As the saying goes, you
get what you paid for. For the first time, we went on vacation using a travel
agency. The trip to Calaguas Island, Camarines Norte is around 10 hours, give
or take, and so we felt that we might be wasting time if we opted to do a D.I.Y.
trip. We were only available on Saturday and Sunday.
The verdict: Calaguas
Island is beautiful indeed but the tour package that we availed was moderately
satisfying. But then again, for 2,300 pesos, we get what we paid for. This amount did not include the
transportation cost. Other tour companies include transportation services and
their overall cost is around 2,900 to 3,000. Mostly, you would be sharing a van
with other tourists. We chose to rent our own van because we wanted to get a
deluxe one that is more spacious and comfortable. We do not want to be stuck in
a crowded van for 10 hours. That would be torture. We could have taken the bus
but the van would take us directly to the port, and we do not have to run to
the bus station to get a bus back home to Manila. The van that we rented is
affiliated with the tour company.

