Another tourists spot in Iligan city is the Macaraeg-Macapagal ancestral house which was declared a heritage house last 2002.
Owned by the family of Mrs. Evangeline Macaraeg, wife of the late president Diosdado Macapagal, here is where former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo stayed during her childhood years.
Also, across the street is the Gloria’s Ihaw-ihaw Eatery where you can have a taste of the famous Lechon Iligan.
(you may check our budget for this tour: Northern Mindanao Region Escapade
A famous landmark in Iligan City is the majestic Ma. Christina falls. It stands 320 feet, gushing water to the Agus River which serves as a source of electrical power. Also known as the “twin falls”, it has a huge boulder at the center which divides the waterfalls. Twin falls is visible during rainy season or every time they open the dam.
The falls is inside NPC Nature Park and is maintained National Power Corporation. Aside from the mesmerizing view of the falls they have amenities like huts and cottages where you and your family can have picnics. They also have wide variety of flora and faunas, aviary and a mini zoo.
(you may check our budget for this tour: Northern Mindanao Region Escapade
Lanao del Norte is one of the five provinces of Northern Mindanao Region and Iligan is its city. Iligan City is an hour and a half ride from Cagayan De Oro City; add two more hours and you can reach Ozamis City in Misamis Occidental. This prompted us to hire a van and get to these two provinces in a day to complete the whole Northern Mindanao Region.
We availed the service of Ajis Rent a Car and they gave us a rate of P6,500 which includes 12 hours travel, gas and driver. At the port, the vehicle line in queue was quite long so we opted to ride the barge on our own and let the van just wait for us. Due to this, we got 10% discount and paid only P5,852.
Aside from cars and vans, they also have jetski and banana boat for rent. For inquiries, you may call Daisy at 09176341907 or 09227049230.
(you may check our budget for this tour: Northern Mindanao Region Escapade
I’m back in Mindanao and this time I visited not only one province but the whole Northern Mindanao Region which comprise of 5 provinces namely: Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Lanao Del Norte, Bukidnon and Camiguin.
Follow the series:
–Dahilayan Adventure Park, Bukidnon
–Del Monte Pineapple Farm, Bukidnon
–Golden Stallion Suites, Misamis Oriental
–Water Rafting, Misamis Oriental
–Divine Mercy Hills, Misamis Oriental
–Visiting my Relatives and our New Plant, Misamis Oriental
–Ma. Christina Falls and NPCA Park, Lanao del Norte
–Macaraeg Ancestral House & A Taste of Lechon Iligan, Lanao del Norte
–Cotta Fort and the Virgin of Cotta, Misamis Occidental
–Ozamis Cathedral and the Pipe Organ, Misamis Occidental
–Sto. Nino Cold Spring, Camiguin
–Walkway to Old Volcano, Camiguin
–Not a typical encounter with a Sea Urchin – White Island, Camiguin
Below is our itinerary and budget for the whole tour:
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| ITINERARY | BUDGET | ACTUAL | TIME | REMARKS |
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Day 1 |
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| airfare mla-cdo | 635.50 | 635.50 | 4:15-5:40 | |
| terminal fee | 200.00 | 200.00 | ||
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breakfast (jollibee) |
50.00 | 70.00 | ||
| bukidnon-cdo package tour | 1,900.00 | 1,900.00 | white water tours | |
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-to bukidnon |
6:00-8:00 | |||
| BUKIDNON TOUR | 8:00-10:00 | |||
| dahilayan zipline | ||||
| del monte pineapple farm | ||||
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-to cdo |
10:00-12:00 | |||
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lunch(included in package) |
12:00-13:00 | |||
| CDO TOUR | ||||
| water rafting | 13:00-17:00 | |||
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-to plaza divi (tricycle v.v.) |
14.00 | |||
| stroll at plaza divisoria | 17:00-19:00 | |||
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dinner (chicken ati-atihan) |
100.00 | 325.00 | 19:00-20:00 | |
| Golden Stallion Suites | 417.50 | 417.50 | 20:00 | |
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Day 2 |
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breakfast (baon) |
50.00 | 20.00 | 7:00-8:00 | |
| iligan-ozamis van rental 10hrs | 929.00 | 836.00 | ajis rent-a car | |
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-to iligan |
8:00-10:00 | |||
| ILIGAN CITY TOUR | 10:00-12:00 | |||
| NPC Park | 35.00 | 35.00 | ||
| ma. cristina falls | ||||
| macapagal ancestral house | ||||
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lunch (gloria’s ihaw-ihaw) |
100.00 | 138.00 | ||
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-to ozamis (barge v.v.) |
50.00 | 50.00 | 12:00-14:00 | |
| terminal fee | 6.00 | 3.00 | ||
| OZAMIS CITY TOUR | 14:00-15:00 | |||
| Cotta Fort | ||||
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– to church (tricycle v.v.) |
14.00 | |||
| Immaculate Concepcion | ||||
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-to cdo |
15:00-19:00 | |||
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dinner (night café plaza divi) |
100.00 | 93.00 | 19:00-20:00 | |
| visit my cousin | 20:00-23:00 | |||
| Golden Stallion Suites | 417.50 | 417.50 | 23:00 | |
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Day 3 |
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| divine mercy shrine | 5:00-6:00 | transpo c/o cousin | ||
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breakfast (baon) |
50.00 | 20.00 | 6:00-7:00 | |
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– to cdo port (tricycle) |
20.00 | 10.00 | 7:00-8:00 | |
| terminal fee | 15.00 | 15.00 | ||
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-to camiguin(ferry) |
550.00 | 600.00 | 8:00-10:30 | |
| camiguin tour multicab rent | 243.00 | 285.00 | c/o kuya frank | |
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lunch (sto. nino cold spring) |
100.00 | 138.00 | 11:00-12:00 | |
| CAMIGUIN TOUR | 12:00-19:00 | |||
| sto nino coldspring | 20.00 | 20.00 | ||
| soda swimming pool | 20.00 | 20.00 | ||
| guiob ruins,catarman church | ||||
| sunken cementery | ||||
| old volcano walkway | 5.00 | 5.00 | ||
| katibawasan falls | 20.00 | 20.00 | ||
| ardent hotspring | 30.00 | 30.00 | ||
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dinner (canned goods) |
100.00 | 50.00 | 19:00-20:00 | |
| Pabua Cottage | 186.00 | 193.00 | 20:00 | |
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Day 4 |
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breakfast (baon) |
50.00 | 20.00 | ||
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-to white island (boat) |
115.00 | 115.00 | 6:00-8:00 | |
| environmental fee | 20.00 | 20.00 | ||
| swimming white island | ||||
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-to benoni port |
9:00-9:30 | |||
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-to balingoan port(ferry) |
150.00 | 170.00 | 10:00-11:00 | |
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-to tagoloan(van) |
140.00 | 100.00 | 11:00-13:00 | |
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lunch (carinderia) |
100.00 | 50.00 | ||
| visit plant | 13:00-14:00 | |||
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– to airport (taxi) |
60.00 | 50.00 | 14:00-15:00 | |
| airfare | 635.50 | 635.50 | 16:55-18:25 | |
| terminal fee | 30.00 | 30.00 | ||
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dinner (jollibee) |
100.00 | 50.00 | ||
| buffer |
250.00 |
170.00 |
souvenirs | |
| TOTAL | 8,000.00 | 7,985.00 | ||
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