HomeLuzonCagayan Valley and Tuguegarao DIY Tour Itinerary for 3 Days By Marcos Detourist on September 28, 2011 Here’s the do-it-yourself (DIY) itinerary I took during a three day trip to Cagayan Valley. I flew from Manila to Tuguegarao, the capital city of Cagayan Province. I spent three nights in Tuguegarao City while making day trips to a number of tourist spots around Cagayan. First up was a quick tour of Tuguegarao’s “centro” and commute to the Basilica of our Lady of Piat. On the second day, me and my travel buddy, Eric, went to the Tumauini Church in Isabela Province, which was followed by a memorable visit to the Callao Cave in Penablanca. The Callao Cave is probably one of most photographed attractions this side of Luzon. We went on a church hopping tour of Northern Cagayan on our third day starting at Calamaniugan. We worked our way back to Tuguegarao passing by the historic towns of La-lo, Gattaran, Alcala, and Iguig.My Tuguegarao and Cagayan Province 3 Day ItineraryDay 1 – Tuguegarao “Centro” and Piat7:00am – Flight check-in at NAIA (Manila International Airport) Terminal 3 – P200 terminal fee.8:30am – Manila to Tuguegrao City, Cagayan Province flight departure.9:40am – Arrival in Tuguegarao Airport.Baggage claim took a while since the airport doesn’t have a conveyor belt. Checked-in items have to be manually handled by the airline personnel.10:30am – Tricycle ride to Hotel Ivory – P150 tricycle charterHotel Ivory is located at the other side of town. It probably would’ve been cheaper to walk to the highway (10 minutes), ride a regular passenger tricycle to the city center or “centro,” and ride another tricycle to Hotel Ivory.11:00am – Arrival in Hotel Ivory – P599 per night (aircon double room).Hotel Ivory is a budget hotel located along the national highway in Buntun, Tuguegarao City. We rented an aircon room good for two at P599 per night. It was a bit far from the city center but the hotel rates were reasonable considering the ambiance and service.Tricycle ride to Tuguegarao Cathedral – P10 fare per passengerTuguegarao Cathedral stopover12:00nn – Lunch at Jomar’s Pancit Batil Patong“Super” Pancit Batil Patong – P60 per servingTricycle to Buntun Westbound terminal beside Shell gas station – P50 tricycle charter1:20pm – Shuttle van (L300) ride to Piat (45 minutes) – P60 fare2:10pm – Tricycle ride to Basilica of Our Lady of Piat – P7 farePawa (glutinous rice with sweet peanut filling) – P15 per pack2:40pm – Tricycle ride to Piat van terminal – P7 fareVan ride back to terminal in Buntun, Tuguegarao – P60 fare4:40pm – Tricycle ride to western (far) end of Buntun Bridge – P20 fareTricycle ride to eastern end of Buntun Bridge – P7Sunset / dusk photo-ops at Buntun Bridge over Cagayan RiverTricycle ride to Tuguegarao Centro – P10 fareDinner at Urban KitchenGarlic Buttered Chicken – P99Cheese sticks – P100Tricycle ride to Hotel Ivory – P50 charterHotel Ivory – P599 per night (double aircon room)Day 2 – Tumauini Church and Callao Caves9:10am – Breakfast at Triple J Panciteria in Buntun (near Hotel Ivory)Pancit Cabagan – P50Tricycle to Triple J Panciteria – P10 Tricycle ride to van terminal in Tuguegarao Centro – P20 fareShuttle van ride to Tumanuini, Isabela (45 minutes) – P60 fareTricycle to Tumauini Church – P10 fare10:55am – Tumauini Church stopoverShuttle van ride to Tuguegarao – P60 fareTricycle ride to Gretchen’s Panciteria – P20 fare1:20pm – Lunch at Gretchen’s PanciteriaCocke float – P25Special Batil Patong – ?Met a local who offered a ride to the Callao Cave in Penablanca3:00pm – Drive to Callao Cave (30 minutes)Callao Cave – P20 entrance fee6:40pm – Dinner at Urban KitchenPork Kebab P105 + rice (P15)Hotel Ivory – P599 per night (double aircon room)Day 3 – Northern Cagayan Church Hopping8:00am – Breakfast at Hotel IvoryNative Longganisa, Rice, and Coffee – P105 set mealTricycle ride to van terminal – P20 fare9:00am – Shuttle van ride to Calamaniugan (2 hours) – P100 fare11:00am – tricycle ride to Calamaniugan Church – P15 fareTricycle ride back to highway – P10 fareMuitcab ride to La-lo – P15 fare11:40am – La-lo ChurchJeepney ride to Magapit Bridge – P10 fare12:25nn – Magapit BridgeBus ride to Gattaran – P25 fare1:15pm – Gattaran ChurchShuttle van ride to Alcala – P20 fareTricycle to Alcala Church1:50pm – Alcala ChurchTricycle to Deano Milk Candy – P192:30pm – Deano Milk Candy stopover – P30 per packRide to Iguig3:20pm – Iguig Church stopverShuttle van back to Tuguegarao City – P30 fareWalk to Tuguegarao City Hall4:15pm – Tuguegarao City Hall stopoverTricycle ride to Cagayan Provincial Capitol – P50 charter4:25pm – Cagayan Provincial Capitol stopvoerTricycle ride to Tuguegarao Centro – P10 fareWalk to Tuguegarao Cathderal5:10pm – Tuguegarao Cathderal stopoverTricycle to Dok’s Panciteria near GMW Terminal – P10 fareDinner at Dok’s Panciteria“Special” Pancit Cabagan – P50Tricycle ride to Centro – P25 fareTricycle ride to Hotel Ivory – P50 charterHotel Ivory – P599 per night (double aircon room)My trip to Cagayan was just the first part of my Northern Luzon circuit tour. The whole trip lasted for 11 days. On my fourth day, I did an early morning bus commute further northwards to Pagudpud in Ilocos Norte. I’ll be posting the rest of my Northern Luzon itinerary in separate posts. Don’t leave yet. There’s more!Tuguegarao, Cagayan Province and My First Taste of…Basilica of Our Lady of Piat in Cagayan ValleyIlocos Norte Itinerary – My 4 Day DIY Tour of…Bislig (Surigao del Sur) and Butuan 2-Day DIY Itinerary2 Days Ilocos Sur Itinerary – Vigan, Bantay…Western Batangas (Taal town and Batangas) 2-Day Solo…Comments killrfillr saysSeptember 28, 2011 at 5:22 pm thanks …we’ll be using this on our upcoming trip next year. 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killrfillr saysSeptember 28, 2011 at 5:22 pm thanks …we’ll be using this on our upcoming trip next year.