Ito po ang presyuhan doon sa campsite :

Boatpick up (2 way)
– 100/pax-kung galing luan
– 200/pax-kung galing masinloc

Entrance fee 100\pax overnight,

Cottage 1000\night (kasya 5pax)

– If you like all Package Foods,Entrance, Boat Ride,Cottage, and also Van pwede rin po..

– Bonfire ( 100 )

Kasama na po sa entrance fee ang paggamit ng cr at maintenance ng lugar. Ingat lang po na huwag magkalat masyado kasi po maliit lang po na isla yun at mahirap kung magka garbage-problem. You will be spending about 300 or less for food siguro. Maraming nabibilhan ng pagkain sa loob ng island. Puwede rin po kayong magpaluto for a small fee. No available rental of snorkel/mask/fins dun for now so its a good idea to invest on a good set nalang. Wala pa rin po available na rental ng tent pero malapit na po. Mag inquire nalang po kayo kung may available na pagtawag ninyo. Kung magdadala po kayo ng sarili ninyong tent ay libre na po ang puwesto kasi po kasama na po sa entrance fee yun kaya entrance fee nalang at boatride nalang ang babayaran ninyo.

Ang puwesto na kung san nakatayo ang resort nila grace armada ay may problema kasi lumalabas na nagsquat lang sila dun.Dahil dito tuwing pumupunta ang may ari ng isla na si madam L.Ruiz ay pinapasara nila pang samantala ang resort nila Grace Armada. Dahil dito ay kailangan mag ingat kayo lalo na kung hinihingan kayo ng deposit ni Grace Armada. Kung magkabulilyaso tulad ng nabanggit ko ay hindi niyo na makukuha ang deposit niyo.

share ko lng kc sobrang sulit ang pgpunta nmen d2.. actually 2 lng kami ngpnta..=) gandang experience kc weekdays kmi ngpnta (thursday and friday).. halos masolo nmen ang island ng thursday.. overnyt kc kmi…

pgdating nmen dun ng 7am, wala pang 10 ang laman ng island..yup! halos na solo nmen ang potipot.. ng dala kami ng tent nmen pra entrance(300/head/nyt) nlng s island ang bbyaran nmen and boat (400)… sarap mgpicture taking kc kami lng ang tao..so parang nirent nmen ang island exclusively! o db ang taray! kaya if i were u, weekdays ako ppnta =).. actually marami ng tao pg Friday kya mas ok cguro if Monday-Thursday…dun ka mkakahanap ng “peace of mind”. first week of May 2011 pla kmi ngpnta =)

Ang maganda pa nun, Thursday night, kami lng ang ng overnyt! haha! kaya advise ko, mgdala kau ng flashlyt..di lng bsta flashlyt dpt ung Rechargable..un kc ang dala nmen, lead pa kya maliwanag..pero s totoo lng nkakatakot..nppraning kc ako n bka bgla nlng my mg “baliw” n pumasok s tent at kung ano ang gwen samen..o kya may multo.. lol! pero ok nman.sa awa ni God..e2 at nkpgcommnt pa ako..haha! pg gcng nmen ng 6am or 7am, mrami ng ngdadatingan kc friday n..ung iba my mga dala rin tent…super enjoy!! mura n mgnda pa..at kakaiba pa!

bait nga ni manong (ung caretaker) kc inoffer nya smen ung tree-house, dun nlng dw kami m2log since kami lng nmn dw tao dun (wla gagaya..haha!)
e tnamad kmi kc ung mga gamit nmen iaakyat pa dun s tree-house.. nghinayang 2loy ako kc wla ata nkakaakyat dun kundi siya..hayy..kht ngpicture man lng sana kmi pra proof n nkaakyat kmi dun, ng libre at wlang halong pilitan! hehe…

dami nmen dala food..kaya bnbgay nlng nmen kay manong ung iba…ultimong tanduay ice na baon nmen di nmen nainom kya binigay nmen kay manong, di pa rin dw xa nkakatikim nun..
dhl kami2 lng tlga ang tao s isla, aun, nging close n kmi..sabi pa nga nya pgbalik nmen feee n kmi e..bsta nttandaan pa nya kami.. (wlang takas si manong kc may picture xa smen.lol! =D) kya pgbalik nmen at xa pa ang caretaker, libre n kmi..yiihee!!1hehe

wla kmi msyado ginastos..kming dlwa 3500 na lhat, matakaw pa kmi nun ha..hehe…first day adobo baon nmen pra di agad mapanis…2nd day Century tuna nlng..hehehe..napanis nga ung baon nmen n kanin e…e dahil clos kmi ni manong, humingi kmi ng kanin s knya..ang sarap! mainit kc bagong saing..hehe..at dhl jan, bngyan nmen xa ng century tuna..hehe..give nd take lng yan

ayn..namimiss ko 2loy potipot… =( tag-ulan n kya di advsable n mgpunta dun…so meaning bka nxt yr na ulit..un e kung di pa ko mgaabrod…pnu na kung alis nko dis yr…edi sobrang tgal n ulit..hayy =(
thns s memories potipot…
til we meet again!

