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| ruins of the movie house |
I had so many reservations celebrating my special day(3.13.16) but I got a surprise trip…a historical tour that I never imagined will happen sooner. I had been reading blogs and researching for cheap travel packages for a tour in Corregidor Island but being a travel tipid (thrifty) adventurer I find it ridiculous to spend more than two thousand pesos for a day trip on the Historical island. Then as the T-SHIRT print in the Souvenir stores in the Island said – “Someone loves me and took me to Corregidor and bought me this shirt”, I got the historical tour of my life and yes I got the shirt too but a different one. I wasn’t cheesy enough to wear a shirt like that.
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| air conditioned ferry boat |
It was a 1.5 hrs trip on a ferry boat to the island and back. The tour package was bought online from the Sun Cruise Travel Tour including a buffet(just check online for different packages and prices). The travel started 8 AM from the Esplanade Bay and bus tour started as soon as the ferry reached the island and ended at 2:30 PM.
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| exit of the lights and sound show of Malinta Tunnel |
The whole experience was pleasant. The tour guide was fantastic and with a nice accent [she sounded knowledgeable like reading the whole entry of Corregidor Island in wikipedia:)]. Most of the tourists were foreigners so it was an English tour. It was nice having to relearn the history and see for yourself the aftermath of defending the fort from Japanese at the time of World War II. No atrocities were imparted in the whole tour. It was an educational tour and was set to remember and honor the Americans and Filipinos who defended Philippines during the time of war.
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| ruins of the barracks |
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| panoramic shot of the ruins that served as barracks |
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| area where para troopers landed |
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| view of the Caballo Island |
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Japanese Memorial
(where dead Japanese were buried
but were already exhumed and cremated,
ashes were sent back to mainland) |
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Buddha of Mercy
(prayer ground for Japanese visitors) |
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| Buddha of Mercy |
everything about moisul 
I’ve been to Corregidor several times. We even hosted company events twice in the island. One of them was the annual team building, around 20+ of us. According to the TB facilitator, it was the first team building conducted at night in the island. It was an amazing race format, with food spread along the trails. If you are scared to take the trail – you don’t eat (but there was a big dinner at 10pm). One team completed it in 2 hours – these are the guys who didn’t believe in ghost. Tough luck for the 2nd team – it took them 3 hours and a lot of screaming! And we stayed for another night for management meeting.
The last visit was with my family. This time, there are lots of amenities already like zip line and ATV. Unfortunately my daughter couldn’t try any of it due to age limit. But she enjoyed the evening visit at Malinta Tunnel, sunset view and the story of The Rock (by this time, she went to Mt. Samat several times). Unfortunately, she cried going back to the hotel during a morning hike.
Certainly a place I want to go back again and again.
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