Student Athlete

The Student Athlete along with South Spiral, went to Hundred Islands last March 29, 2008. This was after our Tundol White Beach experience.

Hundred Islands National Park is situated in northern Philippines in the province of Pangasinan. There are 123 islands at high tide and 124 islands at low tide.

Hundred Islands National Park is protected by the government, preserving its clear water and clean surroundings.

If one would want to visit Hundred Islands National Park, here are some tips.

• travel time from Manila to Hundred Islands National Park is around 4 to 5 hours
• get a bangka at the National Park, it will cost between 1,100 to 2,000 peso, depending on your trip
• day tour costs 20 peso and night tour will cost 40 peso
• be sure to wear something light and easy to dry apparel
• wear sunblock, it is a must since you will be under the scorching sun almost the whole trip
• you may want to bring your own life vest
• if you like underwater scenery, bring a snorkel gear
• bring extra batteries for your camera!

Actually, we first thought we could get a cheaper bangka that would take us to Hundred Islands at Baryo Macaleeng.

Their bangka looks shabby so we decided to head towards the National Park to get a decent bangka instead.

We were awed by the scenery during the boat ride to Hundred Islands, it was beautiful!

Our first stop was Marcos Island. There, we had our lunch and took a swim. Using our snorkel gears, we could really see the school of fish swimming by our side, that was more or less six (6) feet deep.

Marcos Island has this uphill climb where you could find a cave opening that allows its visitors to jump to the water below. That experience will never be forgotten. All of us took our turns and jumped. The sheer joy of jumping into the water like children was so fun we did it more than once! Which reminds me that our jump would be less fun had we not invited Melissa, Jason, and Jeffrey to jump with us.

We contained our fear. With friends by our side and of more than fifteen (15) feet high, we had our jump for life!

Prior to riding the bangka, people told us that by having snorkel gears, we may want to dive at ???_Island to see giant clams and different kinds of fish. With that in mind, we head towards ??_Island after our stop at Marcos Island to check it out by ourselves. It was not a mistake, we saw beautiful giant clams and different kinds of gorgeous fish.

Do you know where’s that famous Pinoy Big Brother House at the Hundred Islands? It can be found at Governor’s Island. And after pounding our hearts for that jump at Marcos Island and the snorkel experience with the giant clams and schools of fish, we head towards Governor’s Island. There, we visited Bahay ni Kuya.

By going uphill to the highest point of the island, we saw a clearer view of Hundred Islands.

At the summit.

For more details of Hundred Islands National Park, please call (075)5512505, (075)5527406 or (075)5512145.

One last thing. On the road home, we stop at Jollibee to have our lunch.

Have you been to Hundred Islands? If you haven’t yet, I recommend it for a great summer vacation.