We took the bus going to Uacon, Zambales (Victory Liner in Sampaloc) 11:00PM trip (last trip) 436 pesos each. 4 to 5 hours travel time going to Uacon, we were there around 430AM. Ask the driver to drop you off at Dawal Resort, ito kase ung kalye na directly papunta sa beach where you will ride the boat going to potipot. ** you have to reserve your seats, kung mag oonline reservation kayo, if i remember correctly, victory liner requires at least 8 days ata for reservation kung less than 8 days before your trip, you have to go there to buy tickets. check nyo yung website nila. Basta dont forget to reserve seats kase nagkaubusan talaga nung time na umalis kame.

Boat going to potipot: 400 Pesos roundtrip (group of 3 kame) charge goes up depending on the number of passengers. I think 400 Pesos is their minimum rate. Less than 5 minutes, nasa potipot ka na. pag naubusan kayo ng water or something na kailangan bilhin sa kabilang island, you will be charged 150 pesos for “pabili” so make sure complete lahat ng gamit nyo

Potipot: 100 day / 300 overnight. I suggest get the name and remember the face of the person na maninigil sa inyo. Anyways, pagbaba nyo pa lang naman ng boat lalapitan na kayo agad for payment kse the boat docks sa tapat nung kubo nung caretaker. Kame kse nag camp sa kabilang side ng island and nilapitan kame ng isang guy asking if we paid already, baka daw kse tumawid kame going to island and sa kabilang side kame bumaba. Cottage is 1500 a night ung malaki na un na meron room, walang cr ha, and wala un kuryente. i dont suggest na mag cottage kayo kase sayang lang ang pera, wala rin kase ammenities ung cottage na for rent nila eh. Kame, we brought our own tent kase. If you plan na daytour lang kayo, then you have to book sa mga resorts like, dawal, sunbloom, isla vista etc, yang 3 resorts na yan ang pinakamalapit sa potipot. rates are 1500 up. search nyo na lang sa net ung website. For me, bitin ang day tour sa potipot…

There are restrooms in the island with water naman, although there are times na pinapatay yung pump. Yung poso naman eh open 24×7 lol.

Things to bring:

Water – lots of it! mainit kase iinom ka ng iinom for sure, saka pang luto. I brought 10 liters of water, kulang eh kse we cooked all our meals sa island. Tip: Si aling minda nagbebenta ng water! Distilled water na, so di mo na kailangan dalhin yung water from Manila to Zambales. 150 ata yung pinakalamaki na water container na de gripo, tapos may deposit lang pero refundable naman. Sobrang convenient na sa kanya ka na lang buy ng water and may boat din yung husband nya so todo kontrata na kayo kay aling Minda, nagtitinda din sya ng ice, super sweet zambales mangoes, saka liquor… So i suggest na kontakin nyo si Ate Minda talaga when going to potipot.09393233459. sya rin susundo sa inyo sa kanto ng street pagbaba nyo ng bus

for food naman…nagdala lang kame ng mga iihawin, prito prito… nagdala kame ng portable gas stove ung butane ang gamit.. tapos for grilling naman, namulot lang kame ng kahoy, kase wala kame dala uling hehe, meron naman nabibili kay aling minda eh.. pero nag nature escapade kase talga kame kaya nangaso kame ng kahoy…

going home: make sure na sa victory liner pa lang tanungin nyo na kung ano oras ang last trip ng pa manila… kase nagpapalit sila ng oras ng byahe.. when we were there, last trip was 430pm going back to manila (fare is 436 pesos going to monumento) magaantay lang kayo ng bus sa highway. Kame nagpunta pa kame ng sta. cruz zambales kase walang bus na dumadaan sa labas ng dawal, just to find out na wala na trip going back to manila and the last trip was cancelled. so we went to iba, zambales and dun kame nag bus pa manila.

and pls… dont leave your trash behind

planning to go back to potipot soooon!

The number of visitors should be regulated. Their behavior too should be regulated. Irresponsible and ignorant tourists = ecological disaster.

I just got back from Apo Island, Dumaguete. Before it became an ecological disaster in the 80′s, the local government declared the island as a “Marine Sanctuary.” And its natural beauty is ensured to last for decades more.

I’m trying to canvas of things we have to spent for an over night trip by the end of this month. may 28-29, can u please give us a suggestion in real time. i’m just kind of confused from the post that u have here. do u have package deal? for 10 persons???