PSA: You Can Get Free Rides Round Baguio through the Hop-On Hop-Off Vacationer Bus
Vacationers with parked automobiles can benefit from the free experience across the metropolis.
by Ina Louise Manto | December 13, 2022
With its scenic views, tradition, and funky local weather, there’s no surprise why Baguio stays one of many high native locations for a vacation. Nevertheless, town can get actually crowded, particularly throughout the holidays and peak seasons. In accordance with the Metropolis Tourism Workplace, knowledge from Visita Baguio reveals a median of 50,000 to 60,000 vacationer arrivals per week in Baguio, with 40,000 vacationer arrivals from Fridays to Sundays.
It may be difficult to go to many areas a day once you’re consistently caught in site visitors or ready for a experience. To resolve this drawback, town authorities of Baguio relaunched the Hop On, Hop Off Vacationer Bus.
How does it work?
Often known as Hop On, Hop Off, the HoHo Vacationer Bus is a free shuttle service offered to vacationers with personal automobiles and accepted VISITA QTP. The “Park and Trip” undertaking encourages vacationers to be part of the answer to decongesting site visitors in Baguio. It solely operates on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
To take pleasure in free and limitless rides, vacationers should park their personal automobiles on the Baguio Conference Heart parking areas. They’ll obtain a bus cross ticket to experience the HoHo Bus at any scheduled departure time and can be surrendered when claiming their car. A charge of P25 can be charged for each misplaced cross.
What’s the route and schedule?
The HoHo bus will enable vacationers to go to 5 main parks across the metropolis in a single circuit. In accordance with the Baguio Metropolis Public Info Workplace, journey time between the stops will take 5 to 10 minutes, with a ready time of 15 to twenty minutes to permit vacationers to benefit from the parks. If vacationers resolve to remain longer, one other bus will arrive in half-hour.
- First cease: Baguio Conference Heart to Botanical Backyard
- Second cease: Mansion Home
- Third cease: Mines View Park
- Fourth cease: Wright Park through Gibraltar Street
The drop-off level is at Governor Pack Street.
There’ll solely be two HoHo buses that can function per day, with a 30-minute interval time per journey. The primary journey will go away Baguio Conference Heart at 8:30 AM and the final journey (Wright Park to Governor Pack Street) will go away at 6:20 PM. You may additionally confer with the schedule under:
How a lot is the parking charge at Baguio Conference Heart?
As of July 2022, parking charges are as follows for the primary two hours:
- Gentle Autos: P35 with an extra P10 per hour
- Mini-Buses (tour): P40 with an extra P15 per hour
- Common Vacationer Buses: P400 with an extra P15 per hour
- Bikes: P10 with an extra P5 per hour
For extra info relating to the HoHo Vacationer Bus, go to Baguio Metropolis Info Public Workplace and Baguio Tourism.
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