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Friday, May 16th, 2008 | Author: remi

Itenaries

I just received the itenaries from Apeck. Below are the itenaries for the 8 days trip.

TARIKH

PENERANGAN

day 1 Arrive at Noi Bai Airport at 8.45 AM. Transfer to the city center, free and easy at hotel before going to the train station. 21:00 Pickup at the hotel, transfer to Hanoi Train Station for a night train SP3 at 22h00 to Sapa. Overnight on the train.
day 2 6h30: Arrive Lao Cai. Pick up at the train station and tranfer to Bac Ha by bus. 8.30 Arrive Bac Ha then have breakfast. Wander about to see Bac Ha Market with so many commercial activities of  Ethnic people, dressing in very colorful clothers, such as trading, cooking and also dating. Take a ride to Sapa
day 3 8.30 Leave Sapa, walking about 3 hrs (picnic lunch). Continue to climb. 16.30 arrive at our campsite at the hight of approximately 2.050m. The tents are raised for your comfort and the guide are already busy preparing a well - deserved dinner. It is the time to enjoy the fresh air and the sounds of nature. Dinner and overnight in the tent.
App. 7 hrs trekking
day 4 Today is summit day, 7.00 start climbing upward.For the first 01 hour It’s a little bit hard because of  cliffs but after that You will have an easy climb up and discover the variety of  trees in this Hoang Lien National Forest. Around noon we can put our hands on the marker and quietly enjoy the spectacular view towards Lai Chau, Laos and China. Enjoy the lunch in the top then back to our camp, relax, diner  and overnight in the tent .App. 8 hrs trekking
day 5 After Breakfast start an easy climb down, Lunch in the forest before reaching Sapa. 14.00 arrive Sapa. Free for bathing.
day 6 16h00 Bus transfer to LaoCai Train Station for the night train back  to Hanoi.
day 7 Arrive Hanoi at 5 AM. Check in your hotel.Take a rest.
day 8 free and easy in Hanoi till getting to the airport .

actually we can get back by the 7th day. This is an option dude. Do you want to stay or just hop on 1805 flight from hanoi on the 7th.

final price for Air Asia

Perlepasan Total 126.50 MYR
1 Tetamu @ 0.00 0.00 MYR
Airport Tax 25.00 MYR
Administration Fee 26.50 MYR
Fuel Surcharge 75.00 MYR

Pengembalian Total 156.50 MYR
1 Tetamu @ 0.00 0.00 MYR
Airport Tax 55.00 MYR
Administration Fee 26.50 MYR
Fuel Surcharge 75.00 MYR

Jumlah Harga Pakej
283.00 MYR

Other cost

rm 800 for bigger group of 8/10 persons to rm 1500 - 2000 for small group of 3-4 persons.

tentative date of the trip, 2 options

7 days - 11/2/2009:0630 KUL  to  18/2/2009:0845 HAN
8 days - 11/2/2009:0915  HAN to  19/2/2009:1330 KUL

no of participants : 6/8 persons

confirmed participants : remi, zani, syuk,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,

ok, then today i will gather as much people as i can before proceeding with the tix purchase. We will purchase the tix tonite !!!

a point to ponder,

MAS tix return kl-hanoi is rm 4k…lu pikir la sendiri.

Thursday, May 01st, 2008 | Author: remi

mount pinatubo eruption in 1991??

Popular Mountains and Peaks Nationwide

(Luzon)
 1. Mt Banahaw
 2. Mt Mayon
 3. Mt Makiling
 4. Mt Pinatubo
 5. Mt San Cristobal
 6. Mt Maculot
 7. Mt Mantalingajan

(Visayas)
 1. Mt Madja-as
 2. Mt Cuernos de Negros (Talinis)
 3. Mt Mandalagan
 4. Mt Pangasugan
 5. Mt Manunggal

(Mindanao)
 1. Mt Kitanglad
 2. Mt Candalaga
 3. Mt Dulang-Dulang
 4. Mt Hibok-Hibok
 5. Mt Malindang
 6. Mt Sumagaya
 7. Mt Lumot

Top-5 Important National MountaineeringDestination (INMD)

1.) Mt Apo - the highest in Mindanao? and the Philippines
2.) Mt Pulog - the highest in Luzon
3.) Mt Kanla-on - the highest in the Visayas
4.) Mt Halcon - regarded as the most hazardous
5.) Mt Guiting-Guiting - regarded as the most difficult to climb

mount apo

The Philippine’s Highest Mountains

(The 9,000-footers)

       Mountain              Elevation (ft)            Range                           Island
1. Mt Apo                          9689                                                       Mindanao
2. Mt Dulang-Dulang       9637                  Kitanglad                    Mindanao 
3. Mt Pulog                        9610                 Cordillera                    Luzon
4. Mt Kitanglad                 9509                 Kitanglad                    Mindanao
5. Mt Tabayac                   9322                 Cordillera                    Luzon
6. Mt Piapayungan           9233                                                      Mindanao

(The 8,000-footers)

7. Mt Maagnaw                 8994                 Kitanglad                     Mindanao
8. Mt Singakalca               8915                 Cordillera                     Luzon
9. Mt Amuyao                   8863                 Cordillera                     Luzon
10. Mt Kapiligan               8758                 Cordillera                     Luzon
11. Mt Cawit                      8754                 Cordillera                     Luzon
12. Mt Abao                       8731                 Cordillera                     Luzon
13. Mt Osdung                  8584                 Cordillera                     Luzon
14. Mt Lumuluyaw           8567                 Cordillera                     Luzon
15. Mt Halcon                    8482                                                       Mindoro
16. Mt Alchanon                8449                Cordillera                     Luzon
17. Mt Cauitan                  8426                 Cordillera                     Luzon
18. Mt Baco                       8161                                                       Mindoro
19. Mt Kanla-on                8085                                                      Negros
20. Mt Bangbanglang       8082                Cordillera                    Luzon
21. Mt Pawoi                     8056                 Cordillera                    Luzon
22. Mt Sapacoy                 8056                Cordillera                     Luzon         

so lets pack our bags and fly away.?

source:

http://www.geocities.com/siba_ph/PhilPeaks.html

Thursday, May 01st, 2008 | Author: remi

emm…me and paie has already discuss the possibility of planning our next trip to somewhere outside indonesia. I think mas paie and mas arey has been travelling to indonesia more frequent than most of us, (up to 3 times a year) and we think that we might try something new like vietnam, thailand or philippines.

cewek di puncak, sapa nih apek...huehuehe

our first target is mount fansipan in vietnam. Here are some info for mount fansipan.

  • name : mount fansipan
  • height: 3146 meters
  • important placemarks: hanoi -> lao cai -> sapa -> mount fansipan
  • basecamps: basecamp 1 ( 2650 m ) -> basecamp 2 ( 2800 m ) -> summit ( 3146 m )
  • no of days needed: 6-8 days
  • language: if you are unfortunate, they may not understand your english hehehe
  • google maps: will be furnished later
  • pictures: can be seen via a friend of mine site; yusmarul hafiz’s multiply page

some pictures from around the net

hehehe, make me wanna go there

from a distance

along the track

some links: