As promised before I started this 100-day journey around the Philippines, I will be publishing my daily expenses in details. This would be of help for long-term travelers in the Philippines.
Please be reminded that these are “ALL” my expenses.
Let’s see if I can stay within my budget of Php500/day (less than US$12 or €9.00).
You can check also my Days 51-100 Expenses
Day 1 (Manila to Antipolo City, Rizal)
Php 437
Day 2 (Prayer Mountain, Rizal)
Php 315
Day 3 (Antipolo to Valenzuela City)
Php 401
Malling with friends (Emma, Ira, me, Sweeny and Runner)
Day 4 (Valenzuela City to Nagsasa Cove, Zambales)
8- jeepney fare to monumento
265- bus fare, monumento to zambales
60- breakfast
48- food contribution
30- tricycle fare
120- camp fee
50- extra fee
Php 581
Day 5 (Nagsasa Cove to Sta. Cruz, Zambales)
440- boat rental (P2,200/5pax)
30- tricycle fare
40- lunch
82- bus fare to iba, zambales
109- iba to sta.cruz
50- lomi
Php 751
Day 6 (Sta. Cruz to Hundred Islands, Alaminos, Pangasinan)
87- sta.cruz, zambales to alaminos city, pangasinan (3hours)
10- coffee
25- cheese pandesal and bread
35- coffee and energen
250- food (lunch, dinner and breakfast for the overnight camping in hundred islands)
150- kayak rental (discounted)
Php 557
Day 7 (Alaminos, Pangasinan to Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur)
5- hot water
40- tricycle fare
45- lunch
66- alaminos to dagupan
47- dagupan to agoo
25- gatorade
208- agoo to sta.maria
40- dinner
Php 476
Day 8 (Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur to Bangued, Abra)
15- bread
12- coke
45- sta.maria to bangued
40- lunch
25- ice cream
300- room (Pastoral Diocesan House)
50- dinner
Php 527
Day 9 (Bangued, Abra to Pagudpod, Ilocos Norte)
10- tricycle
9- tricycle
49-lunch
80- bangued to vigan
30- empanada
147- vigan to laoag
11- trike
25- trike
60- laoag to pagudpod
Php 421
Day 10 (Pagudpud to Adams, Ilocos Norte)
100- breakfast and lunch (given to host)
12 – chips
17- coke and cupcake
20- baduang, pagudpud to pancian
150- motor (pancian to adams)
Php 299
Day 11 (Adams to Junction Luna, Cagayan)
100- guide fee, waterfalls
50- remembrance
150- motor
80- to junc luna
37- bbq dinner
30- luna, apayai to junction luna (slept at the bus for 3hours then spend the rest of the morning at jollibbee)
Php 447
Day 12 (Junction Luna to Kabugao, Apayao)
40- beer
120- bus luna to tuguegarao 3.5hrs
31- coffee
70- pancit batil patung
30- tricycle 30mins
20- banca RTrip
20- entrance to caves
50- guide fee
100- tuguegarao to conner 2hrs
50- conner to kabugao 1.5hr
150- ukkong lodging house
65- dinner
Php 746
Watching some Apayao traditional dance during their town fiesta
Day 13 (Kabugao to Tabuk City, Kalinga)
150- kabugao to solana 3hrs
20- corn
55- papaitan
80- solana to tabuk 1hr
12- tabuk to capitol 10mins
15- coffee
60- perya
50- pakbet, bbq, rice
Php 442
Day 14 (Tabuk City to Buscalan, Tingalayan, Kalinga)
60- breakf
30- matches
20- peanuts
20- snack
120- tabuk to tinglayan 2.5hrs
50- lunch
160- 2 gin
150- homestay
Php 610
Day 15 (Buscalan, Tinglayan, Kalinga)
20- coffee and pancake
40- hush
150- homestay and food
60- pork
Php 270
Day 16 (Tingalayan, Kalinga to Bontoc, Mt. Province)
90- bugnay to bontoc 1.5
50- lunch
60- bontoc museum
20- postcards
23- postage stamps
45- bontoc to sagada 45mins
50- beer
Php 338
Day 17 (Sagada, Mt. Province)
130- chicken curry
Php 130
Day 18 (Sagada, Mt. Province)
150- guide
19- brownies
25- banana cake
50- wine
50- pie and tea
