Comments on: Batanes

By: luka879

luka879 — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:12:54 +0000

hi ryan, thank you for this site – very comprehensive….and thank you for helping me finalize my travel plans for this year…Batanes it is! keep it up!

By: Lord

Lord — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:51:58 +0000

Ryan,

Great write-up. Very informative. I’m planning to go to Batanes this year – and found your blog.

As I read through the things to bring – I am happy you mentioned extra memory card. I actually had an almost nightmare-ish experience on my trip to Cebu for Sinulog recently when my Camera told me I was having a memory card error. Fortunately – I just had to let the camera cool down and the error went away. In Cebu – I can go to the nearest mall and grab a card — in Batanes? I doubt I can do that.

Lord

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:26:08 +0000

Hi Jenmai,

Sorry for the delayed reply, but yeah, you may have to plan ahead if you are going to Batanes. It’s not cheap to go there. Both the flight and the tours will set you back quite a big sum of money. So check with the flights in advance, you may want to see if there are promos for BCTA/Seair. Also I heard there’s Sky Pasada and some seasonal flights going there.

I hope my articles inspire you and others to travel this wonderful country. :)

By: Florante Gato

Florante Gato — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 05:14:12 +0000

CONGRATULATIONS Ryan !…Your write up of Batanes so impressed me an Ivatan myself…GoodLuck and morePower !

I look forward to meeting you too in your future trips to Batanes.

Godbless You and all your Noble Projects !

Ting

By: jenmai

jenmai — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:27:43 +0000

Hi Ryan!!

wow. you just dont know how this post of yours made an impact saken. never experienced going out of the country pa kasi i really want to explore our country’s top tourist spots. at dahil jan, batanes talaga….can u give just a rough estimate siguro as to how much should be prepared if I go there? I’m just planning to go on my own. i’ve been backpacking to a lot of places in the Phils but tihs is my ultimate dream. hai…………..

By: Flor

Flor — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 15:27:26 +0000

I have been wanting and dreaming to go to Batanes since then. I am encouraging my friends and office mates to go this year. Hope I could organize a group to go there and see the beauty of Batanes. I just hope we could get a promo fare.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:29:50 +0000

Hi Henry,

Batanes is still difficult to get into so I am not expecting a deluge of tourists in the islands. There should be more people going in February through the summer season but still lesser compared with other destinations due to the high costs.

I apologise for the really delayed reply. I am no longer based in the Philippines at the moment, you may check with SEAIR/BCTA for updates prices and itinerary.

Best regards!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:27:28 +0000

As for the latest costs, you could check out SEAIR and BCTA. They usually have flight deals and discounted trips depending on dates. February and March should be fine to go just check the weather bulletins all the time. :)

By: samm

samm — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 22:51:13 +0000

I just came from a month vacation but unfortunately wasnt able to visit batanes..now that I read ur article,i kept on reading and reading it everynight for the past 4 days…it really amazes me and am so excited to save more for my next vacation this 2012!! do you think February or March is a very good month to visit batanes?
I promise to myself that I will definitely fly to batanes next year!! only 16 months to go and starting this month, I will prepare myself for this travel. Thank you very much for a very detailed article you made. Truly, it is a huge help to all of us who does not know how amazing batanes is! Where can I find a website wherein I can have the latest information regarding the cost in going and staying in batanes? I hope you can help.

Samm

By: Henry

Henry — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 11:02:42 +0000

We were planning to visit Batanes on 1st week of February 2011… I am interested in knowing the weather conditions during that time.

Though your posts are comprehensive, i understand that it was 1 yr ago when you were there, do you have any updates? or we will be experiencing the same with what you had experienced before?

thanks to advise us…