Genove Travel Services

Discover Packages from Marigold Hotel

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 18:15:00 +0000

Marigold Hotel, Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental has special packages for you! Come see!

Duka Bay, Medina, Misamis Oriental

Marigold Hotel is located in Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental. It is a province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital and provincial center is Cagayan de Oro City.

The province borders Iligan City and Bukidnon to the south, the Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur to the east, and to the north is Bohol Sea with the island-province of Camiguin just off its northern shore.

Cagayan de Oro is known to be a highly urbanized city with lots of historical, technological and tourism sites. Below are the places of interest for tourists and guests.

Gaston Park – named after the first Mayor of Cagayan de Oro, Segundo Gaston; located near the Saint Augustine Cathedral and Archbishop’s Palace. This park was the center of town when Pueblo de Cagayan was first erected in 1624. This plaza eventually became an execution ground for Spanish criminals turned later into a training ground for the local revolutionaries during the American occupation. After the second World War, the Japanese came to the site to plant cherry blossoms as a gift.
Golden Friendship Park (Divisoria) – a series of parks and monuments stretching along the city proper featuring national heroes like Jose Rizal, Ramon Magsaysay and former City Mayor Justiniano R. Borja. Another monument (referred to as the Bonifacio monument) contain the bones of patriots who died during the Battle of Agusan on May 14, 1900 against the Americans.
Gov. Vicente de Lara Park – named after the former governor of Misamis Oriental (formerly Gen. Douglas MacArthur Park); it’s located right in front of the Provincial Capitol and includes the Heritage Monument and Press Freedom Monument;
MacArthur Marker (Brgy. Macabalan)
Museo de Oro (Xavier University) – This is the only museum in the country that showcases local folkloric beliefs; museum has relics and artiifcats taken from several places in Northen Mindanao and artworks of local artists.
Museum of Three Cultures (Capitol University)
La Castilla Museum (Pelaez Mansion) – the former residence of the founders of Liceo de Cagayan University (Rodolfo Neri-Pelaez and Elsa Pelaez); converted into a museum in 1997 and showcases the Pelaez family memorabilia
Catanico Falls (Brgy. FS Catanico)
Palalan Falls (Brgy. Tablon) – It is surrounded by boulders and stones dubbed by the city as Oro stone similar in characteristics with the Mangima Stone. It has 3 steps of falls at approximately 50 meters apart with the upper portion, ( the source ), as the biggest of the three.
Migtugsok Falls (Brgy. Cugman) – accessible by car via Indahag until Sitio Camacawan where one has to walk for 45 minutes in a winding, descending sloping trek of an estimated distance of 400 feet, passing along the converging shallow river of Bigaan and Migtugsok. The river convergence was more or less 20 meters in width. Another 30 minutes trek was made before reaching the falls using the river. The falls is composed of five beautiful cascading waters, where the beauty of nature could be experienced, unexploited by the carelessness of human search for progress and development.
Macahambus Cave and Gorge (Brgy. Bayanga)
Monigue Cave (Brgy. Manbuaya) – the cave entrance is flowing water from underground stream. The cave has a small opening that seems too narrow to be passable, it has a six (6) inches airspace between ceiling and water that you have to submerge yourselves one by one, equipped with a helmet and a waterproof cap lamp. The cave contains a beautiful sparkling formations of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) or Calcites. These stalactites and stalagmites, white and brown, are sign of oxidized materials that take 50-60 years to form an inch. the cave is definitely spellbinding, There were formations of flowstone, gurpool-resembling, rice terraces, transparent crystals and pictureque speleothems, such as cathedral drapes and icons.
High Ridge (Brgy. Macasandig)
Night Cafe and Night Market (Divisoria)

And many more!

Please contact Genove Travel if you are interested in Marigold Hotel's promo!

Win a Wedding in the Philippines

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:00:00 +0000

Win a Wedding in the Philippines!

In cooperation with the Association for Wedding Professional International (AFWPI), and Philippine Airlines (PAL), the Philippine Department of Tourism is currently offering a Chance to Win A Wedding in the Philippines!

Fill Out This Form and get a Chance to win

- 2 Round-trip Tickets to the Manila (from San Francisco, Los Angeles, or Las Vegas)

- A Destination Planner for Coordination

- Wedding Officiant

- Bridal Bouquet

- Groom's Boutonniere

- One (1) Bottle of Champagne

- A Reception for 20 Guests

- A Wedding Cake for up to 20 People

- 2 Round-trip tickets for a 3-day Honeymoon on another Island

- 3-night stay at a Deluxe Hotel

Contest Rules:

- Must be planning a wedding to occur before November 2011

- All Entrants must complete the Requested Information Sheet

- The winner agrees that photographs of the couple and the wedding may be used for promotional purposes

- Airfare is included

- Packages and services may be upgraded

- The Winner will be annouced on February 2011

Studio For Rent in Metro Manila

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:45:00 +0000

Need a place to stay when vacationing in Metro Manila?

For a minimum 10 day stay at The Fort Bellagio II, a very good location, here is the deal....

Per day rental is Php 2,500.00, including electricity.
The unit is a 44 sq. meter studio with a separate bedroom, 1 bathroom, on the 26th Floor, facing the golf course.
With A/C and fully furnished.
No Parking.

Bellagio II is a 40-Storey Residential condominium at the Forbes Town Center in the Global City, overlooking the Manila Golf Course. It showcases executive studios to four-bedroom units.

The property is in a very strategic place near major thoroughfares, business establishments, schools, hospitals and shopping centers. The unit has glass windows with a spectacular view of the Manila Golf and Country Club Golf course and Bonifacio Global City.

Address: Forbes Town Center, Cresent Park West, Fort Bonifacio Global City

For interested parties, please contact Susan Santiago (CA, USA):

(510) 489-2419 - Tel

(510) 489-3429 - Fax

or Mariles P. Chamberlain (Manila, PI)

mobile: 09393784688

mobile: 09088959231

Or send an email to Mariles Chamberlain, or Susan Santiago or Daniel Genove.

Stimulus Package Part 3 2010 - Starting from $899

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:58:00 +0000

A handsome package for you to consider in going to the Philippines from January 16-March 15. This packages includes roundtrip airfare via PHILIPPINE AIRLINES with 2 nights hotel accommodation (double occupancy). For more information, you can call your Travel Agent or PHILIPPINE TOURISM OFFICE at 415-956-4060 .