Travellers Package Deals

We all need a vacation occasionally. Whether it is a whirlwind journey around the world or a plain weekend get-away, recharging and unplugging are actual necessities in this fast-paced, always-on-the-go world. But how can a guest actually rest when there are so many information to emulate? Vacation packages can be the answer.

Nevertheless, vacation packages can be a little daunting. Coming in all forms, prices and sizes, packages are about as different as they possibly could be. The absolute amount of choices available in packages can make a traveler’s head spin.

So, how does one find the best vacation packages? The answer is by pursuing a few easy steps.

• Budget and Destination. It is very smart to determine a budget and destination or at least a couple of possible destinations first before purchasing for packages. You can not find the best deal if you do not know where you want to go. And also the budget is very essential because you will want to purchase packages within your range.
• Transportation. Do you want to go on a cruise? Drive? Fly? Packages can contain a number of elements, which can consist of hotel accommodations, rental cars, food and more. Keep in mind, when dealing with cruises, these generally are extensive already. This means they cover pretty much everything, including the lodging, entertainment and food in the main price. Additional like shopping excursions and so on might cost more, but the basics are all there.
• Details in a package. Few travel agencies or travel sites that offer packages let clients adjust them to satisfy their needs. Package components can consist of such things as air fare, cruise expenditures, rental cars, entertainment, food and even guided tours and sightseeing. How much or how little is added in your package can be up to. Sometimes it is a good idea to purchase package components individually and then combined to see what the better deal is.
• Fine print. Make sure you understand any fine print entailed  in a package. Know what you are purchasing before you sign on the dotted line or click the purchase button. 
• For those  taking cruises. It is always good idea to check both direct with the cruise line and other routes of booking, like travel sites or travel agency. Occasionally, the cruise actually cost more to book  directly with them.

Vacation packages are the best way to make sure all the details of a trip, or partly the ones that cause the most worry, are taken proper care of for you. They should also commonly involve a price break. Since you are paying for a good deal instantly, through one place, the items should come collectively and save you a little money.

Good packages take the anxiety of planning off the travelers with car rental and let them to merely enjoy their time away. They can be as concerned or as unconcerned as a traveler might want. No matter the destination, there is likely to be a package trip available.

A small island located at the northeast of Cebu is a slowly discovered island of Malapascua, expert divers as well as hobbyists explores the island to embrace what the seas has to offer hidden under the waters with white sand and bountiful resources that you can really explore. Getting to Malapascua is very easy, if you are from within Cebu City, island packages for Malapascua includes a car that can pick you up from Cebu City and take you to Maya, Bogo City, north of Cebu. It is a 3 hour ride, while travelling you can enjoy the scenery and feel what it is like on the northern parts of Cebu province. If you decide to be transported by bus, you can take a cab to North Bus Terminal where you can choose between buses either Ceres bus or Cebu Auto Bus that leaves at 30 to 45 min. intervals of each other. Packages for Malapascua differs, if you are a tourist, their 7 days and 7 nights for two is priced at $640.00 which includes a 7 day and 7 night accommodation at the beachfront, very relaxing location to enjoy the morning sunrise and the days sunset.

This also includes a 1 day island hopping around the island, boat transfer from Maya to Malapascua which is about 15 to 30 min. , the package also includes the fare for car pickup from Cebu City to Maya. Iternirary for the 7 day and 7 night package would start the day by picking you up at the airport or within Cebu City then to Malapascua. On the second day, island hopping is scheduled to start at 9am in the morning. On the 3^rd to 6^th day, you can roam around the island , even ask around to use their diving facilities if you want to go diving. On the 7^th day is off to Cebu City and return home.  For a local package , their 3 day 2nights accommodation will cost around Php 8,400 for two, the itinerary of the package is the same as with the tourist package the only difference is the number of days.

One of Cebu’s secret paradise comes in the name of Sumilon Island Beach resort, located at around 125 kilometers from Cebu City, it is a trip worth taking. Sumilon is a marine protected area through the help of Siliman University, a highly diversified island known to have many sites for snorkeling and diving. To get there, start by going through Cebu South Bus Terminal and taking the Sunrays bus or Ceres bus that has a sign “Bato via Oslob”.

Usually leaves at about 30 min. to 45 min. interval, it is almost 3 hour ride to Bancogon Oslob where you will take a 7 min. boat ride to Sumilon Island. Alternatively, you can contact Sumilon Beach resort, they can arrange for you to be picked by a car or a van, for the car, it’s a minimum of 2 persons at PHP 4,000.00 per way or through a van at a capacity of 3 to 6 persons for Php 6,000.00 per way. Upon reaching Sumilon island, you can either walk through a small area with trees and mini-forest or take a shuttle straight to the main office. You will be met by their office personnel who will give you an introductory feature of what you can do around the resort depending on the package that you choose. For a day tour if it is on weekends, you can have Php 1,500.00 net per person which is inclusive of Lunch, use of the facilities inside the resort, kayaking, snorkeling, trekking, this would also include boat transfers from Bancogon Oslob to the island and vice versa. If your travel falls on  a weekday, it would cost at Php 1,200.00 net per person. You can use their infinity pool, overlooking the clear seas as well as kayaking on their small lake. You can hike around the island through a guide map that they will give you , the hike would usually last about 30 to 45 min. around the island. If you choose to see the real beauty of the sea, you can go snorkeling, they will provide you with snorkeling equipment and they can guide you were you would want to start. If one day is not enough they have very big and nice rooms where you can spend the night, their Twin or Double room is at Php 6,600.00 / night. By then, in the morning you can choose to leave through their boat back to Bancogon for another 7 min. trip.