Php 294
Day 19 (Sagada to Batad, Ifugao)
45- sagada to bontoc 45min
50- breakfast (budget meal)
150- bontoc to banaue 2.5hrs
50- soup
87- food
100- banaue to batad 1hr
30- coffee
160- food
150- accommodation
Php 822
Day 20 (Batad, Ifugao)
50- guide
120- lunch
160- dinner
150- accommodation
Php 480
Day 21 (Batad to Lamut, Ifugao)
7- biscuit
50- junc to banawe 1hr
100- breakfast
37- banawe to lagawe 45min
39- lagawe to lamut 45min
10- tricycle
50- internet
Php 293
Day 22 (Lamut, Ifugao to Maddela, Quirino)
13-lamut to bagabag (20mins)
40- bagabag to cordon (45mins)
15- cordon to diffun (15mins)
55- diffun to maddela (1hr)
200- food & accommodation
40- drinks
Php 363
Day 23 (Maddela, Quirino to San Jose, Nueva Ecija)
2- bubble gum
150- maddela to dinadiawan, dipaculao, aurora 3.5hrs
83- lunch
100- dipaculao to baler 1.5hours
23- tricycle to beach RT
35- water
30- burger
140- baler to san jose
30- goto
Php 593
Day 24 (San Jose, Nueva Ecija to Manila to Cebu City)
190- san jose to manila
12- manila to cubao
12- cubao to ortigas
68- breakfast
15- hotel to IT park
80- booze
30- jeepney fares around cebu city
Airfare c/o Summit Circle Hotel Cebu
Php 407
Day 25 (Cebu City)
70- booze
Board and Lodging c/o Summit Circle Hotel Cebu
Php 70
Day 26 (Cebu City to Manila)
55- sisig lunch
140- burger king
60- fries
14- bus robinsons to qc ave
10- qc ave to maceda
Php 279
Day 27 (Manila to Lucena City, Quezon)
8- maceda to central terminal
15- central to gil puyat
210- gil puyat to lucena
20- lucena to lucban
25- gatorade
8- lucena to SM
Php 286
Friends from Lucena who toured me around Lucban and Lucena City, thanks Mela, Ems and Jen
Day 28 (Lucena City to Mogpog, Marinduque)
340- lucena to cawit
20- cawit to boac
10- coffee
10- capitol to boac
10- boac to mogpog
5- to balacanan terminal
50- lunch
35- mogpog to hinanggayon
79- food
Php 559
Day 29 (Mogpog to Mompong island, Marinduque)
35- hinanggayon to mogpog
40- mogpog to sta.cruz
30- sta. cruz to buyabod port
40- lunch, pusit
20- meryenda, cobra and peanuts
100- buyabod port to mompong
Php 265
Day 30 (Mompong island to Naga City, Camarines Sur)
100- mompong to catanauan
10- to terminal
90- catanauan to gumaca
335- gumaca to naga
8- naga to avenue plaza hotel
Php 543
Healthy breakfast at Avenue Plaza Hotel, Naga City
Day 31 (Naga City)
40- Kinalas
8- magsaysay to centro
250- sampaguita inn
24- jeepney fare
180- beer and chips
Php 502
Day 32 (Naga City to Daet City, Camarines Norte)
188- naga to daet
10- daet to capitol
10- ice cream
10- pop cola
5- sweet beans
Dinner and Lodging c/o Camarines Provincial Tourism Office
Php 223
Just staring to nothing at Bagasbas Lighthouse Hotel
Day 33 (Daet City to Naga City)
10- plastic
188- daet to naga
10- centro to magsaysay
150- sampaguita inn
Php 358
Day 34 (Naga City to Legazpi City, Albay)
54- tsokolate and bread
59- naga to baao
90- nabua to legazpi
10- peanuts 20- legazpi to embarcadero
235- hotel xandra
46- dinner
40- beer and chips
Php 534
Day 35 (Legazpi City to Donsol, Sorsogon)
30- toasted siopao
10- coffee
90- legazpi to sorsogon
85- sorsogon to punjab
40- to donsol
20- donsol to dancalan
65- 1.5L sprite
20- extra rice
70- bulalo and rice
Php 430
Day 36 (Donsol, Sorsogon)
10- bread
250- snorkling gear and flippers
125- sinigang na isda
20- extra rice
150- bike rental
15- 1/2 kilo banana
49- dinner
Whaleshark watching fee c/o Donsol Tourism Office (Sir Jayrick)
Php 619
Whaleshark watching (and wrestling) in Donsol, Sorsogon.
