So to start my story, I remember I was just scanning my Facebook timeline when I saw a picture of a windmill. Yes, that's how it started LoL 😂. I realize that in the Philippines, there are only a few places that has a windmill and the first and place that came into my mind was the famous Ilocos in the Northern Philippines.
I have an idea what a "joiners" is but I don't have much information about it so I decided to find out more. Basically, a joiners tour is a group of traveler who doesn't know each other. I hope I'm right haha 😁. Though most of the Travel and Tour Companies offer packages for groups, the majority of the joiners are strangers. I like the idea of meeting new people. The world is a big place and seeing places and meeting new people is very refreshing for me.
So I found King and Joy Travel and Tours on Facebook and I saw that the reviews are good. They seemed legit so I contacted the company to inquire though they have a website and most of the information you need is already there. I just want to make sure that I can easily reach them whenever I need them. So they replied and that's when I decided to book a reservation. There's a 500 Pesos reservation fee per person so I paid 1,500 for me and my Parents. The rest of the payment will be given at the meeting location on the day of departure. I paid a total of 8,400 pesos for the three of us. It's a 3 days 2 nights Ilocos Tour with Accommodation Package.
The meeting location was at the Parking Lot of Landmark Quezon City and the transportation is Air-Conditioned Van. The Van is comfy and they already assigned your seat so you don't need to worry. The seating arrangement will depend on the number of groups. I and my parents were seated together because we're three. If you're alone them most likely you'll sit in the front beside the driver. Our driver was very approachable and accommodating. There are three Van in a convoy traveling with us (Same Company). We departed 10:00 PM Thursday Night and arrived in Vigan at 6:00 AM and they dropped us off at a restaurant for a breakfast on pax account. But don't worry, there's a complimentary breakfast at the hotel on the 2nd and 3rd day.
The tour starts after breakfast. You can see the list of the places on the tour on their website. The detailed itinerary is also there. There are some places that you won't get to visit sometimes especially if the weather is bad but they are kind enough to take us somewhere so the time was not wasted. After the long day, they sent us to our accommodation. They already have an assigned place for us. Our accommodation was a house and the room is comfortable and air-conditioned. There are two beds, one for me and one for my parents. The place is also near Robinsons Mall so we decided to visit the Mall, too. The breakfast is free on our 2nd day. It was a bowl of delicious fried rice with a sunny-side-up egg and hotdog. The coffee is not included.
The 2nd and 3rd Day were the same. We visited a lot of good places that I only saw on TV before. I like traveling locally because you'll get to see and experience the different sides of our culture.
