DENR Visitor Center Pulag

The worth protected area management and hiking system DENR is not doing anything for the protected area, it is just extorting the money of foreigners tourist. The bureau opens only at 8 in the morning, if you planned to hike before (which is the most logical to do while it is hot and rainy in the afternoon) good luck to pass the check point and get some help from the locals. Then the biggest joke ever : you need a medical certificate to do the hike (do you travel with your medical certificate) well i don’t so here comes the extortion : you need to go to the village medic (another joke) pay him to have the medical certificate and the then pay the entrance fee 1000 pesos (pure extortion) and then rent a motorbike (Money) and then a guide(money). If you feel you had a experience close to the nature I personally feel I had an experience close to my wallet

Accommodating staff ❤️😊 You have to log in pay for fees then medical check up is required. For first timer, watching a short video is required. Then orientation proper. Do's and dont's will be discussed. They have souvenir items as well.

Before going up, trekkers must attend 15 minute orientation here. Learn it from the experts and help protect Mt Pulag for the future mountain climbers, the locals who depend on it and the environment as a whole. Let's all be responsible hikers/campers.

The usual stay that should only take us 30-45 minutes for the seminar made us stayed for almost 5 hours because our papers was lost but the people in there was really good and accommodating. Taking the seminar before going to Mt. Pulag National park is a must for each hikers because they will be the one to assign on what peak we are going to go. We were assigned to peak 2 and the sunset here is really great and amazing for photo ops, well, anywhere in Pulag is a good place to relax.

Registration took so much time due to lack of viewing devices to watch the orientation slide. Denr management should find ways to make the orientation more convenient to the visitor. I hope they knew that most of the visitors have limited time that should not be wasted. =