Day 37 (Donsol, Sorsogon to Masbate City, Masbate)
30- dancalan to donsol terminal
20- donsol to pilar
45- lunch
15- terminal fee
250- pilar to masbate
8- masbate to boulevard
10- boulevard to city proper
300- rancheros hotel
75- dinner
2- candy
Php 755
Day 38 (Masbate City to Monreal, Masbate)
10- coffee
20- bread
80- masbate city to lagundi, batuan, ticao
500- motorcycle rental (batuan to monreal)
50- dinner
Php 660
Day 39 (Monreal, Masbate)
500- boat rental
Board and Lodging c/o Monreal, Masbate Tourism Office (Sir Renante Letada)
Day 40 (Masbate to Borongan City, E. Samar)
90- san jacinto to bulan
35- breakfast
10- bulan to trece
40- trece to matnog
11- terminal fee
120- matnog to allen
30- allen to terminal
36- lunch
100- allen to calbayog
100- calbayog to catbalogan
35- catbalogan to buray
90- buray to borongan
Day 41 (Borongan City, Eastern Samar)
Php 0 (c/o surfer friend Jeremiah)
Day 42 (Borongan City, Eastern Samar)
180- beer
140- beer and chips
Php 320
Day 43 (Borongan City to Tacloban City, Leyte)
120- borongan to guiuan (4hours)
5- trisikad
15- bread
12- cobra
2- ihi
40- guiuan to sulangan (45mins)
40- sulangan to guiuan
50- lunch
2- candy
30- guiuan to crossing (1.5hours)
120- crossing to tacloban (3hours)
120- accommodation
39- dinner
8- tricycle
60- coffee
Php 663
Day 44 (Tacloban City to Naval, Biliran)
8- tricycle
20- suman
10- coffee
130- tacloban to naval (2hours)
13- softdrinks
15- internet
105- lunch
100- gas
50- basketball
80- dinner
60- bahalina
130- beer
30- pulutan
120- beer
Php 871
Tinago Falls in Biliran. One of the nicest falls I saw, maybe on my top 5 nice waterfalls in the Philippines.
Day 45 (Naval and Kawayan, Biliran)
100- pancit
20- gasoline
50- fish
25- coke
100- pork
15- meryenda
Php 310
Day 46 (Naval, Biliran to Maasin City, Southern Leyte)
130- naval to ormoc (2hours)
45- lunch
70- caramel machiato
45- tuna sandwich
10- pineapple
20- ponkan
10- bread
170- ormoc to maasin, s.leyte (3hours)
35- dinner
65- 1.5L gatorade
20- chips
20- laundry & bath soap
24- internet
Php 664
Day 47 Maasin City to (San Jose, Dinagat)
200- maasin to liloan (2.5hours)
300- liloan to lipata (3.5hours)
16- terminal fee
75- tricycle, lipata to surigao (15mins)
50- surigao to san jose, dinagat (1hour)
100- food
Php 741
Day 48 (San Jose, Dinagat)
100- gasoline
35- tanduay
11- chips
15- coke
15- coke
108- late lunch
12- chips
6- chocolate
48- fish
Php 350
Day 49 (San Jose, Dinagat to Surigao City)
50- san jose to surigao
300- pension house
16- tricycle fare
70- coffee at Bastie Coffee shop
75- choco chips muffin
9- airport to town proper
Php 590
Day 50 (Surigao City to Socorro, Surigao del Norte)
Php 0
Sohoton and Socorro tour, accommodation and food c/o Sir Ed Sangco of Island Vacations
If you think Coron, Palawan is beautiful, this place is better. After exploring some lakes, caves and cliff jumping I swam with stingless jellyfish. Heavenly bliss at Sohoton, Socorro, Surigao del Norte
Total Expenses after 50 Days: Php 22,789
Daily Average: Php 455.78 (still on budget 🙂
You can check also my Days 51-100 Expenses
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TOTAL EXPENSES after 100 Days(all-in, food, accommodation, transpo, airfare):
Days 1-50: Php 22,789 + Days 51-100: Php 26,852
= Php 49,641 (Daily average of Php 496.41)
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Before I end this post let me thank all friends, readers, couchsurfers and everyone who helped me along the way for the past 50 days of my journey. Thank you everyone who offered me a place to crash, treated me food (although you don’t have to do this), journeyed with me and those who pointed out the way or the cheaper alternative. The past 50 days were made easy because of your help.
Notes:
1. I used couchsurfing, homestay or my hammock if you didn’t see an expense on accommodation.
1.1 Or maybe I was just blessed like Days 24 and 25 in Summit Circle Hotel, Cebu City
1.2 Day 30 in Avenue Plaza Hotel, Naga City
1.3 Days 35-36 in Dancalan Beach Resort
2. If there one meal is missing, maybe someone treated me or I forgot to take my meal.
3. I will continue to update this entry with more details like travel time, what I ate or where I slept.
Next post will be the beds where I slept or places where I hung my hammock.
