Gigantes Island Travel Costs

Budget

Gigantes Island Typical Travel Costs

ACCOMMODATION

• Fan rooms of most budget accommodations usually start at P300 per person per night; shared room.
• For cottages that sleep two to four people, air conditioning prices begin at P1,500.

TRANSPORTATION

• The bus fare from Iloilo City to Estancia is roughly P300 per person, while the fare of the van is around P350.
• Tricycle fare from Estancia Bus Terminal to Estancia Port is P10 per person; tricycle needs to be fully occupied before it departs; extra fee may be charged by the driver for bulky/heavy baggage
• The fare of the commuter pump boat from Estancia to Gigantes Norte is P80 per person.
• A full island hopping tour and the roundtrip charter ride to Gigantes cost about P5,000 per boat.
• A motorcycle taxi inside Gigantes Norte or Sur costs P10 per person on each route. 

TOUR FEES & ACTIVITIES

• Island hopping: For P2,000 to P2,500, you may hire a pump boat to take you and up to 10 other people on an all-day tour of the islands near Gigantes that includes a guide. The guide is P500.
• Cabugaw Gamay Island: P20 per person for entrance
• Entry to Antonia Beach is P20 per person.
• The cost of the roundtrip motorbike taxi to the Tangke Gigantes Norte Lighthouse is P60 per person.
• Tour of Bakwitan Cave: P500 for the cave guide and P200 for roundtrip transportation on a motorcycle.

Rates may have changed because of inflation, the weakening of the peso in the exchange market, and the rising cost of gasoline after the pandemic.

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