YTRiP
Tours: Our Travel Program
YTRiP, with our partners, offers
the best alternative, cultural, and adventure trips.
We make trips more meaningful - with themes on history,
environment, culture and the arts without being mind-numbing.
Our tour sets are flexible, informative, and budget-friendly. Hence, YTRiP tours and
trips are made more responsive to yourself and to the
community.
At the moment, our trips are Luzon-bound. We envision
having a national scope in due time. Our tours are enriching for families, work colleagues (companies), and students.
We also customize tours specific to your needs and
interest. Each tour hired contributes to the YTRiP fund
for Field Trips for Public School Students and other
projects. Rates are dependent on the number of participants.
ALQUIMISTA TRAILS
Schedule: Year Round
QUEZON PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR
Did you just buy that cool digital camera you've been
wanting to have? or do you just want to learn how to
take beautiful pictures in preparation for that long
vacation this summer? Take shots of Ugu Bigyan's Pottery
place in Tiaong, the art noveau houses of Sariaya, the
old stone bridge in Tayabas, or just enjoy a nice afternoon
eating pancit hab-hab in Lukban!
Inclusions: chartered van, lunch meal,
entrance fees, lectures, tour facilitation
LAGUNA PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR
Did you just buy that cool digital camera you've been
wanting to have? Take shots of
the beautiful old Franciscan churches of Laguna, the
art noveau houses of Liliw, the rustic mountain living
in Majayjay and Nagcarlan. Best of all, you can go shopping
for slippers and sandals in Liliw and watch the woodcarvers
of Pakil and Paete.
Inclusions: chartered van, lunch meal,
entrance fees, lectures, tour facilitation
ANGONO ART TOUR
Visit the Blanco Museum, Nemiranda Art Gallery, and
experience being an artist with Orville Tiamson as he
teaches basic drawing and painting in his own studio
in Angono. You'll never know you can be a master until
you start holding that pencil and paint brush!
Inclusions: chartered van, lunch meal,
art materials, entrance fees, art session, tour facilitation.
VIAJENG CUSINANG MATUA (Old Kitchen Tours)
The Kapampangan cuisine is highly regarded as one of
the most delicious variety in the Philippines. Discover
the secrets of the locals and explore the rich culture
of Pampanga through this one of a kind cultural culinary
experience. We will bring you to an extra special tour...we
bring YOU to some of the old kitchens of Pampanga...because
the best Kapampangan dishes are made at home.
Inclusions: lectures, entrance fees,
chartered vans, set and buffet dishes (Breakfast, Lunch,
Dinner, and Snacks)
SAGADA ADVENTURE TRAIL
Enjoy in the cool mountains of Sagada! Go spelunking
in the cave of Sumaguing and enjoy a trek to the falls
with a scenic view of the rice terraces. Take snapshots
of the beautiful sunset near Lake Danom. Or simply just
meditate at Calvary Hill with the calming sound of the
trees and the wind. This tour is definitely an energy
recharger!
Inclusions: all public transportation
fees, 9 meals, 2 nights accommodation, guide fees,
lectures, tour facilitation
For inquiries, click HERE.
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BLUEWATER Consultancy
Schedule: By Demand
One day introduction to the coral reef ecosystem
. Participants will be taught how to snorkel in shallow
reef of marine sanctuary.
Inclusion: Use of facilities, 1 buffet lunch,
afternoon snack, use of snorkeling gear (mask, snorkel,
life vest) , boat ride to marine sanctuary, facilitation,
fish feeding, use of cabana (kubo type), use of
swimming pool, unlimited coffee, tea and hot chocolate.
Venue: Pier Uno Resort, Mabini, Batangas (Minimum number
of participants: 20)
Two day introduction to the coastal area.
Includes interpretative hike along the inter-tidal
zone, snorkeling in the shallow reef area of the marine
sanctuary. A basic fish and coral identification
course is integrated in the program.
Inclusion: A/C Premier Loft Room (6-sharing)
and Premier Room (triple-sharing), 5 full
meals, 2 PM snacks, snorkeling activities
with fish and coral ID course, inter-tidal zone
interpretative hike, bonfire by the beach, use
of facilities of the resort, use of mask, snorkel and
life vest, facilitation, lecture/discussions, hand-outs.
Venue: La Luz Resort, San Juan, Batangas (Minimum number
of participants: 20)
Introduction to surfing and side trips to
the historical town of Baler, Kamp Digisit and
Pimental Falls for nature hikes and photography.
