Panagbenga Festival Tour Package 2013

Panagbenga Festival or Flower Festival in English according to Wikipedia is "a month-long annual flower festival occurring in Baguio, the summer capital of the Philippines.The term is of Malayo-Polynesian origin, meaning "season of blooming".  

In partnership with St. Michael Explorer Travel and Tours we would like to invite you to  Panagbenga Festival 2013 in its full bloom, we offer a Panagbenga Festival 2013 Tour Package  
 Please call or text + 63 919 893 7236 or inquire at mariarona.beltran@yahoo.com for details. Please tell us how many are you joining.
February 23-24, 2012

       Package rate:

 Php 2800 each for 4 person in a room

 Php 3050 each for 3 person in a room
 Php 3250 each for 2 person in a room

inclusive of 

* Roundtrip Van Transfer (Makati-Baguio-Makati)

* 2 Days Tour in Baguio (Visit Session Road, Lourdes Grotto, Mines View, The Mansion, Wright Park, PMA, Camp John Hay, Baguio Market, and Botanical garden) 

* Watch Grand Street Dancing parade and Grand Float parade

* Overnight accommodation in BAGUIO City

* Gasoline and Toll Fees

* Entrance Fees and Permits

* Taxes and Surcharges
* Travel insurance   

Target Slots: 12-14 clients 

Van Capacity: 16 Seater Nissan Urvan/Toyota Commuter/Toyota Hi-Ace

Accommodation: Golden Pine Hotel/Eurotel Baguio/Summer Place Hotel/Starwood Hotel/La Brea Inn/InnSison Apartelles/Tulip Apartelle/Fores Residence/Villa La Maja Hotel and Restaurant/THE MANHATTAN SUITES/ or other same level hotel or inn which ever is available

Baggage Allowance: 1 luggage per person not more than 5kgs for your convenience.

Itinerary:
February 23 GRAND STREET DANCING PARADE
12:30am Assembly at Makati
01:00am Estimated Time Departure to Baguio
06:00am Estimated time of arrival at Baguio
06:30am Breakfast at Burnham Park
08:00am Watch Panagbenga Street Parade
10:30am Visit Mines View Park and The Mansion
12:30pm Lunch (On pax own account)
01:30pm Proceed to Botanical Garden and Wright Park
04:30pm Check in Hotel
FREE TIME

February 24 GRAND FLOAT PARADE
06:00am Wake up call and Breakfast (On pax own account)
07:00am Watch Panagbenga Float Parade.
10:00am Proceed to Camp John Hay
11:00am Early lunch (On pax own account)
12:00am Check out at hotel
12:30pm Drop off at Baguio Public Market to buy "Pasalubong"
03:00pm Visit Lourdes Grotto and Phil Military Academy
04:00pm Depart Baguio to Manila
09:00pm Estimated time of arrival at MAkati
End of Tour.

***This Itinerary is just a guide for the tour participants and may change due to weather conditions, traveling pace, etc. 

The festival, held during the month of February, was created as a tribute to the city's flowers and as a way to rise up from the devastation of the 1990 Luzon earthquake. The festival includes floats that are decorated with flowers unlike those used in Pasadena's Rose Parade. The festival also includes street dancing, presented by dancers clad in flower-inspired costumes, that is inspired by the Bendian, an Ibaloi dance of celebration that came from the Cordillera region. A side from economic boosts from tourism, the festival also helped the younger generation of indigenous people to rediscover their culture's old traditions. The indigenous people was first wary with government-led tourism because of the threat that they will interfere or change their communities' rituals." Photo courtesy of Panagbenga.org