$20 First Class Bus (to Philippines Coldest City) 🇵🇭

I was fed up of Manila's scorching heat so I boarded a bus out of town. My destination being the coldest city in the Philippines.

Baguio is known as the 'Summer Capital' of the Philippines and is very popular with domestic tourists looking for a break from the roasting hot weather in their own province.

There are direct buses running between Manila and Baguio very frequently, but there are different classes with different levels of comfort. Given that it was to be a 6 hour journey (depending on the traffic) I made sure to book the highest category of bus, 'First Class'.

There are many different bus companies in Luzon but I don't think there's much difference between them in terms of service and comfort. I chose to go with Victory Liner.

At the Victory Liner bus station in Pasay there's a dedicated waiting room for first class passenger. Nothing fancy, just some tea, coffee and a TV, but the main thing is the air conditioning. I was able to sit in comfort until the bus was ready to depart.

The first class bus has a 1-2 seating arrangement, so it's possible to book a seat alone without someone next to you. That's perfect for someone like me travelling solo. You don't want to be touching arms with a stranger for 6 hours like on some budget airline.

It didn't even take 6 hours though. The bus took ages to get out of Manila, due to the ridiculous traffic, but after that the roads were clear and we arrived in Baguio much sooner than I expected.

I thought the ticket price of 1,049 PHP ($18.63) was worth it for all the space I had, but other than that there's nothing fancy about the bus. No individual entertainment units, charging ports, anything like that.

The Victory Liner terminal in Baguio is located directly opposite a Jollibee restaurant so the first thing I did in Baguio was enjoy a delicious Double Yumburger.

I then checked in to the Orchard Hotel. It was the best hotel I could find in the central area of Baguio. There were some better hotels but they were in more remote areas.

My room at Orchard Hotel was hardly perfect, but the view from the balcony was awesome.

Getting close to sunset, I decided to visit the huge hangout area in the centre of Baguio called Burnham Park. There were loads of vendors selling ice cream and other treats, and a huge lake where people were enjoying boat rides.

So after enjoying a "special" strawberry ice cream, that I've no idea what was so special about it, I jumped on a pontoon and did a lap of the lake.

As the sun set, I got myself another sweet treat, a special "Ice Scramble" which is something like a Halo-halo and headed back to my hotel to enjoy a room service massage. Life is good.

0:00 First Class Bus
12:17 Jollibee Double Yumburger
20:36 Baguio Hotel
32:45 Special Strawberry Ice Cream
38:51 Baguio Lake Boat Ride
51:06 Baguio Football Park
55:24 Special Ice Scramble

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