My Mom's first ever out-of-the-country trip! Achieved!
Of course, this was a piso-fare time of the year (Aba syemps. Matik yan). And since I wanted to let my mother experience riding a plane, I brought her with me to celebrate my birthday in Hong Kong and Macau.
Again, if you have read my other travel blogs, I always make my own itinerary. Reason being, I can manage my own time, it is more fulfilling and of course, the ultimate reason - it is way much cheaper than paying a travel agency. The only downside is that you must do a lot of research before your trip. Fortunately, I have a patience for that. :)
So lets start.
Since basically, I will shoulder all the expenses (pero syempre bes hiningian ko yung mga kapatid ko ng share kahit pano), I really aimed for the cheapest expense possible. During the time I booked our airfare, Clark>Hong Kong was cheaper compared to Manila>Hong Kong.
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| Clark International Airport Departure Area |
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| Welcome to Hong Kong International Airport :) |
Then, since I plan to also go to Macau after Hong Kong, I booked our return flight as Macau>Manila.
For the hotel accommodation, as usual, I booked via agoda.com. Of course, my tip as always, choose a hotel which is very near to a transportation station (like train or bus) or near the tourist spot itself. I don't need to elaborate this. Tipid tips 101.
I booked our hotel in Hong Kong in Tsim Sha Tsui coz it is near to Tsim Sha Tsui Train Station.
For the Hong Kong tourist spots entrance fees, I availed Peak Tram Combo - Peak Tram Sky Pass Package via Klook.com. For Madame Tussauds, I bought the ticket at the ticket booth itself. For Disneyland, I bought it online via hotelinhongkong.net.
HK Day 1 pics:
HK Day 2 pics:
From Hong Kong, we travelled to Macau via Turbojet ferry. As far as I could remember, the trip lasted for about 2 hours.
For Macau, my brother was the one who booked us the hotel. It is kind of far from any transportation station (hehehe) but it is walking distance near to Ruins of St. Paul. The name of the hotel is Holiday Hotel.
Then after Ruins of St. Paul, we went to the City of Dreams - Pasay (charaught!!!). Macau of course.
Our Itinerary:
Day 1
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04:00 AM
04:00 AM - 07:00
AM
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ETA Clark
International Airport
Pay Fees,
Immigration, Boarding Area
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07:05 AM
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ETD Clark
international Airport
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08:55 AM
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ETA Hong Kong
International Airport
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09:00 AM - 11:00
PM
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Immigration, Buy
Octopus Card, Photo Ops
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11:00 AM
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ETD Hong Kong
International Airport
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12:30 PM
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ETA Tsim Tsa Tsui
Station
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12:30 PM - 01:30
PM
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Search Hotel
First. Check if Early Check in is possible. If not, Lunch @ Café de Coral
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01:30 PM - 01:45
PM
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ETA Hotel (United
Co-operate Hotel @ Chung King Mansion). Check In.
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01:45 PM - 02:00
PM
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Travel to Central
Terminal MTR Station. Meet Escort.
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02:30 PM
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ETA Peak Tram
Lower Terminus
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03:00 PM
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ETA The Peak
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03:00 PM - 05:00
PM
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Madame Tussauds
Photo Ops
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05:00 PM - 05:30
PM
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Meal Break
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05:30 PM - 06:00
PM
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Sky Terrace Photo
Ops
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06:00 PM - 06:30
PM
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Travel back to
Central Station MTR
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07:00 PM - 07:30
PM
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ETA Hotel. Rest.
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08:00 PM
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Avenue of Stars -
Symphony of Lights
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08:30 PM - 09:30
PM
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Dinner @
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09:30 PM - 11:00
PM
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Night Market
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11:30 PM
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Back to Hotel.
Lights Off.
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Day 2
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07:00 AM
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Wake Up Call
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08:00 AM
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ETD Hotel
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08:00 AM - 09:00
AM
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BreakFast @
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09:00 AM - 10:00
AM
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Travel to
DisneyLand
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10:30 AM - 09:00
PM
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1-Day Pass to
Disney Land
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09:00 PM - 10:00
PM
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Travel back to
Hotel
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10:00 PM -
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Rest. Lights Off
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Day 3
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07:00 AM
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Wake Up Call
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08:00 AM
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Check Out
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08:00 AM - 09:00
AM
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Breakfast
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09:00 AM to 09:30
AM
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Travel to China
Ferry Terminal
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09:30 AM - 10:00
AM
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Buy Ticket.
Immigration.
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10:00 AM - 11:00
AM
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Ferry Ride to
Macau
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11:00AM - 12:00 PM
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Travel to Hotel
(Holiday Hotel). Check In.
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12:00 PM - 01:00
PM
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Lunch
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01:00 Pm - 02:00
PM
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Rest
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02:00 PM - 03:00
PM
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Travel and Photo
Ops in Ruins of St. Paul
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03:00 PM - 04:00
PM
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Travel and Photo
Ops in Senado Square
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04:00 PM - 05:00
PM
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Meal Break
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05-00 PM - 06:30
PM
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ETA Venetian
Hotel/Walk to City of Dreams/Photo Ops
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06:30 PM - 07:30
PM
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Dinner
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07:30 PM - 08:30
PM
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Head back to Hotel
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08:30 PM - 10:00
PM
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Stroll in Macau
Street
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10:00PM
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Rest. Lights Off.
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Day 4
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06:00 AM
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Wake Up Call
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07:00 AM
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Check Out
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07:00 AM - 08:30
AM
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Travel to Airport
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08:30 AM - 09:00
AM
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Breakfast
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09:00 AM to 11:25
AM
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Check in, Boarding
Area, Photo ops, Travel to MLA
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01:40 PM
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ETA MLA
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Bus to Clark 200x2=
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400
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Airport Taxes
2500x2=
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5000
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Octopus Card
900x2
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1800
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Other Transpo
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300
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Macau
Transfer 1200x2
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2400
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Food
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600
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Hotel in HK
(2N)
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4000
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Hotel in Macau
(1N)
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3000
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Madame Tussauds
900x2=
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1800
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The Peak/Sky
Terrace 550x2=
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1100
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Total expenses: Php 23,400 (walang pasalubong :p)
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