Explore IloIlo and Guimaras for just 3 days!

IloIlo is one of my bucket list because of their well known Gigantes Island and suddenly Philippine Airlines announces their upcoming seat sale and I immediately bought ticket during their promotion period for just PHP3000 (roundtrip fare)

But other than Gigantes Island, is there any other attractions that we can see in Iloilo? that’s the biggest question I have in mind after the panic buying moment which everyone does every seat sale (guilty)

So here’s a guide if you are planning to visit the “City of Love”

Iloilo is known as “City of Love” and home of the most loving, friendly, kind-hearted, and soft-spoken Filipinos otherwise known as the Ilonggos.
Iloilo is known as “City of Love” and

DAY 1:

Upon our arrival, the 1st place we visited is the Garin farm which is the only resort that integrates agriculture, leisure, and pilgrimage ALL IN ONE.

This is the farm entrance and you need to take around 465 steps before you reach the top.
The entrance fee is PHP150/person

All the way up, you will see different biblical scenes.

And once you reach the top, the first thing that you will see is the human sized figure of Jesus Christ.

Beside, there will be a hole which serves as entrance to a dark tunnel that everyone must pass by and once you reached the end, there will be a bright light which is the starting point of the main highlight of the resort.

The dark tunnels symbolizes all the hardships we encounter in our lives and the bright light in the end of the tunnel means we are still hopeful.

After Garin farm we also visited Miagao chuch, which is one of the oldest church in Iloilo and declared as one of the UNESCO World heritage site last 1993 and what makes it unique is the constuction materias used such as egg and corals.

To end our 1st day, we decided to try one of the must dishes in Iloilo such as BATCHOY.

PHP150-180/serving.

DAY 2:

On our second day, we visited the main reason why I wanted to visit Iloilo which is the Gigantes Island.

Before you reach the island, you must travel first to the Carles port which is 2 hours away from the city and then take a boat going to the island.

Better if you will book your Gigantes tour through travel agency instead of DIY since the boat in the port is very limited and based on first come first serve basis.

Finally!!! Hidden paradise.