Ilocos Norte

Located in the northern part of Luzon Island this towns could be accessed via bus or plane.


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How to get there
Metro ManilaTo Laoag City via Bus take
Partas Bus --Php 800.00
Florida Bus Lines
Farinas Bus Lines


NAIA Via Laoag International Airport
Cebu Pacific Air
Philippine Airlines
Air Philippines
*I heard there are direct flights from Taiwan


Places to stay
Fort Ilocandia
Northview Hotel
Isabel Suites
Java Hotel
Hotel Tiffany

Fort Ilocandia

Malacanan Palace of the North, Paoay

Paoay Church

Marcos Museum

Getting Around Laoag
Getting around Laoag is kindly tricky and hard. From the airport there is a free shuttle bus provided by the Department of Tourism, if it's not available then you can take a tricycle and just tell them to drop you to your hotel. Fare: Php 20.00/pax


For a La Paz Sand Dune, Fort Ilocandia, Paoay, Batac Circumferential tour a tricycle would cost you Php 600.00 pesos. Car rental comes with a driver and that same trip would cost you Php 3,500/4 pax already. A van would cost more depending on it's capacity.


Laoag Itinerary
La Paz Sand Dunes
Paoay Church
Malacanan of the North,
Paoay
Marcos Museum, Batac, Ilocos Norte
Sinking Bell Tower of Laoag
Museo Ilocos Norte


Total cost
Hotel                  Php 1250.00/2 pax
Tricycle                       600.00/2 pax
Food                             600.00


From Laoag City you can hop on a bus (Php 60.00/pax ordinary bus; Php 80.00/pax airconditioned bus) or ask your car rental to drive you up north to Pagudpud Town. This is a white sand beach with surfing waves around two hours drive from Laoag City. There are two white sand beaches in this part of the province--Saud Beach and Blue Lagoon Beach; between them is a 20 minute drive. Saud Beach is located at Pagudpud town while Blue Lagoon is Located further up north.


Pagudpud Itinerary (recommended)
Patapat Viaduct
Blue Lagoon/ Maira-Ira Cove
Bantay Abot Cave
Bangui Wind Mills
Cape Bojeador Lighthouse


Total Cost (2 Pax)
Hotel                Php 1500.00
Food                           600.00
Tricycle                      700.00
Bus                              460.00



Hotels
Villa Del Mar Beach Resort
Terra Rikka Beach Resort
Arinaya White Beach Resort
Saud Beach Resort
Hannah's Beach Resort-Located in Blue Lagoon

Bangui Windmills

Patapat Viaduct

Bantay Abot Cave

Blue Lagoon

Tricycle

From Pagudpud you can take a bus back to Laoag City.
For more deatails please visit:
www.dotregion1.com
www.ilocosnorte.gov.ph