One of the famous tourist destination within the Cebu Province is the island of Bantayan. About 3 hours travel time from Cebu City, Bantayan has so much to offer when it comes to enjoying time in summer and even just any time of the year to enjoy and relax its cool, refreshing water and enjoy the sun as well as enjoying the sunset and sunrise. To get there from Cebu City, you have to take a bus to the north side of the province through the North Bus Terminal (NBT), to get there from any area within Cebu City is to instruct a cab driver to take you to North Bus Terminal, be very wary of drivers who asks for a fixed rate rather than using their taxi meter, if that is the case, you can always look for another cab without waiting that long. Upon reaching the North Bus Terminal , you can take the bus with a sign “Bogo/Hagnaya” , I would recommend boarding a Ceres air conditioned bus (Yellow colored bus), it has more leg room and you would really feel comfortable throughout the trip singapore restaurants guide.

Buses leave at an interval of 30 to 45 min. Air conditioned buses leave runs occasionally from Cebu City to Hagnaya, however, non-airconditioned buses runs all day long from North Bus Terminal. Other than the Ceres bus, you can also take the Cebu Auto Bus, which leaves at about same interval as the Ceres buses. Upon reaching Hagnaya Port, you will then hop in to a 1 hour 15 min. ferry boat to Santa Fe Port in Bantayan Island. One of the beach resorts that offers a very affordable package is the Kota Beach resort, it has Php 3,700 / person which includes 2 nights accommodation and daily breakfast. You can have a choice to drop by at the public market or at the Hagnaya port to buy fish and food if you opt to bring your own food to the resort. You can enjoy the sunset at Kota beach resort if you get there before 4pm, and enjoy to capture the sunrise at early morning. Kota Beach resort also offers FREE transfers from the beach resort to Hagnaya Port .

Want to enjoy the summer by enjoying the great white sand beach of Cebu and then travelling to Bohol afterwards to enjoy the tourist spots? Enjoy 4Days – 3Nights at a rate of Php 22,000 for two and Php 8,200.00 per additional person. In Cebu, you will be staying at Maribago Blue Water Resort in Mactan Island, next island connected to Cebu City via two bridges that closes the gap between two cities. You will also have daily breakfast at Maribago Blue waters, on the second day, you will be travelling to Bohol a 1 hour 45 min. ride  by ferry, ferries, “fastcraft” as called by many, travels from Cebu – Bohol and vice versa , three times a day. Earliest trip by the second day is at 6am, which will get you to Bohol at around 7:15 or 7:30 the most. Round trip transfers from Maribago to ferry terminal is free. Once you get into the beautiful island of Bohol, the ferry will dock at Tagbilaran City Port. The tour in Bohol will include a picnic lunch and a certified English speaking tour guide. Things that you can expect from the 1 day tour around Bohol is going through Baclayon church, where some of the oldest churches in the Philippines are situated, the blood compact site , where Sikatuna as the chief of Bohol initiated Blood compact with Spanish officials Miguel Lopez de Legaspi. On the way to the blood compact site is the view of the man-made forest.

You will also see the beautiful river and enjoy lunch at Loboc river. You will then be taken to view Chocolate Hills, one of the wonders of the world, their unique landscape which turns brown during the few months of summer due to limestone deposits , is like seeing Hershey’s chocolates. On the view deck , its almost a 50 step staircase where you can see the wide area covered by the Chocolate Hills and take pictures from there. You will then also proceed to Tarsier captivity, the smallest primates in the world, with their big eyes but small fingers and feet. You can take pictures of them by turning off camera flashes with your hand, or have them cling to your clothing.  After that exciting tour with what Bohol has to offer, back to Cebu through Superferry which leaves at around 4pm to 5pm. If you choose to stay at some place very affordable in Bohol, you can stay at the Bohol Beach Club, situated in an island called “Panglao” at a rate of Php 2,300/room per night.

Cebu is considered to be one of the most progressive cities in the country, it is also considered as one of the premier  tourist destinations for those people who want to relax, take some time off from the busy schedules of work and spend time with love ones and family. One of the famous destination is an island connected with Cebu City, Mactan Island, it lies a few kilometers southeast of Cebu City that is connected by two bridges used to transport goods and enhance transportation, and minimizes traffic connecting Cebu City – Mandaue City and Lapu-Lapu City, the island of Mactan is divided into two, Lapu-Lapu City and municipality of Cordova. Considered as a very attractive destination within Mactan Island is Plan(Atation Bay, if you come from Puerto Princesa Palawan, you can easily jump in and enjoy what Plantation Bay has to offer with its 3 Days and 2 Nights Package!  It comes with Twin Occupancy spacious and quiet bedrooms , you can choose to situate your room to have a view of the Lagoon at Php 10,800.00 / night if its two nights then it can reach up to Php 21,600.00 a pretty much affordable rate for an extra view at the Lagoon to relax in Sanremo Oasis and unwind.

To get there from Puerto Princesa, you will travel one way airfare from Puerto Princesa Airport to Cebu via Cebu Pacific, one of trusted airlines in the Philippines that usually offers discounted airfares at different times of the year. For the airfare, you will be shelling out Php 6,000.00 per person if you will be travelling with a partner that would be for Php 12,000.00. Based from my initial experience in travelling within the country is to constantly check with Cebu Pacific about their seat sale so that you can save something for your flight to Cebu City.  Package inclusion is 3 Days 2 Nights Accomodation with daily breakfast , roundtrip airport transfers, they will pick you up as well as get you to Mactan International Airport during your stay at Plantation Bay through their shuttle transport. You will have 2 bottles of mineral water per day.