PRIVATE TOUR ITINERARY
4:30 am	Philippine Adventures provides a private pick up from your house or hotel in Metro Manila. The journey  to Pinatubo Spa town in our air-conditioned minibus takes approximately 2.5 hours. We can have a quick stop along the way for a coffee break at Starbucks. For more photographs of our minivans please click here
7:30 am	Arrive at Pinatubo Spa Town. Our driver will register your names with the local authorities and organise to transfer you to a waiting 4x4 jeep to take you across Crow Valley. There is an opportunity for a toilet break and you can keep all your valuables locked inside the minivan
8:00 am	Depart for Mt. Pinatubo Crater Lake in an old 4x4 jeep. The journey across Crow Valley is bumpy, dusty and without air-conditioning or seat belts but it is lots of fun and a great adventure. The terrain is moon-like with grey sands, small streams and parched vegetation. You will pass by herds of cattle and locals riding carabao on their way to work.
9:00 am	Along the way you can stop at a local Aeta Village, where you are invited to look around the village. The Aeta people are indigenous to Pinatubo and live in the scattered and isolated mountainous areas of Luzon. The Pinatubo eruption caused a huge  economic strain on their culture and way of life that had previously remained unchanged for thousands of years.  For more information on the Aeta tribe please click here
9:30 am	After a rough one hour ride across Crow valley you will reach the start of the trekking point. The hike is relatively easy , walking uphill crossing small mountain streams. You have two options for your trek - you can choose to do the shorter 30 min trek or longer 2 hr trek each way each way.
10:00 am	Your first sighting of the Crater lake is absolutely stunning, you will immediately notice the bright turquoise waters which are surrounded by the volcano’s huge crater walls. Head down to the beach and have your sandwiches and drinks that Philippine Adventures provides. For the more adventurous you can take a swim in Crater Lake or take a boat ride. (the boat ride is an additional expense).
12:00 pm	Begin trek back down the mountain and then start the 4x4 Jeep trip back across Crow Valley. The views of the mountains are beautiful
1:30 pm	Arrive at Mt. Pinatubo Spa for a delicious lunch. The Filipino buffet lunch includes a selection of pancit bihon (rice noodles), chop suey, adobong manok (chicken adobo), adobong kangkong (water spinach adobo), and endless bowls of steamed rice.
3:00 pm	Begin the return journey back to Manila. We will stop at Capas National Shrine. (All fees paid by Philippine Adventures).
7:00 pm	Our estimated time of arrival in Metro Manila depending on traffic should be 7:00 pm