NAGA-CARAMOAN │ 2-Day Itinerary

Naga-Caramoan.

Here's the rough sketch of our 2 day Naga-Caramoan Tour!

                                                

I T I N E R A R I E S 

Day One (Naga City)

Metropolitan de Naga Cathedral

Our Lady of Penafrancia Church

Penafrancia Basilica Minore

St. Francis de Assisi Church

Bigg's Diner

CamSur Water Sports Complex

Naga City Plaza

Day Two (Caramoan)

Sabang Port

Guijalo Port

Matukad Island

Matukad Lagoon

Minalahus Island

Cagbalinad Island

Lahos Island

Hunongan Island Beach Resort

Lampikaw Tablet Rock

Bikal Port

E X P  E N S E S 

Transportation

Php 4780.00 - Roundtrip Ticket Manila-Naga

Php   200.00 - NAIA Terminal 3 Fee

Php     20.00 - Pili Airport Terminal Fee

Php   240.00 - Outrigger pump boat from Sabang Port (Naga) to Guijalo Port (Caramoan) to Sabang

Php 5240.00 -Total

** free transfer from Pili Airport to and from Crown Hotel to La Casa Roa Hotel to Airport.

Accommodation

Php 4050.00 - Executive Suite Room at New Crown Hotel (1 night)

                        P. Burgos St. Naga City │
                       Tel. no. (054) 473 8305/ 473 1845

                       │ www.crownhotelnaga.com

Php 2800.00 - Executive Twin Sharing at La Casa Roa (1 night)

                        Tawog Caramoan, Camarines Sur │Dr. Ramon Perez  (054) 811 3184/09175965881

                       │ momieperez@gmail.com

Php 5800.00 - Total

Food 

>Day One:

Php     50.00 - Dinner at "Budget Ave", Naga City

Php   200.00 - Groceries

Php   250.00 - Total

           * free Breakfast at New Crown Hotel and Free Lunch was from City Tour Agency

>Day Two

Php     70.00 - Halo-Halo, extra order

Php     65.00 - Tinola, cooked to order at Hotel Roa

Php   135.00 - Total

           * Hotel accommodation inclusive of 3 free meals.

Others

Php 2000.00 City Tour Fee inclusive of land transportation and CWC fees and rentals

Php 2000.00 Island hoping inclusive of guide fee and boat rental

Php 150.00 Snorkel set rental

O V E R - A L L  S P E N D I N G S

pproximately Php 16625.00 per person*

*courtesy of Nestle Fruit Selection Yogurt Php 30,000 GC thorough BCD Travel and Tours.

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BICOL │ St. Francis de Assisi Church

St. Francis de Assisi church.

San Francisco Church is one of the oldest churches in Bicol and the oldest in Naga City. I noticed that it is surrounded by so many establishments like mall, market, hotel, restaurants and park, "Naga Park"

Church interior.

Because of so many commercialized establishments over the area, it has lot's church goer's here. Once you've entered, you will notice it's nice ceiling and area space. Of course it is much smaller compared to other churches  we visited at Naga but it has unique characteristic.

It's ceiling.

The Altar.

I so love much the ceiling. It is like a pool of water above the Altar. It adds to the solemnity  and tranquil feeling of the place. So unique.

Colored panes and columns on the sides.

St. Francis of Assisi and the historical tablet.

Outside the church, the statue and church's history tablet is situated and can be viewed.

July 29, 2011:

St. Francis church was our last church to visit in Naga City before we push to our next stop, Caramoan Islands. :)

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BICOL │ Our Lady of Penafrancia Church

Our Lady of Penafrancia Church

Our Lady of Penafrancia Church was also visted in our Naga city tour last July 2011 that made me more realize how people there love their religious heritage. We've been to Metropolitan Cathedral and headed to this particular church where temperature then was totally hot.

Church's Isle and cielings.

Our city tour guide said that  hand painted ceilings and fine architectural design are well preserved for Ina's devotees and tourists since it was constructed. It was built by Rev. Miguel Covarrubias in 1711 in fullfillment of his vow that housed the original image of Our Lady of Peñafrancia first which is now situated at Basilica Minore.

The Altar.

The Virgin of Penafrancia was so miraculous and cured a lot of people from the time Her image was brought in this church during 1710. Honestly, because I'm not into news and current and historical events, I was clueless about INA's abouts.

Altar's ceiling.

It was then I knew that there's a fluvial procession and translacion what they called before her feast day. Translacion which means transfer of Our Lady of Penafrancia image transfer from one church to another.

Miraculous icon of the holy face on left. Tombstone planted I found inside the church (right).

Actually I was amazed because there was such religious celebration here in the Philippines, not to mention I'm helpless unupdated person about PH, even it's map. It made me realize how people are really devoted to Her from preparations of 9-day novena, fluvial procession and translacion which are not usual on other feast here

Outside the church, Mysteries placed on walls.

Once you entered the church you will also feel the oldy feeling from it's structure from walls, ceilings and floor. Even it was late regular day morning, where no church goers usually present, it was still open to everyone unlike here in Cavite which is usually seldom. Upon checking the area, I accidentally saw this tombstone planted on the the church's floorings and promptly asked it to our guide. He said that there were a total of 4 tombs inside the church which were priests' and I just said...ahh but when I looked closer on my pics, they weren't. Well I just noticed that some of his answers were not justifiable, tsk..tsk..

Candles for Ina and our loveones.

Upon exiting the church we went to the candle area and alley to cemetery that actually surprised me. It's unusual to see this kind of setting that made me ask the tour guide again, he just said that it was there prior to church construction and previous priests were buried there, then I just said...ahh. Because of lack of time, we didn't entered the cemetery, we had to go to next house of Ina, Basilica Minore.

Cementery at the back of the church.

There were lots of vendors outside the church offering candles and a copy of Our Lady of Penafrancia mini Prayer and they kept on following potential customers, tourists. As we went to the candle area, we bought  candles to lit and refused to buy the prayer which I can just take a photo of it situated just beside the church.

Our Lady of Penafrancia Parayer Tablet.

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