Philippines 2006 - Endemics & Digiscoping

Day Date Wd Travel itinerary Birding Lodge Island
1 04-mar Sa Flight from Copenhagen 06:25. Amsterdam dep. 11.30
2 05-mar Su Arr. Manila 07:25. Drive 1,5 h to Los Baños Trees Lodge/Los Baños Univ. Trees Lodge, Los Baños Luzon
3 06-mar Mo Mt. Makiling Mt. Makiling Best Western La Corona, Ermita, Manila Luzon
4 07-mar Tu Flight 5:45 Manila-San José. Drive Sablayan 2,5 h Sablayan FR with Lake Libao Sablayan penal colony Mindoro
5 08-mar We Mindoro Sablayan FR with Lake Libao (Mts. Iglit-Baco?) Sikatuna Beach Resort, San José Mindoro
6 09-mar Th Flight Manila. Drive Baliwag (or flight Tuguegarao?). Hike 4 hrs Baliwag – Mt Dos Cuernos Campsite 1 in Sierra Madre Mts. Luzon
7 10-mar Fr Hike Hamut and Mt Dos Cuernos Campsite in Sierra Madre Mts. Luzon
8 11-mar Sa Hike Hamut and Mt Dos Cuernos Campsite in Sierra Madre Mts. Luzon
9 12-mar Su Hike Hamut and Mt Dos Cuernos Campsite in Sierra Madre Mts. Luzon
10 13-mar Mo Hike back to Baliwag. Drive Banaue Baliwag - Banaue Banaue Hotel gps Luzon
11 14-mar Tu Mt. Polis Mt. Polis Banaue Hotel Luzon
12 15-mar We Drive (via Candaba?) to Manila. Candaba en route? Best Western La Corona, Ermita, Manila Luzon
13 16-mar Th Flight Puerto Princesa. Drive Sabang Palawan coast, St Pauls NP Last Frontier Resort, Sabang Palawan
14 17-mar Fr Drive, boat St Pauls NP Last Frontier Resort, Sabang Palawan
15 18-mar Sa Drive Palawan Badjao Hotel, Puerto Princesa Palawan
16 19-mar Su Drive, boat Palawan and Rasa Island La Vista Beach Resort, Narra Palawan/Rasa
17 20-mar Mo Drive Puerto Princesa. Flight Manila. Flight Bacolod. Palawan and Negros Royal Amrei Hotel, Bacolod Pa/Lu/Negros
18 21-mar Tu Drive Mt Canlaon (1,5 hrs). Drive back to Bacolod. Mt Canlaon all day Royal Amrei Hotel, Bacolod Negros
19 22-mar We Flight Cebu City 7:05. Jet ferry Tagbilaran . Drive 1,5 h Rajah Sikatuna NP p.m. Chocolate Hills Guesthouse, Bohol Ne/Cebu/Bohol
20 23-mar Th Raja Sikatuna NP. Drive Tagbilaran. Jet Ferry 17:00 Cebu City Rajah Sikatuna NP Montebello Hotel, Cebu City, Cebu Bohol/Cebu
21 24-mar Fr Drive Tabunan. Drive Cebu C. Overnight ferry Cagayan de Oro Tabunan most of day Cabin on ferry Cebu-Mindanao Cebu
22 25-mar Sa Arr. Cagayan 06:00. Drive Damitan. Hike Del Monte Lodge Kitanglad Mountains evening Del Monte Lodge (Kitanglad campsite) Mindanao
23 26-mar Su Kitanglad Mountains Kitanglad Mountains Del Monte Lodge (Kitanglad campsite) Mindanao
24 27-mar Mo Kitanglad Mountains Kitanglad Mountains Del Monte Lodge (Kitanglad campsite) Mindanao
25 28-mar Tu Hike to Damitan. Drive to Bislig 10 hrs Kitanglad Mountains morning Paper Country Inn, Bislig Mindanao
26 29-mar We PICOP PICOP Paper Country Inn, Bislig Mindanao
27 30-mar Th PICOP PICOP Paper Country Inn, Bislig Mindanao
28 31-mar Fr PICOP PICOP Paper Country Inn, Bislig Mindanao
29 01-apr Sa PICOP. Drive Davao (5 hrs). Flight Manila. PICOP morning Best Western La Corona, Ermita, Manila Mindanao/Luzon
30 02-apr Su Manila dep.10:45. Amsterdam 21:05. Arr. Copenhagen 22:25

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Latest update 26 Feb 2006.