Inclusions: Twin-sharing A/C room,
5 full meals, 1 PM snack, Surfing lessons
(5-6 hours), Nature hikes (inter-tidal zone, waterfalls,
rock formations), Pimental falls, User/
conservation fees, land transfers (Sabang-Digisit-Pimental-Sabang),
facilitation, unlimited coffee & hot chocolate.
Minimum number of participants: 20
Two
days of nature interpretative hikes, team building,
exploratory and cultural immersion activities.
The venue features magnificent rock formations, tidal
pools, beach forest, a marine sanctuary, waterfalls
and a riparian ecosystem.
This program is suitable for college students in the
fields of natural sciences (Geology, Geography, Biology,
Ecology etc.) or for Graduate Students on Environmental
Management, Environmental Science, Environmental
Planning, Tourism Planning or related courses.
The program content may be refined to suit the needs
of the participants. An extra day should be allotted
for traveling to and from Baler (7-8 hrs. each way).
Inclusions: 5 full meals, 3 snacks, overnight
accommodations (A/C twin sharing), hiking tour with
interpretation of natural ecosystems (tidal pools, Pimentel
falls, Pag-asa weather station, land transfers within
Baler, facilitation of Environmental Education (EE)
activities, town tour and shopping.
Minimum number of participants: 20
MARINE ENV'T EXPOSURE TOUR
Three activities for one day: a mini-adventure race
that serves as team building activity, snorkeling in
the shallow reef area to introduce participants to marine
ecology, and a inter-tidal zone interpretative
hike. This program is suited for NSTP, educational field
trips.
Inclusions: Lecture on marine environment prior
to trip, Use of facilities of the day-trip area of the
resort, 1 buffet lunch, afternoon snack, use of snorkeling
gear (mask, snorkel, life vest) , use of kayak, facilitation
in 3 activities (mini-adventure race, inter-tidal zone
interpretative hike, snorkeling)
Minimum number of participants: 20
For inquiries, click HERE.
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KULINARYA TAGALA TOUR
(By demand)
Covering the provinces of Laguna, Batangas and Quezon,
this culinary tour is a genuine treat
to the senses. Indulge in specialty food and dishes,
and take a trip to the kitchens and cafés of
the Southern Tagalog Region.
Spend a day dining in scenic and rustic locales like
artist Carlito Ortega’s Workshop, Casa
San Pablo and Earthkeeper’s Garden and
Resto.
Have lunch with Ugu Bigyan in his Potter’s
Garden and be welcomed by Bali-inspired huts where
you can sample his native appetizer kulawo.
All meals are served in Bigyan’s beautifully crafted
ceramic bowls, plates and glassware.
Get snacks and desserts in Dealo Koffee Klatch,
which offers the widest varieties of native delicacies
that can only be found in Lucban, Quezon.
The Kulinarya Tagala can be a day trip or an overnight
tour. A visit to The Farm at San Benito and
an overnight in Mi Casa En Tayabas is included
in the two-day tour.
For inquiries, click HERE.
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SITMO ECO-TOURS
(Year-round)
Comprising the life cycle of rice harvest
in the province of Ifugao, the Save the Ifugao
Terraces Movement (SITMo) offers a unique opportunity
to behold one of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites
that is the Rice Terraces of the Cordilleras and to
experience the rich culture of the north.
Each tour includes a side trip to picture-perfect waterfalls
and pristine rivers of the north. Participants are also
treated to a cultural night hosted by the locals, where
everyone can learn ethnic Ifugao dances, listen to traditional
Ifugao music, and try out sumptuous local food!
Lodah or Lida Tour (Rice
Terraces Restoration and/or Preparation)
October – November
Engage in restoring eroded paddies, cleaning, stonewalling,
and tiling the terraces all by manual labor through
the traditional system of ubbu or bayanihan,
in preparation for the planting of rice.
Tunod Tour (Rice Planting)
December – February
Take your green thumb to a hands-on practice. Participate
in the accustomed way of planting rice (tunod) in the
terraces in this tour.
Tagtag Tour (Rice Cropping)
March – April
Witness the spectacle of the Tagtag, a ritual
to protect the rice crops and drive away pests from
destroying them. This ceremony involves a great number
of Ifugao men clad in traditional Ifugao attire marching
through the terraces while beating wooden planks.
Botok or Pfoto’ Tour (Rice
Harvesting)
June – July
Involve in gathering crops using a traditional Ifugao
tool gamolang, and harvest rice in the rhythm
of Ifugao chants and songs.
Bakle Tour (Thanksgiving
Festival)
August – September
Celebrate the bountiful yield of the year in the rice
cycle’s culminating tour. The thanksgiving ritual
bakle is observed by the symbolic feeding of
the bulul or rice god.
For inquiries, click HERE.