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ISANG DAAN actual itinerary for 50 days:
#ISANGDAAN is a personal journey and challenge to backpack around the Philippines the cheapest way possible for 100 days. “Isang Daan” is a Filipino term that can mean either “one way” or “one hundred.”
If you want real time updates, you can check my facebook page: www.facebook.com/journeyingjames or follow me on twitter: @journeyingjames
If you want to follow my steps, I have an interactive map- ISANGDAAN Journey map.
Ang galing still on a budget! 😀
Clap Clap james!
good job kasi nasa budget parin. pero ang dami kong nakitang budget for booze ha!heheheeh. may isang araw na dalawang beses bumili ng beer at may bahalina pa.hehehe. God bless James and have a safe journey.:)
ganun talaga, kasi yan ang isa sa mga way para makuha loob ng locals. thanks julai!
i agree though. wala naman prob uminom bsta yong tama lng. always keep safe. excited na ang lahat sa book and travel show.:)
wunderbar! its hard to track expenses.
sulat lang agad sa phone after gumastos kitot
awesum James! astig! i dream to do that too sumday! keep travelling =)
i know you will! ikaw pa, 🙂
Idol James! Astig mo! This is epic.
thanks idol Kara! paano na yung interview? send mo na lang sa akin yung questions
James panu ung clothing m? pnu ka nag lalaba? hehe
naglalaba po ako kapag may time, sa hotel, sa bahay ng kaibigan, sa inn…
wine – P50??? hehehe! di pa ako tapos basahin ang post mo. i will be back =)
yep, 2 kasi kami bumili, hati sa bayad. balik-balik lang 🙂
Mahusay Kuya James. Halfway ka na. Astig!
IKAW NA!! ☺ galing naman ni Idol…
48days to go!.. take care!
Di ko pa masyadong binasa ang lahat ng gastos dahil alam ko namang within the budget lahat un. hehehe…Day 50, the best! ikaw na ang makalibre ng tour…samantalang ako pag-iipunan ko pa yan. (inggit ako!) dapat talaga sa Day 50 na ko sumama eh. sayang! 😀 anyways, ingat ka Idol! kita-kits pagbalik mo Manila after 100 days
sayang lauvee… nauna pa ako sayo pumunta ng bucas grande eh taga surigao ka. hahaha
salamat!
mang-inggit daw ba?! hmp…makakarating din ako jan. kakahiya naman. taga-Surigao ako pero mas nauna ka pa mag-explore ng lugar namin kaysa akin. well, kaya nga idol di ba? hahahaha…amping pirmi, idol!
it can be done…kudos to u james…this will serve sa an inspiration or guide if u will,I’ll be venturing on 2 months journey starting mid april….many thanks.
hope you experience goodness in every town you visit sir.
lahat ba ng pinost mo about the cheapest rates in Boracay are true? I need this kasi. Thanks
di naman po ako magpopost ng kalokohan
Aside from the photos, do you keep souvenirs from all the places you’ve been to?
nope, it will only slow me down and make my bag heavier 🙂
Astig sa detailed pre! Ngayon ko lang din nalaman na may Tinago Falls din pala sa Biliran. 🙂
saludo ako sayo james… budget kung budget pero sobrang sulit kung around the Philippines nga naman. Dadaan ka kaya ng Cavite – my hometown?
cavite? nope. nothing to see, haha joke lang. hindi talaga
May nakapagsabi sa akin na bumili ka pa ng beer kahit nalasing ka na.Effect kaya ito ng bahalina?Hahaha..Ingat lagi!See you in Cebu!
maybe… haha i just want to treat my new friends in naval. thanks again to mam tsari and james 🙂
see yah!
Maki maam na lang din??!Haha…If magkikita ulit tayo,will share some blessings again..:)
whaat. naunahan mo pa ako sa sohoton cave kahit taga mindanao na ako. lol. sige lang. i’ll be there soon. c;
ako pa! hahaha joke lang 🙂
you are the best…
ako na?! ahahaha!
Sobrang tipid! Grabe! Bilib ako.
magastos pa nga yan, hahaha
Wow! Ang galing ah, P22,000+ for 50 days!
ok ba joann? wait for the days 51-100 ha
wow!! ang galing!! Panalo!!!
Inspiring:) Ganda talaga ng PINAS:)
hi james! when i saw your blog i was so amazed. hope i can do it also. continues talaga yung 100 days mo? as in walang lapse ni isang araw?