Roadtrip Series: Iligan City

Iligan was one of our favorite destinations when Boo and I were just in a relationship. Now that we're married, it's been years since we've been back. We've gone to Timoga and Tinago a lot of times. We even have our favorite BBQ stall near Jollibee.

And so our road trip series continues on a beautiful Saturday morning as we head to Iligan last August 29.

The trip took an hour and a half and we arrived in Iligan just before lunch.

Our first stop for the day was at Pater al Kuwait where you get to taste one of Iligan's famous food. 

The Pater comes in three flavors: tuna, chicken and beef which costs Php25 each. The masala which costs Php25 as well is a  perfect pair to the pater. Each meal comes with Palapa - a special chilli sauce.

I got to try the beef while Boo got beef and chicken pater.

Here are our photos:

With stomachs full, we headed next to our accommodation for the day - Famous Pension House where the overnight stay costs Php400. 

After getting settled in, we went back to the road for our next destination, Ma. Christina Falls. My very first time to meet her and I was in awe to see her majestic beauty.

Entrance fee costs Php35 and you need to have your own vehicle to go up or you can avail of their shuttle services.

Here are more photos:

On to our next stop, Dela Mar Resort in Timoga where the entrance fee costs Php100 each and table for Php100. We decided not to get a table as we were only swimming for an hour.

I love coming back here because of their olympic size pool and the fact that only few people swims around the 4-5 feet area. Most people swim around at the 16 feet or if not, at the kid's pool.

It was indeed a great day for a quick swim at the cold spring.

Here are our photos:

After an hour of swim, we left Dela mar and took our lunch across the street to taste Iligan's pride lechon. 

This is something I wouldn't miss when going to Iligan.

1/4 kilo costs Php100

Kinilaw costs Php110

We did not order rice as we packed one with us during the travel. Their utensils were free to use so that was a good thing. Here we are enjoying our inexpensive lunch:

Time to get back to our accommodation to freshen up and take rest. 

At night, we tried the Madcow Pizza at Pizzarella.

I love the taste of cheddar, beef and the mix of spicyness.

The next day, we checked out early so we can attend the 10am mass at the Divine Mercy Hills in El Salvador.  We were supposed to eat at Jollibee but saw this food station with newly cooked lechon. 

So we ordered 1/4 kilo lechon and tadaa, another inexpensive and hearty meal for us.

And we're back on the road and glad to be able to join the 10am mass at Divine Mercy on time.

It's always a great experience attending the mass here especially when you get to ask the priest to bless you and pray over for you.

And this ends our road trip to Iligan. Talk to you again on our next road trip. 😁

xoxo,