Thursday, May 7, 2015

Gigantes Travel Adventures with High School Friends

While others spent job hunting on a labor day, we decided on a summer adventures in northern Iloilo exploring the island of Gigantes!

Meet my high school friends. Lets start with the TRES HIJOS..

Lakas nyo makaBROMANCE! hehe..
The long time BESTFRIENDS...

The COUPLE...

My BFFs..


Me of course!

And last but not the least our very own OFFICIAL..

Let's start the adventures upon the arrival in the island..

The Cottage

Cooking Time!

Thank you gid Vin! Anu na lang kung wala ka man? Wala kami panyaga..hehe

Pose anay samtang gahulat maluto ang foods..


Finally! Eating Time!


Groufie danay before lamon!


Smile gihapon!

Let's begin our island hopping.. First Island - Tanque


Island hopping ba to or Boat Hopping? We need to pass through several boats before we could get to Tanque..




pose anay while waiting



Finally! Welcome to Tanque Island! Unfortunately, the water was shallow we couldn't go on a swimming here so picture picture na lang..








daw may magical effect

haha..indi kasaka sa dalom nalang nagpose


Look up?



mansig panago sa sobra kainit





More adventures here:

Island Hopping #1: Tanque Island
Island Hopping #2: Antonia Beach Resort
Island Hopping #3: The SandBar
Island Hopping #4: Cabugao Gamay Island
Island Hopping #5: Pulupandan Island

Anini-y Travel Adventures - St. John Church

After Staying in Siraan Hot Spring Resort and Island Hopping to Nogas, don't forget to drop by to St. John Church located at the town of Anini-y.

It was built by the Agustinian during 1845 and it was made from corals.


Interior of Anini-y Church

A bell was displayed inside the church


A canyon displayed in their plaza

This creepy looking tree is a good background for taking pictures





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Nogas Island
Nogas Island
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Siraan Hot Spring Resort



Anini-y Antique Travel Adventure - Siraan Hot Spring Resort

Kami yung tipo ng barkada na di lagi nagtitext sa isa't isa pero kapag may isang nagyaya ng get together, sigurado it's one of our high point of the week. Kaya naman yung mga labas namin na wala sa plano yun pa yung natutuloy. At isa ito sa mga getaway namin.

Welcome to Anini-y, Antique!

First stop is the Siraan Hot Spring Resort.

Dahil sa wala talaga sa plano, napag usapan namin magcommute lang. From Molo Terminal, we took a Ceres bus. Fare cost us around P98.00 and just told the bus conductor to drop us to Siraan Hot Spring Resort. It was almost 2hour travel time. Wala talaga kami masyadong idea sa madadatnan namin kaya it was a pleasant surprise!






Pagpasok namin, andun agad ang lobby. Entrance Fee cost P40. Sabi nga namin baka pwedi libre na lang ang entrance since kukuha naman kami ng room dahil mag oovernight kami. Hindi pwedi kasi may percentage sa kita ang barangay which is good naman kasi nakakatulong kami. Dito na rin magpapabook ng bangka going to Nogas Island.











Affordable yung mga rooms nila. Yung nakuha namin almost good for more than 10 persons. It cost us mga P1800. It has 4 beds, may aircon at may sariling banyo. May mga Fan Room din sila for smaller pax.












Maraming development sa place. New cottages were being built kaya lalo pa itong gaganda sa susunod na pupunta ulit dito.





Kanza Grill


May restaurant sa loob na tinatawag nilang Kanza Grill. Masarap naman yung food nila at affordable din. Meron silang videoke dito sa mga mahilig kumanta. Minsan may nag aacoustic band dito lalo na kapag friday.





Siraan Hot Spring



Yung hot spring pool nila comes in different sizes pero ito yung mas gusto namin kasi tanaw ang dagat. Kasya ang limang katao dito pag nakalubog ng nakaupo ng pahorizontal. Hindi ganun kastrong ang smell ng sulfur. Relaxing talaga ang tubig.







The side surrounding the resort was rocky which adds as a beautiful background when taking photos.



Background seems surreal because of the sunset

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Nogas Island
Anini-y Church


Anini-y Antique Travel Adventure - Nogas Island

For P500.00  pwedi na magrent ng boat from the resort mismo. Punta ka lang sa lobby nila at sila na bahala maghanap ng boat.


view of the resort

Nogas Island

Almost 5 to 10 minutes ride from Siraan Resort to Nogas Island.

Pagdating sa Nogas Island white beach sya. May mga open cottages din dun for free, just bring your own foods kasi wala dun restaurant or sari-sari store.





Masaya dun magjump shot. Maganda ang kuha ng pictures.




And the best part are the Kalachuchi Trees whick kinda look creepy.



And if you're going to walk through the end of it, there's a lighthouse which is restricted.