expedition and to some of the interesting places inland… Go to a Mangyan Village - where the real natives of Mindoro lives... A stop at Tamaraw Falls for a short dip in the man made pool… Or go to the main city of Calapan for some souvenir and
a little sightseeing… or ask the driver to bring you to his own jungle and river exploration

Or go with any of our arranged daily excursions… or join any of the daily activities within the resort, or try any of the watersports and landsports….

Don't forget to join the new Coconut Game… or the Happy Hour Games… look for Elian or Marvin!!!

You also should discuss with the reception or the guides about your transfers to Bamboo House and Pandan island. You should also be given your transport scheme and money to cover the jeepney/bus, boats, etc.

Day 9:

10:00 - After breakfast, get ready for your next destination.

BAMBOO HOUSE in Talipanan is a small family operated place with 78 year old Rosalinda as the heart and soul who can talk non-stop about the whole family and of the place. Daughter Juvy takes charge of the day to day operation, while Angel the father (husband of Rosalinda) is contented with just being in the background and let the women do the talking and everything else.

If for some reason you are not happy to stay at Bamboo House, you can go back to Coco Beach and we give you free standard room - this of course depends on room availability, better call the resort first.

Day 9 to day 11:

To do as you like. Ask Juvy for some suggestions but you can always walk along the coast to White Beach… or maybe, visit Stairways Foundation which is just a few meters away - this used to be a Danida sponsored project for street children.

Walk along the coast to White Beach passing thru Aninuan… there are quiet a lot of small restaurants and in the high season, this place is packed with a lot of Filipinos from Manila.

Day 12:

09:00 - Start for Wawa/Abra de Ilog by outrigger boat. Sailing is about 1½ hours passing white beaches and many isolated coves of the island
10:30 - Expected arrival at Abra de Ilog. Sometimes, there is a jeepney at the pier for Mamburao but if there is none, take a tricycle to town and find a jeepney bound for Mamburao. This two hour ride across will be passing beautiful scenery of free flowing rivers, vast ricefield, distant mountains and very primitive native villages of the mountain tribe Mangyans.
13:00 - Expected arrival at Mamburao. Visit the local market then decide where you would like to have a small lunch or some snacks for a bit more energy to survive another bus or jeepney ride. Then go to the bus/jeepney station for our three hour trip to Sablayan town again, passing fantastic nature. Upon reaching the town Sablayan, go to where the flat boats to Pandan island is docked for another five minute sail.
17:00 - Arrive Pandan Island (www.pandan.com). Go to reception for your room assignment. Accommodation facilities are very primitive, you can be lucky or end up sleeping at the beach.

PANDAN ISLAND is a small island marine reserve and protected by law against destruction of its underwater life. The small resort in the island is managed by a French who is quiet moody at times. Their bar is open for you to get a bottle of beer or mix your own rum cola, then you just list down what you got in a book. Restaurant is simple and reasonable - nothing fancy. You settle your bill when you check-out though you don't sign for anything when you order-they just list it down for you.

.Day 12 to day 15:

To do as you wish. A lot of possibilities - a 30 minute walk through the island's jungle with it's rain forest sounds… you end up on the other side of the island and if it's low tide, your way back to the resort is along the beach.

Day 16:

06:00 -

We start very early for Abra de Ilog for our ferry connection to Batangas and Manila.

 

11:00 -

Departure of Viva ferry from Abra de Ilog to Batangas.

 

13:00 -

Estimated arrival in Batangas pier

 

16:00 - Estimated arrival in Manila. You can either go straight to the airport and wait for your flight or you can go to our office in Manila to have a shower. Remember to wear warm clothes for the flight as it gets quite cold in the plane, otherwise you might regret that you didn't some warm socks on!. Have a cup of coffee with some nice and simple biscuits or if you are lucky, there should be some hot chicken sinigang soup left…

2 ½ hours before your flight, we will have a car to bring you to the airport or we order a taxi for you. Please allow 45 minutes to get there since traffic can sometimes be heavy. Have your passport and ticket ready a you need to show them to get into the departure area.

Remember to get your boarding card at the check-in counter and fill it up. Then proceed to the central area of the departure hall, where you will have to pay an airport tax of Php 550 pesos or 11 US dollars. After having dealt with the immigration formalities there's still time to do a bit of last minute shopping at the duty-free shops… dried fruit and cigars?…


Have a nice and pleasant trip and hope to see you once again soon..?.

Day 17:

Arrival at Kastrup airport also depends on the airline used….
British Airways arrives via London/Heathtrow at 0930. Lufthansa arrives via Frankfurt at 09:40

Welcome Home !
C&C Travel hope you enjoyed your trip !!!

NOTE: Ticket reservations don't have to be confirmed. We already took care of it. However, requests for children's meal must be done 48 hours before departure.

NB. This travel plan is just a suggestion. It is your responsibility to get your connection from one place to the other and to check the exact time of departure for your next leg of the journey as it can change without prior notice. C&C Travel and/or Coco Beach cannot be held liable in any way for delays or missed connection regarding transportation.
Cgp/7-2002

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